What is luxury, really?Having survived the rental market in New York for the better part of these last few years, I’ve heard the term thrown around by rental agents and plastered across buildings from Wall Street to Harlem. Laminate hardwood floors? […]
Guide: American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts
Free wine, free cheese. Sleep in for as long as you please. Over the next few weeks, I’ll take a closer look at how to score just enough freebies to make higher rates at luxury hotels that much more palatable.I’ll […]
Free NYTimes subscription with IFTTT alerts
The New York Times and IFTTT have teamed up to bring the latest updates on _____ straight to your _____.And to sweeten the deal, they’re offering a free 8-week digital subscription to anyone who signs up for a NYTimes-IFTTT alert before the […]
Luxury hotel booking portals: The definitive guide
While my travel discomfort tolerance is fairly high, I’ll be the first to admit I like nice things too. Sure, schlepping through cheap hostels on a budget Andean backpacking trip is nice, but so are zillion thread-count sheets and expensive bottles […]
Rant: Citi Premier Return Protection does not exist
Well, hello stranger(s). I know it’s been a while. I also know my posting schedule has officially gone from somewhat-understandably to annoyingly to unacceptably late. Turns out working at an early-stage start-up while maintaining some sort of life actually takes […]
Mile Writer’s guide to a long layover in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern powerhouse nation composed of seven different emirate “states.” Abu Dhabi is not Dubai. In fact, Abu Dhabi has long fended off its reputation of being the stodgy bureaucratic sibling […]
Review: TAM Business Class B763/L New York to Toronto
Can I write the world’s shortest trip report for one of the world’s shortest international business class flights? Challenge accepted!