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Reminder: Tonight – 10 June, there is a Travel Hacker meet-up / dinner in Clarendon VA.
Travel
- Here’s your guide to Heathrow Express alternatives to get from Heathrow into central London.
- Matthew Klint shares a rather detailed review of the new Etihad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi
- Lucky shares a one stop shop for Visa requirements. I usually just go to travel.state.gov but this seems to be a good resource too.
- Dreading that call to British Airways? Here’s a tool that shows you which BA offices are open around the world.
Miles and Points
- Ed has made the plunge into getting the best deal going for domestic travel – the Southwest Companion Pass… Mine expired at the beginning of the year, and despite the lateness of the year, I am working on getting another, if only for quick easy trips to FL.
- Frequent Miler tries to avoid his head exploding – although I think reading about all the complexity for credit card bonuses, mine has.
- Don’t MS in Oklahoma. Shawn reports that Oklahoma police now have a tool for “civil asset forfeiture” of gift cards.
Tagging Miles
- Free, isn’t really ever free, in Manufactured Spending
- Elite Status – Leaving AAdvantage for Spirit Airlines
- American’s AAdvantage Program Changes – June 2016
- Everest as a metaphor for Aspirational Travel
- Start Preparing for Amazon Prime Day 2016!
