5 increased credit card signup bonuses, how I LOST a $400 signup bonus, and the beginner’s guide to cooking in hotel rooms

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so

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Signing up for new credit cards can be a great way to get a lot of miles and points quickly.

Right now, there are (at least) 5 cards with increased signup offers

Delta, Amex, Marriott, Citi and more

While on our surprise trip to Disney World a few months ago, our hotel room didn’t have a kitchen

So we improvised, making several tasty meals with the help of a rice cooker

Here’s the complete beginner’s guide to cooking in a hotel room

Speaking of signing up for credit cards with increased signup bonuses, it is a requirement to actually MEET THE REQUIREMENTS for the signup bonuses

Find out about the time when I lost a $400 credit card signup bonus

(spoiler alert: it was my own fault)

Other news of the week

• Even though I said I’d never do it again, we took the Amtrak Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle last week.  But first, we had to navigate some drama in the Amtrak cheap seats.
• I wasn’t fooled by the Hyatt House Seattle’s “eco-psychology”

If you’re still up for more travel reading, here’s last week’s recap: The airline award chart that has the US to Hawaii at only 15,000 miles

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