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Credit card welcome bonus offers are the fastest and easiest way to earn a good chunk of points from your regular, everyday spend. 

Booking in a bank’s travel portal.  Ahh, such mixed feelings on this one. I recently booked flights through Capital One’s travel booking site, and I had to cancel.  Now, I’m not going to say don’t ever book flights in a bank’s travel portal because sometimes that’s just what works best.  And if you’re using cash, […]

Capital One is my second favorite bank after Chase, and it helped me save just under $3,000 for Umrah travel last year.  Yes, I said it – I love my Chase Ultimate Rewards.  But diversifying your wallet with cards that earn different types of points and miles is key in award travel.  I used Capital […]

I’ve been fortunate to do Umrah travel for the last 3 years (2022, 2023, & 2024).  Each of those years, I booked Umrah travel differently – cash (mostly), group travel, and then points and miles, respectively.  I don’t take those opportunities lightly, and while I’m sad I don’t have plans to go this year, I’m […]

Umrah travel is expensive, simply put.  If you’re traveling with a family, it can easily add up to $7k – $10K, and this is booking travel yourself and not through a group.  (I’ve booked Umrah travel for my family without using points and miles so I know how quickly it adds up.)  Last fall, we […]

Flight delays and cancellations seem inevitable these days.  Even when you’re using points and miles to book your award flights, make sure to use a card that comes with trip delay/cancellation insurance.  On our way home from Portland, Maine last month, our flight got delayed.  We were connecting through Baltimore (stopover), and multiple delays turned […]

There’s A LOT of elevated offers right now!  And while it’s never a bad time to plan a trip, it’s a great time to plan Umrah travel on points and miles.  You have options, which is just what you need when planning a trip with multiple layers to it.  I booked an Umrah trip for […]

Last fall, in November of 2024, my husband and I, and our two older kids, went for Umrah.  I booked our Umrah travel for just $500 out-of-pocket, for four of us (we left our little one with family) thanks to points and miles.  This included the cost of airfare, hotel stays, and one-way transport from […]

It’s no secret that you need to strike while the iron is hot.  If you’re looking to earn more points towards a future Umrah trip (or really any trip for that matter), you’ve got three new chances from Chase bank.