The Travel Pointers
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    • ITA Matrix Hacks
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    • Travel Credit Cards
    • Shopping Portals
    • When To Use Miles
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    • Gain Elite Status
    • Reduced Mileage Awards
  • Travel Tips
    • Saving Money
    • Pack Light
    • Packing Checklist
    • Health & Travel
    • Global Entry
    • WikiTravel
    • Authorized User Hacks
    • Ebates for Travel Sites
  • Destinations
    • Petra, Jordan
    • Machu Picchu, Peru
    • San Pedro, Belize
    • New Zealand
    • Waiheke, New Zealand
    • Queenstown, New Zealand
    • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Lisbon, Portugal
    • Nantucket
    • Macau, China
    • Costa Rica
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Authorized User Hacks

Join forces with friends and family to split the high costs of travel credit cards and make each other authorized users. 

Card Benefits with Less Fees

Instead of paying multiple annual fees, consider joining with friends and family and adding each other as "authorized users" to get the perks of a premium travel card even if you spend no money on it! You could do this with any card, but I find it especially helpful for American Express Platinum where you can add up to 3 additional users for $175 per year (normally the card is $450). As an added benefit, each authorized user gets a boost to their credit line without a "hard inquiry" on their credit. Major benefits of an American Express Platinum card (as an affiliate user) include: 
  • American Express Centurion Lounge access (plus 2 guests)
  • Priority Pass Lounge access 
  • Delta Lounge Access (when you fly Delta) 
  • SPG, Marriott, Hilton Gold status 
  • Avis Preferred, Hertz Gold, and National Emerald Club status 
  • Free Boingo Preferred Plan in-flight wifi 
  • Free Shoprunner membership 
Bonus Tip: While American Express has a partnership with Delta, the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite card gets you into their American Airlines Admirals club lounges and there is no fee to add affiliate users... so this is an even cheaper affiliate option to American Express Platinum if you fly American frequently.

Save Money Traveling

More saving, more travel. 

Global Entry Tips

Skip the customs line and get TSA pre-check.

Healthy Traveling 

Manage exposure to illness while abroad.

Pack Light. Seriously.

Pack efficiently and minimally.

WikiTravel

My go-to source for which tour companies to use in-market. 
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The Travel Pointers

Hi, I'm Erin. New Yorker, digital marketer and travel ninja! I travel on points and miles. 36 countries and counting! Follow along @TravelPointers as Jason and I see the world! 

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  • Flights
    • Find Cheap Flights
    • ITA Matrix Hacks
    • Earn Points Without Flying
    • Travel Credit Cards
    • Shopping Portals
    • When To Use Miles
    • Airline Loyalty
    • Gain Elite Status
    • Reduced Mileage Awards
  • Travel Tips
    • Saving Money
    • Pack Light
    • Packing Checklist
    • Health & Travel
    • Global Entry
    • WikiTravel
    • Authorized User Hacks
    • Ebates for Travel Sites
  • Destinations
    • Petra, Jordan
    • Machu Picchu, Peru
    • San Pedro, Belize
    • New Zealand
    • Waiheke, New Zealand
    • Queenstown, New Zealand
    • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Lisbon, Portugal
    • Nantucket
    • Macau, China
    • Costa Rica
  • Contact