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You've found one of the best resources in the travel world for information on earning miles, points, and perks from credit cards.

There is an incredible amount of knowledge here, curated from years of experience in chasing travel goals. The purpose of this thread is to point you in the direction of the information most likely to help you, where ever you are in that journey.

The references in this thread are only to the most popular, recent discussions. We encourage you to use the "Search this Forum" link to uncover additional threads about less popular topics or offers before posting.

General Advice
One of the bedrock cultural preferences of this community is to encourage each person to commit to researching and learning about the various elements of this hobby and then asking questions. In other words, somewhere in this forum is the answer you seek but - because there are so many nuances and details to these offers - the process of finding your own answers will help you build your own instinct in crafting your personal strategy. However, if you become frustrated, do not hesitate to ask. We would rather have too many questions than too few!

If you invest the time in searching and reading, yet your question is still not answered, you'll usually have the best results posting your question in a recently active thread on a closely related topic, rather than creating a new thread. One noteworthy exception: If you are developing a personal application strategy that is not already covered by a destination-related thread, you may create your own thread in the Credit Card Programs forum. Preferably, the first post in that thread would outline the details of your own travel goals, review the research you've already completed, and suggest a possible draft strategy for the community's comments.