How to get to Alila Ventana Big Sur, and how long to stay… |...
Greg is out galavanting in beautiful places again, so episode 42 of our "Ask Us Anything, Live" brought a plethora of questions about Alila Ventana Big Sur, and plenty of questions about Award Booking...
Tips for booking “just in case” flights
When booking travel, there are times when it makes sense to have backup plans. Maybe, for example, you absolutely have to make it to the departure city for that expensive cruise you bought. Or,...
Here’s How Easy & Quick It Is To Set Up CLEAR
CLEAR membership isn't something I'd been too worried about getting in the past, but with Amex handing it out for free to all Platinum personal and business cardholders and some other targeted cardholders with...
What’s the Best Hotel Card for Newbies? | Ask Us Anything | EP 32
What's the best hotel credit card for newbies (15:01), and should a newbie bother going for Hyatt Globalist status (53:34)? This week Greg and Nick think about the newbies in episode 32 of Frequent Miler Ask...
Hawaii opening to tourism October 15th!
Hawaii's governor David Ige announced that Hawaii will open to tourism on October 15th, 2020. I know we've heard it before, but this time, there's a chart (see above). The plan is pretty simple:...
Miles, credits, and certs orphaned by COVID-19 (on my mind)
Yesterday I cancelled the last of my pre-pandemic travel bookings. I had used Cathay Pacific miles to book a January 2021 flight: Japan Airlines first class to Sydney. Maybe Cathay would have refunded my...
My experience traveling during COVID-19 (Delta, SkyClub, rental car, hotels)
My wife and I just returned from our second vacation since COVID-19 seemingly made travel a thing of the past. On our first vacation, in June, we stayed in our home state of Michigan. ...
By Deal or Destination? How do you travel?
When planning a vacation, do you decide your destination and then look for travel deals? Or, does the travel deal determine your destination? This question has been on my mind lately as I've been...
West Palm Beach quietly becomes cool
For my sister-in-law's birthday, I booked four of us with the West Palm Beach Food Tour. Despite positive reviews, I wasn't expecting much. My perception of the area, from past visits, was not great. ...
What’s in Greg’s #40KFarAway Backpack? Version 2 (Guest starring a dog and a cat)
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my 40K to Far Away practice run. I was going to Denali National Park with Rapid Travel Chai and I used it to test out my...
Centurion Lounge 3 hour policy doesn’t apply to layovers
In March 2019, Amex added new restrictions for Platinum cardholders accessing Centurion Lounges:
You can no longer access the lounge upon arrival at the airport. Lounge access is only for departing passengers.
You can't...
Domes of Elounda: Amazing upgrade, No Regrets
They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. At least, I always believed that long-standing maxim...before my stay at Domes of Elounda last week.
The truth is, on arrival, I...
Lessons from a trip to Europe
On my recent trip to Europe, I had a number of small "ah-ha" moments. These didn't all warrant separate posts, but I thought that some readers traveling to Europe may benefit from one or...
Google Maps AR walking directions: a useful tool, only available for some so far
Google Maps has been slowing rolling out the ability to use AR (Augmented Reality) for walking directions. I recently received a notification on my phone that I had been selected to test it out...
