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Hermitage Bay, an SLH Hotel Bottom Line Review (Guest Review)

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There's been a lot of buzz about the Hermitage Bay Resort (now an SLH property bookable with Hilton points), so we took to our...
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Complete Guide to Avios: British Airways, Finnair, Qatar, Iberia, Loganair and Aer Lingus

"Avios" is the name of the points currency shared by several airline frequent flyer programs: British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Loganair, Vueling and...
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Chase 5/24 Rule: 4 Easy Ways to Count Your Status

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Happy 5/24! Given the holiday, we thought it would be the perfect time to remind everyone to check their Chase 5/24 status. Chase will not...

Rainstorms or rainbows? Motivation to strike while the iron is hot [Week in review]

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Over the past six or seven months, countless losses have rained on our parade: the US Bank Smartly card departed, the Hilton devalued aspirational...
The end of the points & miles game

The end of the points & miles game? | Frequent Miler on the Air...

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This week we'll learn about the "ultimate life hack", we'll gripe about how we're being Bonvoyed every which way, and we'll debate: is the...

Mesa Homeowners Card: Earn transferable points on mortgage payments

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Mesa is a tech platform that offers a mortgage marketplace and a credit card that earns up to 100,000 points per year for mortgage...
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Big changes are coming: Top miles and points to-do’s.

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The past few months have brought a slew of announced changes coming over the next several months. If you've felt like your head has...

Citi to release new Strata card, “replacing” Rewards+

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A few weeks ago, Citibank discontinued its Rewards+ credit card, a niche product with one superpower: a 10% rebate on up to 100,000 redeemed...
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How to transfer Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair and Loganair

British Airways, Qatar, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Finnair, regional Scottish airline Loganair, and Vueling (a low cost carrier) all share a common rewards currency: Avios....

Which hotel award search tool is best?

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For those with hotel points and free night certificates across multiple hotel programs, finding the best places to use your points and free nights...
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Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards

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Seats.aero makes it easy to find close-in awards on long-haul flights. When I first learned about this tool I was immediately captivated by it....
Southwest Airlines Checked Bags

(Reminder re new bag policy) End of an era: Southwest charging for bags, adding...

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Update 5/21/25: Just a quick reminder that Southwest's new baggage policies will come into force in a week's time on May 28. For flights...

How to fix a schedule change misconnection via Virgin Atlantic / Air France

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Last summer, I wrote about booking eight seats in business class on Air France using Virgin Atlantic points (booked via the chat feature on...

Marriott’s historic Dearborn Inn: Awesome, but with an elite breakfast problem

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The Dearborn Inn, in Dearborn Michigan, was the first airport hotel in the world. My wife and I spent a one night "staycation" there...

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