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Capital One Transfer Partners Down For Maintenance

(Update: Working Again) Transfers To Capital One Partners Currently Down

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Update 10/7: After two weeks of transfer futility, Capital One's partners are working again as of this afternoon. I didn't try each partner, but was able to successfully complete a transfer to Avianca. Hopefully...
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(EXPIRED) Air Tahiti Nui Business Class Wide Open from Seattle!

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Air Tahiti Nui has launched a new route between Tahiti and Seattle (two times per week) and awards are wide open!  As reported first by JT Genter at Award Wallet, it is often possible...
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(EXPIRED) Delta Business for 2+ Jan-March from JFK-Brussels for 77,000 Ultimate Rewards RT

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Delta has released a handful of dates of business class saver availability to partners for its non-stop flight between JFK and Brussels. There are many days with 2+ available seats, primarily between January and...
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Qatar Airways “old” 777 business class (no Qsuites): Nick’s lone 3 Cards, Continents disappointment

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If there was one disappointment in my 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip, it was flying long-haul on Qatar Airways but not in Qsuites. In fact, during my planning stages of the trip, I was...
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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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Oman Air 787 business class: Bottom Line Review

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After visiting Egypt, Istanbul, and Muscat (for my snorkeling tour) during our 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge, I flew Air Canada partner (and eventual oneworld airline) Oman Air from Muscat, Oman (MCT) to Bangkok,...
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Egyptair 787 business class: Bottom Line Review

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During our 3 Cards 3 Continents Challenge, I flew from Washington, DC (IAD) to Cairo, Egypt (CAI) in Egyptair's 787 business class and it was a lot nicer than I had previously expected Egyptair...
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Daily 3 Cards, 3 Continents Update: And just like that, the competition ends with...

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We've had so much fun following three very different journeys during this 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge, and I'm sad to say that today marks the last day. We'll have summary posts coming up...
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Aeroplan short haul awards: a nice value in the Atlantic zone

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Yesterday, I wrote about my award ticket from Manila to Doha to Dubai, which I had noted I'd booked in part because of the long layover I could spend in the first class lounge...
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Taking the “long route” for extra luxury: A day in the Qatar Al Safwa...

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When we came up with the idea for 3 Cards 3 Continents, I immediately knew that I wanted to draft an American Airlines card. My reason for wanting it was to highlight one specific...
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Nick’s 6-country, 5-airline Air Canada Aeroplan award ticket

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If you've been following along with the Frequent Miler Instagram story (and/or the story on my Instagram account if you're #3C3CTeamNick), you know that I just can't stay put. I spent Sunday in Egypt...
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Grand Hyatt SFO: A terrific hotel connected to San Francisco’s airport

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I'm republishing this review because I had the opportunity to stay here again (in preparation for the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge).  The experience was just as good as before, but this time I...
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How to book Delta flights with Virgin Atlantic miles

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With Amex currently offering a 30% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic, I realized that it was well past time to update this post for 2022.  Virgin Atlantic points continue to be...
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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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