Weekly Points: Travel Voucher Extensions, Should You Downgrade Premium Cards and Is It Time To Liquidate Your Points?

Is Now A Good Time To Apply For Cards?:  Since travel is currently out of the question, is now a good time to apply for cards and earn loads of points and miles?  Well, the answer isn’t so clear. Here are some arguments for both sides.

China Bans Foreigners, Restricts Flights:  The tables have turned.  Since the hot spots seemed to have shifted to other parts of the world, one can see how different policies are put in place to control this pandemic.

Airline/Hotel Voucher Extensions:  With people putting travel on the back burner, airlines and hotels are feeling the effects.  Now airlines and hotels are making efforts to keep you as a loyal customer after the dust settles.  Here’s a list of what the major players are doing.

Should You Downgrade Premium Cards?:  The current pandemic has thrown a wrench into life’s plans to say the least.  Not just travel, but with your finances and budget. Is now a good time to downgrade your high annual fee cards?

Best Credit Cards For Streaming Services:  A lot of us are stuck at home with lots of time on our hands because of this pandemic.  Because of this we may be getting a lot of use out of our Hulu and Netflix subscriptions.  Have you considered what card you’re using to pay for streaming services?

Disneyland And Disney World Closed Indefinitely:  This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but just in case you were planning a trip this summer to the happiest place on earth, you may want to reconsider.

Time To Liquidate Your Points?:  Of course this totally depends on your situation, but it’s worth reading to get a different perspective on how to use your points.  Some people worry what will happen to the value of their points during these uncertain times

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