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Using Flexibility to Find Premium Award Space to Australia and New Zealand Part 2 (Skyteam)
I wrote last week about how, if you’re flexible enough, you can use United miles to get to Oceania in premium cabins. Today I’m going to write about how you can
Using Flexibility to Find Premium Award Space to Australia and New Zealand
Kenny has written extensively about how Virgin Australia is a bit of a gold mine for travel to Australia/Oceania using Delta or Virgin America miles. Virgin Australia remains the..
Top 5 Reasons to Visit Italy Next February
There are many good reasons to visit Italy, but if you’re not doing it with a Top 10 list, you might as well not be doing it at all. I
Direct Trenitalia Route From Fiumicino (FCO) to Venice
Trenitalia has introduced a direct train line from Rome’s Fiumicino airport to Venice, and that is great news for travelers entering Italy through its busiest airport. If you’re..
Joe vs. Mother Nature
At some point, you just look outside at feet and feet of snow and you just can’t take it anymore. I reached that breaking point last week. I mean, this
Remember to Check Award Space Regularly: Slightly Discounted Business Class on Asiana A380
Halfway around the world for 70,000 miles in business class (gcmap.com)
When friends ask me about awards they want to book – the resourceful ones often want to learn how to
Reminder: You can add a free one-way on United awards
The first segment of this award (red) was essentially free (gcmap.com)
My entire family went to Hong Kong for some family stuff last weekend. While I used my miles to get
Using Miles for Last Minute Travel: An Example
Never thought I’d be on Cathay again so soon…
I mostly use my miles and points for vacation, but they can also really come in handy in a pinch. Long story
City Folks: How do you Ride in Cabs with Kids?
My daughter’s at that age where she’s insisting on doing things by herself. Truthfully, she was born that way, then developed the words for it, then the kind of physical
Some Delta Skymiles 2015 Award Booking Beta Testing: Good and Bad
It’s slightly easier to get into these now that Skymiles 2015 is here
A couple of things conspired to get me to dust off my old Delta Skymiles login. First, I
Creating a British Airways Household Account – Why and How
Making a British Airways Household Account makes sense for almost everyone
Creating a British Airways household account is a simple, relatively painless process that I personally..
Home for the Holidays: Introduction
Big girl in Taiwan
It’s been a busy travel year for me. After taking it relatively easy in 2013 (newborn baby excuse), I’ve managed to make five international trips this year.
Preparing for a Long Trip with a Toddler
M is our packing supervisor
I can’t remember where I read it, but I once saw someone suggest that parents should take a “lap baby moon” of sorts, one last trip
Act Quickly on Hot Deals that Fit YOU Best
If you are in the miles and points game for any period of time greater than, say, one month – eventually you’ll start to notice a lot of all caps