back to top

Featured Article

a room with a television and a couch

Conrad New York Downtown Bottom Line Review

17
Last month, I wrote about my wife calling Hilton and getting extensions for both of her expiring free night certificates. Over the weekend, we...
a man holding a magnifying glass

Finding hidden LifeMiles award availability

51
Avianca LifeMiles is one of my favorite award programs because of the fact that there are no fuel surcharges and the "award chart" (in...
a man holding a glass of wine

Capital One Cardholder Exclusive events: two awesome experiences

23
Several months ago, a reader gave us a tip and I think we were the first blog to cover the story about Capital One...
a man riding a fish

The dream trip that got away

21
They say you can't have your cake and eat it, too. While it's kind of hard to invoke that expression while knowing how awesome...
a man with his mouth open and a hotel

Stephen’s First 3 Cards, 3 Continents Mistake: Booking A Hotel For The Wrong Night

11
Oops. I've been preparing some posts about my 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip so that I can schedule them to go live while I'm traveling....
a blue water and mountains

Aeroplan plans for future dream trips

21
Last week, I wrote about how I'm kind of loving Aeroplan. My plans for our #3Cards3Continents challenge are firming up, but the research phase...
a seat and a television in a plane

American Airlines Flagship First vs Flagship Business

18
I recently had the chance to fly American Airlines both to and from Europe. My flight to Europe was in American's Flagship First Class...
a resort with a body of water and a gazebo

Best uses for Marriott free night certificates

133
Marriott has a huge number of hotels worldwide.  For this post, I've collected suggestions for the best hotels that are bookable with Marriott free...
a man in a hat and glasses in front of St Pancras railway station

St. Pancras Renaissance London Grand Staircase Suite (awesome Suite Night Award upgrade!)

7
On my recent trip to Europe, we spent one night in London at Greg's beloved St. Pancras Renaissance. At the time I booked, the...
a man looking at a magnifying glass

Please tell us how to find business class awards

21
Greg recently had great success booking his ANA round the world award. In response, a reader made a request that we get quite frequently...
a man holding a deck of cards

Aeroplan: Nick’s ace in the hole for #3Cards3Continents

50
When I selected an Amex Platinum card in the #3Cards3Continents challenge, I knew what I didn't want to do with the points. Greg had already...
a hand holding a puzzle piece

Miles & points questions answered, comments shared.

5
Once I had booked most of my flights for the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge, it was time for me to start weeding through the...
Credit card payment online shopping portal

Amazon Prime Day Deals 2022

5
Amazon Prime Day here (July 12-13 this year). This post includes links to a number of popular deals and we will be sure to...
a man standing in front of a hotel

Amazing: Grand Hotel Victoria Concept & Spa on Lake Como

51
Dear Hawaii: Our love affair has been passionate and heartfelt for many years and no matter what I will always love you, but I...

Follow & Share

49,800FansLike
17,700FollowersFollow
62,216FollowersFollow
14,600SubscribersSubscribe