Hyatt’s Alila Ventana Big Sur Review: Awesome
Hyatt's Alila Ventana Big Sur is an adults-only resort in Big Sur California. Daily rates usually top $2,000 per night, but a standard room can be booked instead for only 35,000 to 45,000 Hyatt...
Book the world’s best first class now. Fly next year.
Feeling restless? If you're anything like me, you miss the challenge and excitement of planning travel. Deciding upon an ideal destination excites the imagination. Finding ideal discounted flights or award flights that get you...
ANA: a terrific Membership Rewards gem
Last night, Stephen published a post about how ANA has reduced surcharges on many of its own flights to just $1 per leg each way. Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points had invited...
Best Kimpton Hotels in the United States and Canada
Kimpton is a well loved chain of boutique hotels, most of which are in the United States. A few years ago, IHG bought Kimpton. That made it possible to use IHG points and free...
Best ways to get to Africa using miles (economy class edition)
The best ways to Africa in economy class are among the cheapest long-haul economy awards to any region in the world. As the second-largest continent in the world by land area, the region is...
269,000 ANA miles expire in about 9 months. What to do?
I have 269,000 ANA miles that are set to expire in March and there's no practical way to extend their lifespan. Here's how I got to this situation and my best options for using...
Last Chance Deals: Discounted Visa Gift Cards, TopCashback Payout Bonus & More
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.
Seven deals are ending this week which includes discounts on Visa...
Grocery store Diamond, new Emirates suites from New York, PPP enhancements and more
In this weekend's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, read about key enhancements to the PPP loan program that might be relevant for readers with small businesses, when Emirates is re-starting service...
Chase steals the Joy of Free, extra sweetness with Etihad and more
Did Chase steal our Joy of Free? That was a key question during this week's Frequent Miler on the Air episode as we discussed the real reason some of us are hesitant to use...
How to get all 5 Marriott Bonvoy cards
A while ago, a reader asked me how it's possible to have multiple Marriott cards. There are quite a few cards issued by both Amex and Chase, but each has strict offer terms that...
Aeroplan / Etihad first class sweet spot: US to Australia & how to do...
Yesterday, Greg covered the news about the Etihad and Aeroplan partnership. In that post, Greg noted some of the potentially interesting opportunities with Aeroplan miles. One of the exciting things about this partnership is...
Etihad Partners with Air Canada. Opportunities Abound.
Air Canada and Etihad have announced a partnership which is live as of today. You can now earn and redeem miles in either direction. For example, you can earn Air Canada Aeroplan miles when...
Is it time to get the Chase Sapphire Reserve?
Few people are traveling these days. As a result, credit card companies have had to work harder to convince cardholders that their expensive travel cards are worth keeping. Amex was first out of the...
Is it now irrational to hold Ultimate Rewards points? (on Nick’s mind)
On our most recent Frequent Miler on the Air, I made some points about the new ability to cash out Chase points at a value of 1.5c each via the current promotion. When we...
