The rose-colored glasses come off (on Nick’s mind)
It's time to take off the rose-colored glasses.
Last month, I wrote a post essentially saying that Chase Ultimate Rewards are great for Hyatt but...
StayWithPoints: Find hard-to-get hotel awards
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
This tool seemed very promising when this post was first written, but they don’t seem to have improved it much over time....
(EXPIRED) Wide open Japan Airlines business class space (not all phantom)
Japan Airlines business class award space has been playing games with our hearts over the past few days, at times appearing wide open and...
Bilt adds free Point.me integration for award searches with partners!
The latest version of the Bilt Rewards app has dropped with a major enhancement: you can now search for award availability on Bilt's transfer...
PSA: Check your ANA First Class bookings via Virgin Atlantic for spelling errors
If you listened to this morning's podcast and read the headline above, you already know what this post is going to be about. However,...
[BACK FOR JUL-OCT!] ANA First Class wide open, up to 5 seats in The...
Update 1/27/23: IT'S BACK! ANA once again has incredible first class award space between San Francisco and Tokyo. Once again we are seeing many dates...
4+ business class award seats on Singapore Airlines to/from Frankfurt in November / December
View from the Wing reported earlier today on wide open business class availability on Singapore Airlines. Gary reports winter dates with as many as nine...
35K Business Class to Europe for a family: New York to Lisbon
While working on writing up a different post this afternoon, I stumbled on a bunch of award space on TAP Air Portugal to Europe...
Why the focus on business and first class redemptions? (on Nick’s mind)
I very distinctly remember sitting in a packed room at my first Frequent Traveler University and hearing Ben Schlappig of One Mile at a...
Award booking hacks for saving miles
Yesterday, Nick published a great post about how you can save lots of miles by booking award flights to a city beyond the place...
Hidden city ticketing can save you an absurd amount of miles (with some key...
Hidden city ticketing is the practice of booking a connecting itinerary while only intending to fly part of the itinerary (for example, you book...
Park Hyatt Auckland: Bottom Line Review
This was a tough stay to review. At a high level I'd say that this is an excellent hotel, but a poor Park Hyatt. ...
The George, Christchurch New Zealand (Bookable via Hyatt SLH). Bottom line review.
During our recent trip to New Zealand, my wife and I stayed three nights at The George in Christchurch. This is a Small Luxury...
Eichardt’s Private Hotel: A gem in Queenstown New Zealand bookable with Hyatt points
A pure delight... Eichardt's Private Hotel, an SLH property located in what may be the single best spot in Queenstown, charges $1,500+ USD per...
