My OPTIMAL Strategy for Travel Credit Cards [2024 Ultimate Guide]

Here's my version of the ULTIMATE GUIDE to maximizing value from travel cards in 2024! Travel credit cards, with their points, miles, and benefits, are a great way to enhance your travel experiences with little to no extra cost. After traveling over 30000 miles this year, here is how I've optimized my credit card strategy to earn the MOST value towards travel!

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[KevinYang]

How are you planning your travel credit card setup for 2024? Which other cards should others check out? Let us know down below!

[MikeMaye]

I'm currently saving my points and working on my VX 90K spend bonus for a major trip next Fall. Thanks for your tip on booking Singapore Air with Aeroplan miles. Great vid Kevin💥

[TheCreditFrog]

Great tips in the video Kevin! Definitely have been taking notes on your strategies. How do you like AC Hotel Ginza? Looking for a Marriott in Tokyo so have been looking at some Bonvoy redemption options. Also, thanks for the shoutout at the end! 🐸

[sshaw]

Out of all the Asians that teach credit online.. u seem like the most normal, down to earth style that I can follow. This whole vid sounds like something I personally can achieve.

[jwil]

As a fellow Seattle resident, I would also recommend to get the Alaska Airlines Visa, as it is the only way to get Alaska miles thru daily spend (they have no 1:1 transfer partners).

[MattWelterOfficial]

Love that you are focused on those super high-value redemptions &.love all of the B-Roll of your travels that you use in your videos as well. Aeroplan is an awesome travel partner so definitely agree with you on being so high on them! The Amex Green Card is definitely underrated and 3x on Travel & Transit is a great way to quickly accumulate MR Points. Love your system for prioritizing those long-term international trips. Great video as always Kevin!

[kevinManhattan]

Love the video Kev. And I love seattle and it's new Amex Centurion lounge. some of the best!
I think max value almost always comes from international flights. I do burn points here and there but usually save them for big international trips.
Love your thinking process for those each category. I am glad to know I do similar to a point master like you man.
Do you have (or plans to) all those Hotel and Airline credit cards? and chase status? Between me and my wife (player 2) we have some sort of status and cards for almost all hotels and airlines. Not sure if I really need to have all these.

[jaym]

Can you do a video with a breakdown of your full trips points

[squeegeeman]

Seattle as well and still working to reach the less than $100 per day out of state ski trips. A few things I do:
1. IKON season pass
2. Alaska Flight attendant wife
3. Venture X for the lounges
4. Bonus time condos or last minute rentals
5. Lots of Choice points from two player Choice Select
6. Building up lots of AMEX, Chase, and Capital One points from bonuses and my business expenses.
I still have one expense to shrink: the car rentals. Not going to work for them, and I wonder if there’s any way to convert some kind of points at 2+ cents versus crossing my fingers on Autoslash.
Any ideas?

[MattMcGrathOfficial]

Great video Kevin. I just redeemed 112K Chase points for myself and my wife for premium economy flights to Paris and Amsterdam round trip during the 25% flying blue bonus boost. Chase points truly are the GOAT.

I also have over 100K points with the VX, 75K with my wife’s Citi Premier, Approaching 100K with hey wife’s AMEX Gold. 260K Hilton Points with my Honors and Surpass (still deciding on Aspire app) and 5 FNA of 50K each with my Boundless Marriott Card.

Still trying to figure out my hotel situation in Paris as the redemption rates are not good with the Marriott FNA & Hilton Points. Thoughts on how to book those hotels in Paris?

[terrancejackson]

How were you able to get the Amex green welcome bonus after already having the Amex platinum?

[druiz]

Lol Kevin. I'm the same way! I take 2 big trips a year. 1 time with my whole family to Latin America and 1 time to Asia or Europe... stack points for a year (while I wait for my award flights) take my trip and use the points I I got from the previous year! Lol. I do take little weekend trips here and there too but I pay for those cash except possibly hotels.

[bayareatech]

Great info! If i have AX Plat & C-VX points. Who would be the transfer partners to mainly Cancun trips? I burned some flying to Florida recently through United and using the AX portal which I'm now finding out equalled lower points value 😂. But we live and learn. I mainly fly Alaska & United.

Thanks

[TheZombaslaya]

You could trade the Green card in for the Wells Fargo autograph

[kfclovincat]

What’s with the chapter titles 😂 not a fan of C1?

[coziii.]

But can you pick your own flights .

I never have found direct flights
Or it’s in another city in the state or country.

Maybe I’m using it wrong

[LK_EBM]

Where are you going for your next international trip? Have you booked them already?

[gabrieladantas]

Can you use your points to buy tickets for yourself and a someone else?

[PingPingTravel]

Can I ask what/which airlines did you use to fly the majority of your 30, 000 miles? Thanks.