Great ways to save money or miles on flights
Whether you plan to book flights with cash or points, it's great to pay less. This post is a high-level round-up of techniques for...
Etihad First Apartment Re-Review: Absolutely Awesome
I first flew Etihad First Apartments in 2019 on an overnight flight from Abu Dhabi to London. I was blown away by that experience....
Get a free massage with Amex Equinox credit, Qatar business for 40k miles and...
We just finished our second annual challenge of 2024, Million Mile Madness. I know, I know, annual means once/year, but try to tell Greg,...
A broadly useful Amex Offer, more cash in your pocket, pick the people’s champion...
Did you know that there's an Amex Offer that could potentially be used for planes, trains, car rentals, and more? Would you like to...
My AAdvantage love affair continues
More than a year ago I published "Why AAdvantage is my new favorite mileage program." It was not, and is still not, my favorite...
My experience obtaining a China 24 hour Transit without Visa
Last Week, as part of the Million Mile Madness challenge, I flew to China twice without a visa. On the first visit, I simply...
SAS says 1 million miles are mine! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
Today I received a very welcome email from SAS stating that I had qualified for the million miles! For full details, see: "I’m a...
Hyatt’s breakfast-cutting experiment, personal Starlinks inflight, more SAS, and Japan’s connection to the AT...
This Saturday you can read about Hyatt's breakfast-cutting experiment at certain US properties, people trying to use their personal Starlinks for inflight wifi, Japan's...
Million Mile Madness Final Live Check-in: Sunday November 17 at 5pm ET
For our Million Mile Madness Challenge, Greg, Nick, and Stephen are all competing to complete the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo with the most style,...
Wyndham tanking its Caesars match, forgotten AA sweet spots and Million Mile Madness (Week...
Million Mile Madness is on like Donkey Kong with the fellas traipsing around the world for SAS million mile gold. They've been blurry-eyed, running...
American Airlines award chart sweet spots you might be ignoring
During our Million Mile Madness challenge, it probably isn't a surprise that Greg, Stephen, and I have all filled in some gaps in our...
Is Alaska Mileage Plan blocking close-in partner awards?
Update: Alaska now says that this block on close-in partner awards will be removed within a matter of "days."
Over the last couple of weeks, there...
Million Mile Madness Live Check-in #2: Wednesday November 13 at 8pm ET
For our Million Mile Madness Challenge, Greg, Nick, and Stephen are all competing to complete the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo with the most style,...
US Bank Altitude Reserve no longer accepting new applications
It's a bad news Monday all around.
There have been rumors going around the interwebs for a couple of weeks that US Bank (USB) was...
