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If You Were To Read 5 Posts This Week – Here Are My Recommendations
The last two weeks there have covered some interesting aspects and I’d like to highlight 5 posts that I think are a must read if that’s all the time you had
Pure Speculation: Chase Is ReEvaluating All Hotel Credit Cards
A couple of weeks a go I wondered how Chase may be ridding the Fairmont card because it is no longer displayed as an option on the Chase website. Doctor of Credit
The $29 Disney World Dessert That is Worth Every Penny
The Kitchen Sink at Beaches and Cream. Walt Disney World, Jan 2015
Vacation Mom took leave of her senses. That’s the only excuse I have for ordering the Kitchen Sink, a
The Christmas Markets of Mainz, Germany
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business
Interesting Hyatt Gift Certificate For $5,000 Towards An Event
Over the weekend, I was perusing the gift cards offered on eBay. I came across this offer. It is a $5,000 certificate for food and beverages at the Hyatt Regency Pier
Visiting the Great Wall
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business
Disney Character Warehouse: Secret Spots of Savings
Deal Kid’s most recent additions to his Vinylmation collection. At $4 each instead of $14, it’s a lot easier to indulge him!
So you’ve made it to the House of Mouse
Earn Hotel Status For Cheap?
Ever since reading Doctor Of Credit’s posts about Roomer with the review first then the interview, I can’t help but think about speculatively buying rooms and listing it on Roome..
Two Frequent Flier Program Changes, 1 Good 1 Bad
Bad News:
We’ll start with the bad news and I’m surprised to see no one post this, as I think it’s not customer friendly. Malaysia Airlines announced that effective January 2015
Escaping the Suck! 6 Night Florida Getaway: $183/Person Inc Air, Hotel, and Car
Our view in 3 days. Photo courtesy radisson.com.
Remember that bit about leaning into winter? Yea, not so much. I tried, I really did. But when fares from $29 to Florida
Dueling Planes from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business
On Travel in Cuba, Firsthand
So much more than this.
With all of the recent news of Cuba becoming more accessible, I’m revisiting ancient history. In January 2000 I spent 2 weeks in Cuba traveling with
Gotta Get on a Plane TODAY? There’s an App for That
Take. Me. Away.
It’s snowing. AGAIN. While I’ve coined 2015 the year of embracing the suck, I’ve found an app that gets my escape juices flowing: Flight Tonight. Flight Tonight is
A Note about Travel Insurance
Not too long ago, Trevor and I were asked our opinions on purchasing travel insurance before going abroad. Considering how travelers are asked about purchasing a policy several ..
Why the Middle East is becoming the center of Airline travel
I’m finding myself traveling to the Middle East, or more accurately, through the Middle East a whole lot more than I used to. I’m noticing others flying to or via
Dueling Alliance Lounges at Tokyo-Haneda Airport
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business
Touring the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business
Hack Hyatt’s Stay More Play More Offer To Something You Want
Thanks to Gary @ View From The Wing I was alerted that Hyatt’s 2015 first quarter “Stay More Play More” offer is live at this link
On the landing page you need
Traveling Overseas With Kids? Keep These 2 Words in Mind
Deal Girl in Antigua, Guatemala, where we spent 2 weeks in the same condo. August 2011.
I’m in the process of planning our 3rd extended International family trip. This one is
Using OpenFlights.org to find airline routes to the Seychelles
One of the best pieces of advice about finding award space that I could offer is – find the most difficult leg of the itinerary, and work from there. There are
One More Plan That Did Not Go Right
I’m currently on a roll of plans not going as I wanted them to go. You can read about it: for the first one, my price match purchase and the
Is Hidden City Ticketing Bad For Everybody?
It’s a commonly known hack among the initiated. Even Trevor wrote about how the “hidden city” trick can be good for the pocketbook. But is hidden city ticketing a bad practice t..
Flying All Nippon Airways Business Class on the 777-300ER
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review, The