Making lemon water out of lemons (ruined plans saved by award travel flexibility)
My wife and I love traveling with our kids. No, it's not always easy, but it's something we feel lucky to be able to do. For the most part, things have gone remarkably smoothly...
Several new Hyatt options in Manhattan (New York City) now bookable
Hyatt has added several properties to its footprint in Midtown Manhattan. If you're visiting New York City as a tourist and you want to be close to things like Broadway theaters and/or Central Park,...
(EXPIRED) Choice Privileges Sweet Spot Rewards For Apr-Jun 2023 Now Bookable
Every few months Choice Privileges runs an award sale at a couple of dozen or so properties. This feature is called Sweet Spot Rewards and the latest set of participating properties have been revealed...
Awesome bonus: Five 50K free Marriott nights [On My Mind]
As we reported separately, Marriott once again is out with a huge welcome offer for the Bonvoy Boundless card: five 50K free night certificates after $5K spend in 3 months. While there are plenty...
Aeroplan fixing broken Etihad first class itineraries
A few weeks ago, we reported on incredible widespread first class availability to fly first class Etihad A380 apartments, one of the most luxurious first class experiences in the sky, between London and Abu...
(EXPIRED) LifeMiles: Get 10% Transfer Bonus From All US Partners
LifeMiles has launched a new transfer bonus today, giving a 10% bonus when transferring from any of its five US-based transfer partners.
It's worth noting that there have been repeated reports over the last several...
How to find and book the world’s best first class award flights
The thing I love most about points and miles is that they often make it possible to enjoy experiences that I would never dream of paying cash for. A great example is the ability...
Marriott’s 2023 “Devaluation”: Much Better Than Expected
Marriott devalues its Bonvoy loyalty program in March of each year and I was particularly pessimistic about its prospects for 2023 because they'd be removing the anchor for how much properties could increase by.
With...
SeatSpy: An amazing tool for finding non-stop awards.
SeatSpy is a tool for finding awards on select airlines. The tool is quick and displays a full year of results all at once. Plus, if the awards you want aren't currently available, you...
(EXPIRED) IHG award sale: Save 15% on awards
IHG is offering an award sale whereby Platinum and Diamond members as well as Chase IHG Rewards credit card members can get a 15% discount when booking a Reward Night at any participating IHG property....
Now book Wyndham condos from 7500 points per night
On the most recent episode of the podcast, Greg mentioned the ability to use Wyndham Rewards points to book not only Vacasa vacation rentals, but also to book Club Wyndham properties that are often 1-bedroom...
Easy path to Hyatt’s top tier status [On my mind]
Wow, I didn't see this coming. During the pandemic Hyatt made it super easy to earn top tier elite status by cutting in half their elite requirements and then doubling elite earnings (see: Ludicrously...
(EXPIRED) Plentiful Etihad Apartments First Class space for up to 9 passengers
A reader tipped us off last night to the fact that Air Canada is showing access to a bunch of Etihad A380 first class award space -- they sent us a single example date...
Scratch Hawaii off your bucket list with just 2 credit card points bonuses
Perhaps it's the snow under which we were recently buried here in upstate New York (and that is now, thankfully, melting away) or perhaps it is my closet full of flowery shirts (im)patiently waiting...
