I've seen a few twitter conversations this week about pure Manufactured Spending (MS) vs. Reselling and MS in general, as far as time/value of MS. One was with @Milesabound who's argument was that reselling just doesn't compete with MS, unless … [Read more]
Saturday Special: Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel Review
Reason for Choosing Note:We visited the Park Hyatt Tokyo in February, 2012. We specifically did the Hyatt Diamond Challenge beforehand, with the express intention of staying at the Park Hyatt partially because of the location and the fact that … [Read more]
Amazing input toward earning Alaska Miles!
Yesterday I posted offering some ways to earn Alaska Miles, and I have to hand it to our readers - we got amazing feedback. So I thought I'd do a bit of a recap, and flesh out some of the suggestions offered with some additional research. Churning … [Read more]
The best way to generate Alaska Miles
In November, my wife and I flew Emirates First Class to the Seychelles. We had used Alaska miles for the flights, which ended up being quite the trip. We ultimately flew from New York-JFK, to Milan, Italy-MXP, to Dubai, UAE-DXB, and finally to the … [Read more]
Ice Cream Doesn’t Fix Uber’s Systemic Problems
I preface this article with the following disclaimer: ever since a poor experience with multiple UberX drivers in Boston, I've not been a fan of the 21st Century car service. I've also not been a fan of their customer service policy: instead of … [Read more]
Observations from touring Seoul, South Korea
Introduction This is the final section of a set of observations from a short weekend to Seoul, South Korea. The previous posts were observations of our flights, and of our hotel, the Grand Hyatt Seoul. We only had two and a half days in Seoul, so … [Read more]
Follow-up to Pursuing United Miles Credit Card Smackdown
So my post on Pursuing United MileagePlus Miles through Manufactured Spend on either the Barclay Arrival or United Club Card (or Chase Sapphire Preferred) got some great comments and feedback. I'm grateful for the feedback, whether it comes via … [Read more]
The other path to miles/points
Signing up for Credit Cards isn't the only road to miles and points. Last month, a few of us members of the Saverocity family sought to get the Southwest Companion Pass through resale (leveraging some great Rapid Rewards Portal deals available at the … [Read more]
Saturday Special: Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel Review
As a continuation of our short set of observations from Seoul, here's the hotel portion. Since we didn't see much of the city the last time we thought it would be nice to stay in a different location that was more convenient to the shopping … [Read more]
Observations from Flying @AmericanAir Trans-Pacific
Introduction A few weeks ago, I took my wife to Seoul, South Korea for a long weekend to celebrate her birthday. We found what I had thought was a great premium fare (later finding out, it wasn't as great), and figured, why not? Brass ring, right? … [Read more]