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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Award spotlight: Marriott’s Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Portugal

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Torre de Palma Wine Hotel belongs to Marriott's Design Hotels brand.  I stumbled upon this place when researching options for my 3 Cards 3...
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Best options for booking backup award flights

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Last year, Greg published a post with Tips for booking “just in case” flights. The basic premise is that sometimes you may want to...
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Flying Blue economy: 30K round trip between the US and Europe

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Sarah Hostetler at TPG is reporting relatively open availability for economy class award tickets between the US and Europe for 30,000 miles round trip....

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