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Gulf Air 787 business class: Bottom line review

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After flying Egyptair business class from Washington to Cairo, Turkish regional business class to Istanbul and onward to Muscat, and Oman Air to Bangkok, I continued on my 6-segment, 5-airline, 6-country, 5-day Air Canada...
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A whirlwind day in Bangkok: Flower market & Grand Palace (#3C3CTeamNick)

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After visiting Muscat, Oman, I flew next to Bangkok on Oman Air and spent a day running around the city in the sweltering heat. Some may remember that I intended to visit Bangkok during...
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Bilt adds monthly double rewards day (6x dining!), limited-time Virgin cruise discount

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Bilt Rewards announced a couple of cool enhancements today that both make the program more exciting in a broader sense as well as specifically more rewarding for Bilt Mastercard cardholders. Note that to see...
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Radisson Rewards Americas Fall Promo: Earn 3,000 Bonus Points Per Night

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Radisson Rewards Americas' Fall promotion is now live and awards 3,000 bonus points per night for all stays until December 15th, starting with the first stay. You must register for the promotion prior to...
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Snorkeling with whale sharks and sea turtles in Oman (#3C3CTeamNick)

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Last week, on the third day of my #3Cards3Continents trip, I visited Muscat, Oman for a day. I arrived just after midnight and left Oman at 9pm (about 21 hours later), which gave me...
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Istanbul: Yacht cruise across the Bosphorus and a junior suite at the Crowne Plaza...

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While I've been all over Instagram this past week, I haven't had much opportunity for proper blog updates on my travels. I intend to (hopefully) post several such updates over the next couple of...
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United Polaris Lounge SFO Bottom Line Review

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My first 3 Cards, 3 Continents flight was United Polaris Business class from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo Haneda.  This was my first ever chance to try out the United Polaris Lounge. ...
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Primeclass Lounge At JFK Terminal 1 – Quick Thoughts

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I'm currently sitting in the Primeclass Lounge in Terminal 1 at JFK waiting to board my Norse Atlantic Airways flight to London for the first leg of my 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip. I'd have...
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Nick’s first 3 Cards 3 Continents destination: Cairo, Egypt (recap)

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And we're off! On Saturday, I set off for my first stop on our 3 Cards, 3 continents challenge (arriving at my first destination today, Sunday September 11th). This first stop has some personal...
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Now book stopovers online with Aeroplan! (with some limitations)

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Air Canada Aeroplan today announced that they have launched a public beta test that provides the ability to book an itinerary with a stopover online. This is an awesome improvement that will make it...
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Plastiq no longer taking Visa business cards for auto loans

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Several readers reached out this week after receiving emails from Plastiq regarding their auto loan payments. Visa business cards can no longer be used to make auto loan payments. As a reminder, personal /...
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Rumor: Mid-tier Marriott cards may be coming next month

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Over the past couple of days, we've seen reports of a possible new Marriott credit card or newly-named Marriott credit card called the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy. Gary Leff at View from the Wing shared...
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Want to see Hyatt’s full footprint? There’s a map.

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I learned something new today thanks to a prolific poster in our Frequent Miler Insiders group named Brant. I have long known that Hyatt has a page that lists its properties by category and...
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Nick buys IHG points for 3 Cards, 3 Continents

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It's official: today is the deadline for purchasing IHG points in the latest sale and I had to make a decision as to how many I would be purchasing for our #3Cards3Continents challenge. As...

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