Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards [New: Alaska Mileage Plan...
Seats.aero is a mostly free tool which 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. This is not a...
Stephen and Carrie kick things off with a flight to Manila – Party of...
After a lovely business class flight with Japan Airlines flying from SFO to Narita (where quite I possibly had the best seat of us all), Stephen and I took the reins for our party...
Hidden Hotel & Airbnb Gems In Asia
Having the entire continent of Asia (theoretically) available to us for Party of 5 meant we had an untold number of accommodation options. I’ve no idea how long Carrie and I spent looking at...
Party of 5 Starts Now! Frequent Miler’s 2023 team challenge begins June 1
The latest Frequent Miler team challenge begins today! This morning, we'll make our way to the airport from the Hyatt Regency SFO and will fly Japan Airlines business class to Tokyo. From there we...
How to redeem IHG food & beverage credits earned from Milestone Rewards
Back in 2022, IHG revamped its loyalty program and rebranded it as IHG One Rewards. As part of that process they introduced a feature called Milestone Rewards which offers choice benefits you can select...
InterContinental Ambassador: elite status you can buy
Now that IHG One Rewards has a decent elite program (see Tim's post: Is IHG Diamond Status Elite? My Experience Over 10 Stays At 5 Brands), you might think that the parallel InterContinental Ambassador...
Hilton Waikoloa Village: Bottom Line Review
Hawai'i Disneyland. That's the nickname that family, friends and local work colleagues bestowed upon the Hilton Waikoloa Village since it first opened in the late 80's. The property is massive with over 62 acres...
Last Chance Deals: Southwest gift card deal, JetBlue, Delta & Hawaiian spending offers &...
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
Deals are ending nearly every single day this week. The majority...
How would we spend 1 million dollars?
If you suddenly had to spend a million dollars, what would be your rewards earning strategy to get the most bang for your big bucks? We get this type of question from time to...
Which award search tool is best?
This post has been updated since its original publication with updated details, including Roame.travel and Seats.Aero adding the ability to search for Alaska Mileage Plan awards.
Airline miles offer us flying experiences we would never...
Tim & Nick predict: What we think Stephen and Carrie will do
The Party of 5 Team Challenge is right around the corner and both teams have plenty of questions about what’s ahead. Foremost among them is “where are we going?”
While our other challenges have highlighted...
Party of 5 Predictions – What do we think Team SFO has planned?
Believe it or not, we're a week away from departing on our 2023 Frequent Miler Annual Challenge: "Party of 5". Don't worry - if you're foggy on the challenge details, let me give a...
Bargain luxury in Hawaii: Greg’s Wyndham Vacasa experience
I believe that I was the first in the blogosphere to recognize (or at least publish) what an amazing deal Wyndham's partnership with Vacasa can be. Over two years ago, I published "Wyndham Vacasa...
Alaska Air Mileage Plan Complete Guide
Alaska Air Mileage Plan Overview
Alaska Mileage Plan is the loyalty program for Alaska Airlines. For quite some time, Mileage Plan was considered to be one of the best loyalty programs around and Alaska miles...
