Bummed by the Bonvoy Brilliant [On Greg’s Mind]
I was flying United Polaris business class back to North America from Norway and Nick was slumming it across the Atlantic in AA economy when news broke about new Marriott credit cards and changes...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Niagara Falls & Pearl Morissette (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Our third continent: North America
Even though we had visited 6 different countries up to this point, we had "only" explored two continents: Asia and Europe. But the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge demanded visiting...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Bergen and the Fjord (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Bergen: Love at first site
After our visit to Stockholm, Maisie and I took a very short SAS flight to Bergen, Norway. The pilot seemed confident that he had landed us in Bergen, but a...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Stockholm (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
On our way to our final European destination (Bergen), we stopped in Stockholm for one night. This gave us just enough time to do a few activities in the evening and the following morning...
Yes, the Ritz card is now the best value Marriott card
In Tim's post on Thursday, he covered the changes to the lineup of Marriott credit cards. Buried deep within that detailed post, some readers may have missed the golden nugget: the no-longer-available-to-new-applicants (but likely...
Sweetspots realized
We did it: Greg managed to book a round-the-world award trip for just 90,000 miles, I stretched a one-way business class award ticket to 6 countries over 5 days on 5 different airlines with Aeroplan,...
Daily 3 Cards, 3 Continents Update: And just like that, the competition ends with...
We've had so much fun following three very different journeys during this 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge, and I'm sad to say that today marks the last day. We'll have summary posts coming up...
World’s Longest Flight Review: Singapore Airlines SIN-JFK In Business Class (SQ24)
To round off my world record-themed 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip, I flew what was, at the time of taking it, the world's longest flight from Singapore to JFK with Singapore Airlines (other routes...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Istanbul (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Turkish Airlines to Istanbul
Following our visit to Sofia, Bulgaria, we kicked our taste buds into overdrive. Great Turkish food began on the plane. On the one hour flight to Istanbul, Turkish Airlines offered a...
Marriott releases its new card lineup: Is it a Bevy of Bountiful Brilliance?
Back in August, the internet was abuzz with news of a rumored shakeup in Marriott's credit card portfolio. We guessed then that September 22nd would be the date of a big announcement, when the details...
Aeroplan short haul awards: a nice value in the Atlantic zone
Yesterday, I wrote about my award ticket from Manila to Doha to Dubai, which I had noted I'd booked in part because of the long layover I could spend in the first class lounge...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Welcome to Happy Bulgaria (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Sofia (Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon)
Our Qatar business class flight from Doha (for which, I paid only 6,000 points per person!) arrived in Sofia on schedule. Multiple signs welcomed us to Happy Bulgaria. No...
Singapore Sights & Airport Swimming: Stephen’s Sort-Of Final Day Of 3 Cards, 3 Continents
Having seen all kinds of nocturnal animals at Singapore's Mandai Night Safari, the next morning it was time to explore Singapore in the daylight for my last day on the ground as part of...
Taking the “long route” for extra luxury: A day in the Qatar Al Safwa...
When we came up with the idea for 3 Cards 3 Continents, I immediately knew that I wanted to draft an American Airlines card. My reason for wanting it was to highlight one specific...
