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Credit card economics

Expat Logistics

+5

The Cost of Collecting

Mar 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Cost of Collecting

The final stage of a Capital One Offers experiment from abroad

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Expat Vista

Program Mechanics

+5

Barclays Arrival Plus

Feb 16, 2026

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5 min read

Barclays Arrival Plus

A Fixed-Value Travel Currency With Optional Airline Upside

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Expat Vista

Expat Logistics

+6

What Came After

Feb 10, 2026

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6 min read

What Came After

Capital One Offers, tested from abroad

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Expat Vista

Expat Logistics

+6

Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

A real-time experiment using Capital One Offers outside the US

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Expat Vista

Program Mechanics

+4

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

How Marriott’s post-2020 mechanics turned an elite status into a default outcome

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Expat Vista

hotel strategy

+6

Turning a $100 Splurge Credit into Immediate Marriott Reimbursement

Jan 4, 2026

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5 min read

Turning a $100 Splurge Credit into Immediate Marriott Reimbursement

A case study in redirecting an expiring retail credit abroad

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Hilton

+4

Hilton and Me

Dec 27, 2025

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6 min read

Hilton and Me

How I actually use statement credits, certificates, and Diamond status

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Expat Vista

hotel strategy

+5

Marriott and Me

Dec 26, 2025

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7 min read

Marriott and Me

A cross-border Bonvoy strategy that delivers

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Expat Vista

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