How these Amex cards got me almost $2,000 in benefits last year
Round-up of Amex cards, including the Aspire, Blue Business, Business Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant.
5 min read
Oct 30, 2023
Ariana Arghandewal
Contributor, Personal Finance
EXPERTISE
- Personal finance
- Credit cards
- Rewards credit cards
- Travel credit cards
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California
Ariana Arghandewal is a contributor to Bankrate covering personal finance, credit cards, rewards credit cards and travel credit cards. She is passionate about helping people leverage credit card rewards to realize their travel goals. After a fateful 2012 trip to the Middle East, she began leveraging credit card rewards to earn millions of airline miles in order to travel the world. She founded Pointchaser, an award-winning blog, and has since worked as an editor at Flyertalk, NerdWallet and The Points Guy. Her work has also appeared in Forbes, Fodor's Travel and U.S. News.
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Travel credit cards offer great benefits, including valuable points and miles rewards. It’s important to consider some factors before deciding if a travel credit card is right for you.
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