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 credit card. Since then, I received the card, started using...
Air New Zealand business class awards wide open close-in
Historically, Air New Zealand has been very stingy with business class award space. That seems to have changed... a bit. Currently, we're seeing a large amount of business class award space from North America...
Choice Privileges sweet spot: Frenchman Orleans at 519 in New Orleans
I'm currently working on a post highlighting some new Choice Privileges sweet spots now that the Radisson Rewards Americas program has been merged into it. That post will be highlighting Radisson properties, but during...
How to find cheap business class flights, Amex wants to buy you dinner and...
The best cities for cheap business class flights, American Express and Resy want to pay for dinner, The Cosmopolitan joins MGM Rewards and IHG awarding points for expired free night certificates. All that and...
First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA
In the post "Plans for rebuilding my point fortune," I wrote about my 5/24 status and my desire to build up points in the following programs: Bilt Rewards, AA, Alaska, and Marriott. In that...
Canceling Business Platinum cards
My wife and I had three American Express Business Platinum cards in which the $695 renewal fees posted in early July. That meant that we had until early August to cancel these cards in...
A $185,000 hotel bill, United making America sloshed again and is Hyatt going to...
A $185,000 hotel bill, American Airlines cracking down on skiplagging, United finally letting folks double fist and...is Hyatt preparing for dynamic pricing? All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up...
Points alchemy: Convert Bilt to Hilton almost 1 to 4 ratio
Here's a random thought. You know the latest Bilt Rent Day promo offering up to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic? If you qualify for that 150% bonus, then you could use that promo...
(Update: Now Live) Choice & Radisson loyalty programs being combined on July 25
Update 7/25/23: This is now live, so you can book Radisson properties using Choice Privileges points on the Choice website. We'll have some further analysis soon regarding redemption rates on Radisson properties, but wanted...
Having trouble with an airline website? Try the app.
File this under "general tips and advice", but this came up for me over the weekend and even though I knew of this solution to my problem, it didn't come to mind until a...
Selecting a Vegetarian meal on JAL (and why I won’t next time)
For our Party of 5 trip this past June, our whole team traveled together for 2 weeks, starting with a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo on a Japan Airlines Business Class flight which...
“Easy” business class awards to Asia, United Airlines Expert Mode… (Saturday Selection)
Are you looking for an easy (to find) award ticket to Asia (that is almost impossible to book)? This week we learn how to easily find those business class award space to Asia and...
Now stop over on partner awards with Air France / KLM Flying Blue
Air France / KLM Flying Blue added a free stopover on award tickets late last year, but that was initially limited to being available on Air France or KLM-operated flights. Loyalty Lobby reports that...
Air Canada Aeroplan: Reduce award price by switching from a flexible reward
A few commenters have mentioned this in the past, but I just now had a chance to try this out. With Air Canada Aeroplan award bookings, it's possible to book higher priced flexible awards...
