Cellars-Hohenort Hotel Cape Town South Africa: Now Greg’s favorite points-bookable hotel
I’ve found my happy place. The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel has just the right combination of outstanding yet down-to-earth service, luxurious rooms, excellent food, and strikingly beautiful grounds. Best of all, this Cape Town paradise can...
(EXPIRED) 50% off Turkish economy class awards from Los Angeles to Istanbul (12/16 booking...
Turkish Airlines is running a promotion for 50% off of some economy class award tickets from Los Angeles to Istanbul. That's a long way in economy class, but this could be a great deal...
World of Hyatt Complete Guide
World of Hyatt is, by far, my favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy to earn, largely through their partnership with Chase, and Hyatt's generous award chart makes it possible to get huge value...
(Dead) Marriott Rules for extending free nights
12/8/23: It sounds like Marriott has, indeed, ended the expiration of free night certificates on 12/5/23.
12/4/23: We've been getting multiple data points of readers calling in to have their Marriot certs extended and being...
Etihad First Apartment: Simply Awesome (and coming back to the US!)
Update 11/30/23: Etihad has announced that it will return Airbus A380 (and First Apartment) service to New York (JFK) starting April 22, 2024. The airline had stopped using A380s completely during the pandemic, then...
Hyatt goes next level with Mr & Mrs Smith [Integration “early 2024”!]
Update 11/30/23: I just had the opportunity to meet with World of Hyatt management at Hyatt's headquarters in Chicago and learned that true integration (not just that gift card stuff) is expected "early next...
United’s Excursionist Perk: Ideal for Positioning Flights?
Nick's recent post "Taking an Excursionist Perk for a spin for a trip to Africa" showed ways to use United's Excursionist Perk to save lots of miles when flying within Africa. In this case,...
Booking Southwest Airlines flights via the Chase Travel Portal should be a great deal,...
I was initially excited, but soon became pretty disappointed -- booking Southwest Airlines flights via the Chase Travel portal just isn't as good as I'd hoped on a number of fronts. I probably shouldn't...
Taking an Excursionist Perk for a spin for a trip to Africa
In a post last week, I wrote about plans for a trip next year leveraging Air Canada Aeroplan that will have us stop in Europe and in Mauritius en route to mainland Africa. We've...
Book Qatar flights with JetBlue TrueBlue points
As reported by Award Wallet, you can now book at least some Qatar Airways flights with JetBlue TrueBlue points. This launches on the heels of Qatar temporarily enabling redemptions of Qatar Avios on JetBlue...
Plentiful Singapore Airlines business class award space New York-Frankfurt (60K via Aeroplan) over next...
Yesterday, I highlighted plentiful business class award space to Europe in summer 2024. Today, View from the Wing highlights an alert from The Points Analyst with another option for business class awards to Europe...
Another trip down the Air Canada Aeroplan rabbit hole
It all started when MSC cancelled my free cruise.
My wife and I, having participated ourselves in the casino cruise matching shenanigans about which I've written volumes, had a free cruise booked for the family...
Uh-oh: Did Qatar create a new JetBlue award chart?
The other day, we reported on the ability to book JetBlue flights with Qatar Avios and later updated the post to note fantastic availability on European routes and the ability to book one-way Mint...
Marriott’s secret award chart
Last year, Marriott abandoned award charts. Previously, if you knew a hotel's category, you also knew how many points it would require for a free night, at least within a range from off-peak to...
