Travel Hacking Index Card, Hyatt Category Changes
Note – I’m currently traveling – you can follow that via Twitter, and things may be a bit quiet on the blog for the next week. The Weekly News Roundup is
Microhacking: ATM fee refund edition
Even before most travel hackers’ American Express prepaid cards were shut down last year, American Express had restricted Bluebird and Serve cash withdrawals to ATM’s in the Unit..
Surveying Scotland: Introduction
Two kids creates more than twice the work. That holds true for regular life and travel. Nonetheless, we took it upon ourselves to travel to the United Kingdom to celebrate
The Joys of Travel Playdates
When you ask me or Deal Dad about any given trip we’ll probably mention a view, a meal, or an attraction. Ask the Deal Kids about any given trip and
Review: Emirates A380 First Class Hong Kong to Dubai
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
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When do you contact the hotel, or, living gratefully
The feeling I most associate with travel hacking is “gratitude.” That’s because before I discovered the world of miles and points, or at least before I knew just how big
A Guide To Finding Super Cheap Flights
Nearly every popular article on how to find cheap flights ends up being stupid, common sense, and/or contains untrue details.
When non-points collectors have asked me how to find..
Quitting alcohol for a month as a frequent traveler
Not too long ago, I decided to engage in a little social experiment. I was going to quit drinking for a month.Before you ask, there was no catastrophic event that
Family Travel Hacking Guide 08: Finding the cheapest airfare using Kayak alerts
The first travel website I found truly game-changing was Kayak. Better websites and better functions exist, but I still find myself going back to Kayak time and time again.As I
Review: Emirates Lounge in Hong Kong
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
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Review: Menzies Business Lounge Stockholm Terminal 5
With my time in Stockholm coming to an end, it was time to fly home. I arrived at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport a few hours before boarding, so I thought I’d swing by
Review: Malmö Aviation + Menzies Business Lounge Gothenburg
With my travels taking me through Gothenburg, I had a chance to visit both Priority Pass lounges at the Gothenburg Landvetter airport: the Menzies Business Lounge and the Malmö ..
Quick hit: things I've learned about German trains
On our trip to Italy in 2015, I reserved all our train tickets in advance, thinking by analogy to airline tickets and hotel rooms that I was locking in the
Episode 34 – Would you rather?
Episode Description
We take advantage of the summer to do a more relaxed podcast, meaning we get to be even less serious than usual! Did
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Class Singapore to Hong Kong
Introduction
Starting Out and American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge – Chicago
Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER Chicago-Narita
Review: Japan Airlines First Class Lounge ..
Review: Escape Lounge London Stansted
With my first RyanAir flight taking me to London’s Stansted Airport, I was happy to see that the airport’s Escape Lounge was a part of the Priority Pass network.I thought
10 things to know before flying RyanAir
It’s hard to believe I’d never flown Europe’s favorite (or most infamous) budget carrier, RyanAir, until just a few weeks ago. After flying into London on a saver award ticket,
How To Use FlyingBlue “Promo Awards”
First, FlyingBlue is a transfer partner of Citi ThankYou and Amex. Second, every month FlyingBlue puts out a list of discount tickets to/from Europe (or within Europe). Right now..
Happy Independence Day!
July is a fun time of the year; the kids are out of school, many are traveling, and overall, folks are pretty happy about things. How could you not be,
See Bosnia & Herzegovina (via 10 Google sphere photos)
Android has a great way of taking not just 360 photos, but sphere photos. Well, recently I discovered that you can publish them so people can view via Google street view.
These
Airbnb and Entrepeneurship
Recently Ed posed the question: Should Airbnb be illegal? This question resounded with me, not because I have any great interest in Airbnb. Heck, I haven’t even stayed at an Airb..
Review: Hilton Stockholm Slussen
If the best views of Manhattan are from Jersey … are the best views of Stockholm from Slussen?Let’s find out at the Hilton Stockholm, located just across the city center
Amazon Prime Day 2016 – 12 July
Amazon Prime Day is like the Black Friday for Amazon Sellers. It is a day of great opportunity. It is usually a day where many are left wondering what day