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How to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to partners

How to transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards to partners

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A big reason why Chase Ultimate Rewards are useful is because of the long list of transfer partners available as a premium benefit on...
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The best time of year to visit every country in the world (in one...

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There are a lot of reasons that people travel at non-ideal times. Holidays, work, school calendars, fare-sales, etc. For some people, off-season travel affords...
Carrie welcomes the stars in TeamLabs Tokyo

What is TeamLabs (and why should you go next time you visit Tokyo)

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If you followed our Party of 5 team challenge, you may remember watching videos of our group of 5 playing around in a room...
Group Hangouts at Airbnb in Philippines

7 Reasons why to book an Airbnb instead of a points hotel

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Even though we all love suite upgrades, lounge access, and 4pm checkout, I think there's a strong argument to be made for Airbnbs sometimes...
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Iguazu Falls helicopter on the cheap & the best way to see Iguazu Falls

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For the last stop on the Party of 5 challenge, Team San Francisco brought the Frequent Miler team to Iguazu Falls, which lies on...
Escape Lounge Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Escape Lounges (2 free guests for Platinum cardholders)

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Did you know that Amex Platinum cards still offer free guest access to Escape Lounges?  In recent years, Escape Lounges were rebranded to the...
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Greg’s New Zealand trip, tips, and recommendations

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My wife and I recently visited New Zealand for the first time, and it was awesome.  Prior to the trip, friends and acquaintances offered...
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My Global Entry renewal experience (success on arrival)

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I recently had to renew my Global Entry card for the second time since originally signing up.  My previous renewal was a piece of...
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Introducing Maisie, The Culinary Concierge: Greg’s travel companion for the #3Cards3Continents challenge

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For the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge I previously revealed that I would be taking along a mystery travel companion.  Stephen Pepper speculated that...
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What’s in Greg’s go-everywhere backpack?

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If you travel often, it makes sense to keep a small backpack always stocked with all of your travel needs.  That way, when you...
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Join me (Greg) at The Travel Summit: Toronto Oct 29-30 2022

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I will be speaking at two different frequent flyer events this October.  The first, the Chicago Seminars event (Oct 21-23) is detailed on Flyertalk,...
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Best free sites for finding Covid entry rules (and more!)

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On a recent edition of our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I groused about the difficulty in finding up to date...
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Best card for free access to Delta Sky Clubs

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If you fly Delta often, then you're probably interested in Sky Club access.  Sky Clubs provide free food and drink, free internet, and (when...
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Workationing the Pacific Coast Highway

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My wife and I spent most of February on the California coast.  This wasn't vacation.  We took vacation in January when we visited Loews...

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