The US Open begins August 29 in Flushing, New York. Chase customers can register here to reserve a free spot at Chase's Lounge for access to air-conditioning and complimentary snacks and beverages during the world class tennis matches.

To be clear, you still have to purchase tickets to the US Open-- this free reservation at the Chase Lounge is solely for entrance to the lounge. But with temperatures in New York climbing that time of year and pricey drinks, a lounge with air conditioning and refreshments would no doubt be appreciated.

Book any JetBlue award by 11:59 PM ET TOMORROW (August 4, 2016) for travel between September 7 and November 16, 2016, and you’ll get 25% discount off the normal award price. Unlike some past promotions we've seen from JetBlue, you don't have to wait to get the discounted points rebated to your TrueBlue account-- the discount is built in when you book.

There are blackout dates and days of the week that the discount doesn't apply to.

I just booked myself a $1,233 economy flight from Hawaii to Chicago for 17,500 Singapore miles and $5.

You probably already have the miles I used, so you're only a 10 minute phone call away from a trip to Hawaii that costs thousands of miles fewer than it "should."

The basic idea is that you don't want to use United, American Airlines, or Delta miles to fly to Hawaii. You want to use their planes, but you want to book those flights with miles issued by foreign airlines, which for whatever reason, offer far cheaper award prices to

If you have an American Express Hilton HHonors™ Card or an American Express Hilton HHonors™ Surpass® Card than you can earn 5,000 bonus Hilton points for charging a two night stay to your card at any Hilton hotel. Read the full details for the promotion here.

What To Do For The 5,000 Point Bonus
1. Register here

2. Stay at Hilton hotel for at least two nights (only paid stays count) by October 31, 2016.

3. Charge it to your American Express Hilton HHonors™ Card or American Express Hilton HHonors™ Surpass® Card

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Recently I reviewed the improved offer on the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®, which now offers 60,000 bonus American Airlines after spending $5,000 in the first three months.

The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® offers American Airlines lounge access, but comes with a $450 fee.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about a video?
We all need inspiration for our next adventure-- or at the least, a little distraction. All of the Snapchat accounts below will provide you with plenty of both as their owners scamper around the globe capturing it all via multi-second videos.
To quickly follow any of the people below, just open your Snapchat camera and take a picture of the Snapcodes below (the yellow dotted square with the ghost).

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You all know what Uber is. It introduced and popularized the concept of an online ridesharing service to the world. If you haven't heard of Lyft yet, it is also an online ridesharing service, accessed via mobile app, that has emerged as the second strongest contender in the game. At their cores the two ridesharing services are very similar products. Both were founded in San Francisco, and both applications connect people via a mobile online application in need of a ride to (certified) drivers willing to give it to them.

Singapore Airlines is altering its routes to the United States in October 2016. Currently, Singapore flies from four American cities to Singapore with stops along the way in Europe and Asia.

San Francisco to Seoul (ICN) to Singapore
San Francisco to Hong Kong to Singapore
Los Angeles to Tokyo (NRT) to Singapore
Houston to Moscow (DME) to Singapore
New York (JFK) to Frankfurt to Singapore

Singapore is making several changes though.

The landscape for credit card approvals, and more importantly, getting cards' bonuses has changed during years I've been in the game.