Revealed: ANA Star Wars Themed Livery
I don’t know about you, but I love unique airplane liveries. So of course, you could imagine my excitement with a new ANA Star Wars themed livery! It was announced by
Cuba’s hot now, is Pacific travel the next thing? Plus more on the Chase Sapphire Reserve!
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Where should you credit your miles and points.
With American’s move to revenue based earning, the three legacy US carriers all award miles based on your fare, not miles flown anymore. So, where should you credit your miles
Family Travel Hacking Guide 13: The four different types of credit card rewards
To do: Examine the credit cards in your wallet and try to determine which type of rewards they earn.One thing I’ve noticed writing this guide is that beginner’s guides are
Diamonde the Giraffe visits the Grand Hyatt Dubai
Back in December, a group of friends and I were relaxing in a beautiful Park Hyatt DC suite, chatting about miles and points. At some point, this video came up
It’s possible to get American Airlines Gold status with credit card spend, but not in the United States
American Airlines has an extensive list of credit card partners. I was curious what AA cards are like elsewhere so I decided to see how things are in my wife’s home
Will the Starwood merger allow you to assemble a Marriott card portfolio, and would you even want to do that?
As you know, Marriott is buying Starwood, which is a bummer, so I’m trying to figure out a silver lining. Presumably Starwood credit cards will become Marriott credit cards at some
Increased TopCashback Payout if taken as an AMEX Reward Card
I often talk about how awesome shopping portals are, but I suppose I don’t talk as much about ways to maximize your return once your cashback is ready to be
Surveying Scotland: What to do on the Isle of Skye (Part I)
Hopefully my picture post piqued your interest in the Isle of Skye. It truly served as the highwater mark of our trip – quite literally at times since we got
A look at how Amazon Fulfillment Centers Operate
I stumbled upon this great little video from Time Magazine, about how Amazon Fulfillment Centers operate.
How Amazon Fulfillment Centers Operate
I think there are a number of thi..
Some bonus categories I never think about
I belong to the noisy-but-unpopular school that believes everyday spending should properly be a rounding error in the typical travel hacker’s overall miles and points strategy. T..
American Airlines AAdvantage Miles in the Pacific
First in my series on using miles to cross the Pacific, and getting to the South Pacific, is using AA miles.
As you’ll see, there are tons of options for using AA
Episode 35 – Fatherhood, Family, and Points with Shawn Coomer and Richard Kerr
Episode Description
With Trevor and Joe Cortez on vacation, Shawn Coomer from milestomemories and Richard Kerr the Points Jock of the Travel Hacking 101 Facebook
Family Travel Hacking Guide 12: How applying for credit cards affects your credit score
To do: Check your credit score on Credit Karma or Annual Credit Report, then take a look in the mirror and honestly assess whether you have the fiscal discipline to
My Disappointing experience at the Grand Hyatt Dubai
I just wrapped up my 5th or 6th stay at the Grand Hyatt Dubai this past weekend. It was my second time staying there this month, and after the first
Using Miles to the South Pacific: Introduction
Finding flights across the Pacific can be hard, especially direct to Australia/New Zealand or to Polynesian Islands.
This turned into an extensive series on finding award flights..
Hotel cars, kickfurther for MS, airline stocks
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Pointbreaks, Shmointbreaks
IHG just performed its regular ritual of getting our hopes up and then letting us down with its list of Pointbreaks hotels. There are three kinds of Pointsbreak hotels:
The Nort..
5 Times When Hotel Points Don’t Make Sense- and 2 When They Do
So many trip reports out there tell you about all of the amazing hotels you can book on points. While I’m not immune to the $2500/night redemption I’m finding more and
Surveying Scotland: The Isle of Skye – 11 Photos that will hopefully make you want to visit
I mostly chose the title of this trip report “Surveying Scotland” due to the alliteration. Surveying turned out to be the right verb, though. I once read in Rick Steve’s
Family Travel Hacking Guide 11: The power of miles and points
We’ve completed the first part of the Family Travel Hacking Guide series: how to save money on booking flights with cash. For many, the savings might stop there, and that’s
Surveying Scotland: Hyatt Regency London The Churchill Impressions
I know people don’t care too much about hotel reviews but I still find them useful, so here are some quick impressions of the Hyatt Regency London: The Churchill (what
I don't buy points, but maybe you should!
Every major loyalty program sells their points for cash, normally at a fixed rate through the industry-sponsored site Points.com.For example, you can buy up to 60,000 Delta SkyMi..