Priority Pass finally beginning to allow payment cards for lounge entry
There are several different ways to use credit cards in order to gain access to airport lounges but one of the most common is...
US ending COVID testing requirement to enter country starting Sunday, 6/12
Today, the Biden administration announced that, starting Sunday at 12:01am EDT, there will no longer be a COVID testing requirement to enter the United...
Palacio de Villapanes Sevilla, Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I ended our recent trip to Spain with a three-day stay in one of my favorite Spanish cities: Sevilla. We had...
The Virgin Atlantic monthly award calendar still exists. Here’s how to find it.
Virgin Atlantic has long had a very useful tool for searching awards, both when looking for flights operated by Virgin Atlantic, as well as...
Booking Directly With Airlines? Don’t Forget To Click Through From A Shopping Portal.
We're all about award travel, but there are times when it can make sense to book paid flights with airlines.
In general, it's best to...
Palacio de Santa Paula Granada, Autograph Collection: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I are in the middle of a short trip to Andalucia, in Southern Spain (since Carrie and Greg are in Europe...
Are Greg and Nick reasonable or are they reward value heretics?
Is there anything more Frequent Miler than Reasonable Redemption Values? Since FM started doing them in 2014, RRV's have been like a warm comforter,...
Reader tip: Flexible flight credits via Southwest Wanna Get Away Plus
This morning, I wrote about some of my annoyances with Southwest flight credits. One of the problems with Southwest flight credits has long been...
(Free Nights Awarded ) Why I paid over $1000 to upgrade 3 no-fee Hilton...
Update 5/15 - I wanted to do a follow-up to this original post as there were some questions about whether not upgrading to the Aspire...
How to fight the mental cost of points and miles
About a month ago, the Point debit card started playing games with referral bonuses, resulting in a situation where those of us referring others...
JetBlue not on Points.com. No more Amtrak transfers (hopefully temporary?)
An astute reader pointed out to us on Twitter that JetBlue is no longer listed on Points.com. That means that, unfortunately, it is not currently...
Star Alliance to launch a credit card, redeem across 26 airlines
Bloomberg is reporting that Star Alliance is planning to launch a credit card this year that will enable cardholders to redeem miles across all...
[Update: Access on arrival restored] Delta Reducing Delta Sky Club® Access To 3 Hours...
Update 5/12/22: Delta sent an email to members today indicating that they have had a change of heart: customers will be able to access the...
Citi Merchant Offers Now Available For Most (Or All?) Cardholders
In December 2020, Citi launched Citi Merchant Offers - spending offers that work similarly to Amex Offers and Chase Offers.
There was a downside for...
