Thrifty Traveler unveils complimentary new tool to help travelers track and use credit card benefits

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Thrifty Traveler, a leading flight deal and travel news website, today unveiled a free new tool to help travelers stay organized and maximize nearly 20 different popular travel credit cards - including one-of-a-kind features to remind them before benefits may expire.

As more and more banks increase annual fees on their flagship travel credit cards while adding use-them-or-lose-them benefits, maximizing these expensive cards is getting harder and more time-consuming. Thrifty Traveler's new tool gives travelers an intuitive way to track their progress each and every year in one easy-to-use spreadsheet.

"It might seem ridiculous that you practically need a spreadsheet to come out ahead on a $800-plus credit card, but recent updates from banks like American Express and Chase show that travel credit cards are only getting more and more complicated," said Kyle Potter, executive editor at Thrifty Traveler. "Our new tool gives travelers an easy way to keep tabs on all their travel credit cards in one place so they don't forget to use valuable benefits that might expire monthly, quarterly, biannually, or once each year."

Thrifty Traveler's card-tracking tool offers a handful of features you won't find elsewhere, including:

• Pick and track your cards in one place: Cardholders can select from an extensive list of travel credit cards, which will appear individually as tabs below.
• Visual warnings when a credit or benefit is about to expire: Unused perks will automatically turn orange when they're set to expire within the next 30 days - or red, when there are just two weeks remaining.
• An automatic tally of used benefits: Each spreadsheet automatically adds up the value of each benefit marked as used and whether a cardholder has recouped their annual fee.
• Factor in lounge access and free baggage benefits: Cardholders can easily customize and track other perks like lounge access or free luggage.

At launch, this tool includes nearly 20 popular travel credit cards from banks like American Express, Capital One, and Chase as well as Delta Air Lines. Future updates in the pipeline will include expanding to additional cards from other banks, airlines, and hotel chains while adding more helpful features.

No personal data or sensitive user information is required to use these templates. Travelers can access this spreadsheet for free via Google Sheets or a downloadable Microsoft Excel file. By signing up for the spreadsheet via email, travelers will also be added to Thrifty Traveler's weekly points and miles newsletter, "The Extra Mile."

For the full list of cards, benefits, and how to get started with this new tool, go to Thrifty Traveler's website.

About Thrifty Traveler
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thrifty Traveler is a leading travel and flight deal website that sends hundreds of thousands of travelers cheap airfare alerts as well as points and miles deals every day while also covering the ins and outs of the airline and travel industries. More than 1.1 million travelers rely on Thrifty Traveler for flight deals, travel tips, advanced guides to redeeming credit card points and airline miles, and expert industry analysis.

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SOURCE Thrifty Traveler