Finnair to start using Avios in early 2024
18 months ago Qatar Airways announced that they'd be replacing the currency of their loyalty program, changing from Qmiles to Avios. Finnair has now...
Belgium: Beer, beauty, castles, chocolate, and Fine Hotels + Resorts® and FNC success
Last week, I finished up about a week in Belgium, and it was awesome. While I've been to Europe numerous times, I'd never previously...
I booked QSuites, but could have been smarter about it
I've been planning a trip to Africa with my wife to visit a friend in Cape Town and to stay at the JW Marriott...
Intercontinental Vienna: Bottom Line Review (Fine Hotels and Resorts)
My wife and I recently spent a marvelous two weeks in Austria. We still had three Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) credits from our...
Must have Chase cards
If you want to win big, you've got to start with a strategy. In this game, that means figuring out which cards you must...
Bilt card first impressions
In a recent post (First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA) I reported that I had been approved for a Bilt...
New Choice Hotels sweet spots: Booking suites at Radisson properties
In late July 2023, Choice Hotels finished incorporating former Radisson Rewards Americas properties into their portfolio which made it possible to book those Radisson...
Cancelling a LifeMiles award ticket: maybe less painful than you thought
Yesterday, I cancelled an Avianca LifeMiles award ticket. It was as expensive as I expected ($200 per passenger), but in the process I learned...
The best time of year to visit every country in the world (in one...
There are a lot of reasons that people travel at non-ideal times. Holidays, work, school calendars, fare-sales, etc. For some people, off-season travel affords...
How to earn millions of points from credit card welcome offers
With eight million miles and points available via new credit card welcome offers, the rewards card game can be very rewarding indeed. This week, we...
A $50,000+ luxury safari using points and miles: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge Reader...
JW Marriott Masai Mara has had quite some buzz around it lately. It's Marriott's first entry into the world of luxury game lodges/safaris and...
A points and miles pivot: Our trip to the original Legoland in Billund, Denmark
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Air Canada Aeroplan having access to expanded award availability on Singapore Airlines. The reason I ran into...
Making cents from Nick’s nonsensical application spree
A couple of weeks ago, Greg wrote about his methodical and well-prepped plan for replenishing his points fortune. A reader asked if any of...
PSA: IHG rollover nights don’t count towards Milestone Rewards
In 2022 IHG revamped their loyalty program where they changed status levels and elite night requirements, added Milestone Rewards and rollover nights and more....
