In defense of flexible hotel bookings (on Nick’s mind)
On last weekend's Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Greg and I fieled a reader question about our apparent reluctance to book advance purchase,...
Award spotlight: Marriott’s Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Portugal
Torre de Palma Wine Hotel belongs to Marriott's Design Hotels brand. I stumbled upon this place when researching options for my 3 Cards 3...
St Mawes Hotel In Cornwall, England: Bottom Line Review (IHG/Mr & Mrs Smith)
After staying three nights in Bath at The Gainsborough Bath Spa, my wife and I headed down to Cornwall for another three nights. We...
Best options for booking backup award flights
Last year, Greg published a post with Tips for booking “just in case” flights. The basic premise is that sometimes you may want to...
Gift lounge access, elite status, and more. Top cards offering great authorized user perks.
Most ultra-premium credit cards justify their steep prices by offering airport lounge access, elite status, and other high end perks. In many cases, it's...
Saturday Selection: Two bank mistakes to avoid, saving on Disney resorts with Disney+, and...
This weekend's Saturday Selection of posts from around the web that are worth a read brings us a good tip to avoid a costly...
Elite status Hyatt hacks
Hyatt's top-tier Globalist status is without a doubt the best hotel elite status in the game, but wanting it is easier than getting it. The good...
Citi Premier Card Complete Guide
In our 3 Cards 3 Continents Challenge, I picked the Citi Premier card with its 80K welcome bonus as one of my 3 cards. ...
The Gainsborough Bath Spa In Bath, England: Bottom Line Review (Hyatt/SLH)
My wife and I are currently spending a month in Europe and moving around quite a bit. Having visited my family for a couple...
A packing list for 3 Cards, 3 Continents (on Nick’s mind)
A couple of weekends ago, Carrie wrote a post full of tips to pack for a round the world adventure. In it, she said...
Best way to earn AA miles & status via hotel bookings
The "AA Loyalty Pursuit Game" began Jan 1 2022 when American Airlines began offering loyalty points in addition to redeemable miles in almost all...
New Marriott Cards are Coming (Probably)
Marriott has gone Brazenly Bananas with its Bodacious Body of absolutely Blissful and Benevolent B names. Not content with its current crop of credit...
Amassing free hotel nights
Skyrocketing hotel prices have made hotel points and free night certificates more valuable than ever before. These days it's not at all unusual to...
Is Rimowa luggage worth it? Nick’s experiences after nine months.
Rimowa has long been a famous name in the frequent flyer community, so I was excited last year when the Point Debit Card (currently...
