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Etihad First Apartment Re-Review: Absolutely Awesome

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I first flew Etihad First Apartments in 2019 on an overnight flight from Abu Dhabi to London. I was blown away by that experience. Now, in November 2024, I had the great opportunity to...
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Guide to Airline Companion Tickets for 2024

If you ever travel with others, companion tickets offer the possibility of saving a lot of money or points for the second passenger. This guide describes each companion ticket option available. Aer Lingus Commercial Companion...

Get a free massage with Amex Equinox credit, Qatar business for 40k miles and...

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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, Nick and Stephen that. As is customary after our challenges,...
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A broadly useful Amex Offer, more cash in your pocket, pick the people’s champion...

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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 earn more cash back bonuses? Interested in who will be...

My AAdvantage love affair continues

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More than a year ago I published "Why AAdvantage is my new favorite mileage program." It was not, and is still not, my favorite points program. That honor goes to transferable points programs: Amex...
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Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Which are Best?

Amex Membership Rewards points are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. In this post, you'll find a complete list of Amex transfer partners as well as quick tips for best uses. Best uses of...

My experience obtaining a China 24 hour Transit without Visa

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Last Week, as part of the Million Mile Madness challenge, I flew to China twice without a visa. On the first visit, I simply transferred to another flight without leaving the airport. On the...
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Best Cash Back Credit Card Offers

We're usually all about earning points and miles. The games we play involves acquiring points & miles so that we can then travel as close to free as possible. That doesn't mean that you turn...

SAS says 1 million miles are mine! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)

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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 SAS EuroBonus Millionaire!" December 11th: I'm a SAS EuroBonus Millionaire! Today I...
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Hyatt’s breakfast-cutting experiment, personal Starlinks inflight, more SAS, and Japan’s connection to the AT...

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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 own version of the Appalachian Trail (and their interesting connection...
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Million Mile Madness Final Live Check-in: Sunday November 17 at 5pm ET

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For our Million Mile Madness Challenge, Greg, Nick, and Stephen are all competing to complete the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo with the most style, affordability, and speed... all in a maximum of two weeks!...

Wyndham tanking its Caesars match, forgotten AA sweet spots and Million Mile Madness (Week...

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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 madly around airports trying to catch their flights (there was...
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American Airlines award chart sweet spots you might be ignoring

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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 travels by using our miles to buy award tickets. Given...
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Best Credit Card Category Bonuses: Which card should you use?

A number of credit cards offer incredible category bonuses. For examples, the Chase Freedom Flex offers 5X in changing categories each quarter in addition to 3x at restaurants and drugstores. The American Express Gold...

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