Greg’s South African adventures #40Kfaraway (featuring Johannesburg fun, train misadventures, Cape Town wine &...
Wow. I had a great time on my 40K to Far Away adventures, but I'm beat! I'm now in the Seychelles for a brief...
Greg’s visits to Madrid and Dakar #40Kfaraway
One of the hardest things about travelling the 40K to Far Away Challenge is finding time to write. Most of the time I've either...
The mid-race tally. Who’s leading #40Kfaraway?
As of Sunday at 3pm ET, Nick is way ahead of the pack. That is, if we measure only the distance traveled and not...
Greg’s #40KFarAway Mystery Excursions
The 40K to Far Away Challenge got underway this morning. After a brief flight delay scare (just a little fog), I was on my...
40K to Far Away: The Votes are In
The adventure began Wednesday October 2nd. Nick, Stephen, and I met up in Washington DC to kick off the 40K to Far Away challenge. ...
Ultimate Rewards: How to book with points despite online limitations
This is a story of courage and bravery, love and loss, tragedy and excitement... Just kidding. It's not any of those things... But it...
Cathay Pacific Flights Now Bookable On The American Airlines Website
Cathay Pacific awards have always been a bit of a pain to book with American Airlines AAdvantage miles as you had to call American...
(EXPIRED) Delta flash sale to Australia & Asia (from 56K RT)
Delta is offering a flash sale for economy class travel to Australia and Asia. The travel dates vary with most city pairs falling somewhere between February and...
Marriott Bonvoy: Book Cat 7 Off-Peak with 50K Certs
Here's a sliver of a silver lining for Bonvoy fans...
Now that Marriott has implemented their Peak and Off-Peak award pricing, those with 50K free...
New sweet spot: Royal Air Maroc to fly to Beijing in 2020
Royal Air Maroc has announced a new route three times per week beginning January 16, 2020 from Casablanca to Beijing, China. It is not...
Why I like Marriott resort fees as a percent of room rate
I really like the Inn at Bay Harbor, in northern Michigan. The standard award price for this hotel is 35K points, which makes it...
New Delta routes to Tokyo Haneda airport available
Delta put many new routes on sale today to and from Tokyo Haneda airport. That's good news for those traveling to and from Tokyo...
Conrad Bora Bora vs St. Regis Bora Bora: Which was better?
Fair warning: this post is going to be long. After spending the past week in Bora-Bora, I can unequivocally say that it was the...
(EXPIRED) Amex to Marriott 30% transfer bonus through 10/31/19
American Express is offering card members a 30% bonus when transferring from Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy. With the 30% bonus, 1,000 Membership Rewards...
