SPG Market timing vs Diversification
Marriott is acquiring SPG in a 12.2B deal. Since Marriott have a totally crap award program (with perhaps one exception) that’s really not great news for the travel ‘community’…
How we did 2 weeks in Bora Bora, Moorea, & Tahiti hotels for FREE
I’ve been anxious to share our trip with 7 nights in Bora Bora (6 of which were in Overwater Bungalows), 6 nights in Moorea and 1 night in Tahiti, and all
Combating and Losing the fight against JetLag
A little back story:
As many folks know (at least anyone who follows me on Twitter), I spent a week and a half in Australia with my wife to celebrate our
#FT4RL Comes to Orlando! Tickets Now on Sale for Number 4
I’m happy to let you know that the 4th Family Travel for Real Life (FT4RL) will be in Orlando, FL on April 23rd! Get your tickets here.
FT4RL will be held
Are you a candidate for Specialization?
Last night on Twitter we were discussing how mind blowingly knowledgeable HaleyB is on Disney. I thought to myself, even after reading her presentation from FT4RL that I still j..
James Bond’s travel destinations, Disney Travel Hacks, BWI gets a 787, Hyatt Cash+Points,
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Avios and cash followup: booking that Air Berlin flight
Last month I wrote about an Air Berlin flight from Berlin to New York City, for which I was planning to redeem British Airways Avios. I had 24,000 Avios in my
Wide Open Award Space to Hawaii for Labor Day 2016 on American Airlines!
Courtesy of a little bird, American Airlines is releasing a significant amount of premium cabin space to Hawaii next summer.
Checking for 2 seats, on the more common routes, we..
Disney World Hacks- Haley’s #FT4RL Presentation, by Popular Demand!
I know the FT4RL ers out there can attest: Haley presented a TON of Disney World hacks in her presentation. So many, in fact, that we couldn’t keep up! Fortunately,
Charlotte meet-up?
Hi folks,
A few of us are wondering if there’s any interest in a Charlotte points / miles / travel / credit card geek meet-up. With the holidays coming up, we’re
Airbnb working on preloaded fee-free $1,000 MasterCard with 10% rewards
I know that’s a lot for one headline, but this really seems to be true. Here’s TechCrunch:
Airbnb appears to be working on an “Experience Card” — a prepaid MasterCard credit
Making sense of changes to Social Security
The recent Bipartisan Budget act included provisions to close what were deemed ‘loopholes’ within Social Security strategies. Here’s a quick breakdown of what changed:
Section ..
Portland is a city where young people go to retire
I go to Portland, Oregon, three or four times a year. I think it’s a little slice of paradise, so I thought I’d share some of the things that make
Quick Roundup of Holiday Shopping Portal Bonuses
My friends, we are entering a wonderful time of year. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves are turning a variety of colors, the weather is becoming a bit brisk,
Guide: American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts
An introduction to luxury hotel booking portals
American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts (Platinum & Centurion)
Posts coming soon:
American Express Hotel Collection (Gold)
Virtuos..
Conclusion: Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend aka Our New Craziest Trip
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend
Review: British Airways Terraces Lounge – Boston Logan Airport
Review: Cathay Pacific Boston to Hong Kong – Business Class – 777..
Barclay’s UPromise Credit Card Is Finally Useful
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how using the Barclay’s UPromise credit card wasn’t clear on what and when I made extra UPromise portal pay out using their cobranded credit
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 subscrip..
The 787 is really King for the post-flight Passenger Experience #PaxEx
Photo via Boeing
I just returned from a pretty awesome trip to Australia with my wife. I’ll be putting together a trip report, but if you don’t want to wait, you
#TravelCon2 Thoughts
TravelCon2 is just wrapped up in Vegas, with the die hards meeting up for a final brunch. I had a great time, but realized I’m turning into a bit of
I just joined AARP (and NO, I’m not 50). You should too.
Image via (who else) geezerguff.com
I gotta admit that I didn’t think I’d look forward to joining AARP, but a quick review of the benefits shows that the $16/year is money
Review of the Points Hotels of Egypt
As I explained, we spent 47 Days of Hotels in Egypt for $0. See, the points hotels in Egypt are mostly category 1 and 2 hotels.
This means that the Hilton we stayed at
Credit cards that don’t exist (but should)
I’ve written a lot about credit cards over the years and covered everything from the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard to the Pulaski Bank..