🎉 We're giving away ANOTHER trip for two!

Welcome to the weekend!

Did this week feel extra long and busy for you all? It sure did for me… I was just barely hanging on like Leo in Titanic.

But the only thing that matters is that we made it through, and I’m ready to serve up the best travel news from this week 😎

✅ This bank just launched a new card, the [[ citi-strata-premier-card.name ]] (and it’s actually great!).

✅ Are you an educator? If so, Norwegian Cruise Line is offering a special “Teacher Cruise Discount”!

✅ Did you see our newest FareDrop Youtube video where Tony and Sara travel to Mexico City?? Check it out!

✅ There’s an underrated transfer bonus floating around from [[ american-express-gold-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] points to Aeromexico…

✅ You can buy Hyatt points with a nice bonus right now.

✅ Catch up on Daily Drop’s latest YouTube video comparing the pros and cons of two very popular cards—which one is best for you??

🏆 Favorite pick of the week: We launched a NEW GIVEAWAY to Costa Rica!

You best believe that if I won (I can’t… because I work here…), I’d get my butt on a flight immediately to get to this dreamy oasis 👇

That magical photo you’re looking at is pure luxury straight from Hotel Three Sixty—and that’s exactly where we’re sending one lucky duck with this giveaway.

Here’s what the winner will receive:

• 5-night stay for two in a Deluxe Villa at Hotel Three Sixty

• $2,000 to help cover flights and other miscellaneous expenses

• $250 food and beverage credit

• Free airport transfer to the hotel

• 1 free Mangrove Boat Tour for two

Okay, that’s all fantastic, but how do you enter??

Subscribing to the Daily Drop newsletter is your first means of entering (you’ll need to confirm this below). Plus, we’ve got a few other ways you can enter to increase your odds of winning! 👇

Here’s how:

• Subscribe/confirm your Daily Drop newsletter subscription (obvi, and required)

• Follow Hotel Three Sixty on Instagram (+1 entry, optional)

• Follow Daily Drop on Instagram (+1 entry, optional)

• Check out our most recent article (+1 entry, optional)

• Sign-up/login to your FareDrop account (+1 entry, optional)

• Install the Capital One Shopping browser extension (+1 entry, optional)

The winner will be announced in the newsletter on June 18th!

🏃🏻‍♀️ Runner-Ups

🥇Act now to protect your points

This is something that all of us at Daily Drop really care about, and we hope that you do too!

We love our miles, points, credit card perks, loyalty programs, and especially our payment security when we use credit cards.

But all of that could be in jeopardy if the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) is passed by Congress.

It’s all a bit dense, but we’ve got a nice SparkNotes version that will highlight what this act is, what it could mean for the travel industry if passed, and what you can do to help protect your points and payment security.

Please go read it here and consider voicing your opinion 👇

And speaking of points…

🥈 Why you need [[ chase-sapphire-preferred-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] points in your life

As I’ve mentioned many times, we really freaking love points around here. 

I almost love my transferable points more than I love my cats… and that’s saying something 👀

But there are several kinds of points—I’m thinking of [[ american-express-gold-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] points, Capital One Miles, ThankYou points, Bilt points etc. etc.

But then there are also [[ chase-sapphire-preferred-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] (and two of our best cards that earn these points currently have elevated offers, btw).

So what makes [[ chase-sapphire-preferred-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] points so special and different? Why do you need them in your life? What is the meaning of life?

Sorry, I got carried away with that last one.

But to get all your questions answered about why [[ chase-sapphire-preferred-card.points-program-override.points-currency ]] points are so dang valuable, head over to our Thursday newsletter where Mike does a nice, thorough breakdown and gives you all the answers.

📣 Quick Callouts

• ❌ Expired: Amtrak’s 30% discount on all routes with nationwide summer sale

• 🔥 Don’t forget: There are a TON of transfer bonuses right now

• ✈️ Interesting: Delta launches another new(ish) way to earn elite status

• 😳 Wow: How Mike booked a 5-night stay for only 14k points

• 🥇 Good to know: Spirit is offering status extensions 

• 🌎 Inspiring: Where in the World Wednesday: Mexico City

• 🤓 Travel Trivia: Can you guess the northernmost airport in the world??

That’s all for this week! I hope you enjoyed catching up on the latest and greatest in the travel world.

And with that, I’ll talk to you all next weekend 😎

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