I was really happy when I received an email from Google Offers recently. They wrote to inform me that they were refunding a deal that I never used to my credit card.The deal was for Lucky Rice in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York, I picked up 3 premium tickets to this exclusive affair for […]
Archives for October 2013
Dubai, the Veneer of the Gulf
Whenever there is commerce occurring there is money to be made, it is the concept of vibrant, market driven economy that the United States is seeking to regenerate through low interest rates to promote lending, and a focus on developing small business growth. However, the recovery is too slow for many Millennial’s, and as such […]
Beginners Guide – What to do when everything goes horribly wrong with your flights
I’m writing this post from the airport in Panama, the entire place is in bedlam since a storm front came in and either cancelled or severely delayed dozens of flights. There is considerable stress in such situations, and this post is a way to help manage solving the problems that can arise.I do not use […]
Using FAR to Manufacture Spend for American Express Membership Rewards
When the American Express revised their Business Gold Rewards Card they added a new multiplier category, 2x for Computers. The initial splash page doesn’t go into much detail, but a quick link and you get the list of vendors that are approved for 2x Earnings of the valuable Membership Rewards program. Apple CDW Dell HP […]
Maximizing Stopovers with United
A few days ago we discussed the topic of maximizing off peak economy awards through American Airlines Milesaaver awards. These awards are a great and relatively straightforward way to get 1.5 legs covered for two vacations that occur within a year of one another. However, United also provides wonderful opportunities to combine two trips and […]
Would you pay $75 once for about $100 a month?
Having given this idea further thought, I don’t think it is the direction I want things to go in. Thanks for reading and I’m sorry that this deal is no longer active.
Following up with these Effers
For those of you who missed me being a sanctimonious little dweeb the other day, check out this post That’s really Eff’d up where I go on to grumble about how kids today don’t know they are born, and how that makes me angrier than a 100 year turtle.I personally think that a lot of people […]
How to do a Credit Card App-O-Rama
If you are delving into the world of Points and Miles based Travel, or as some call it Travel Hacking, you might have heard of the the term App-O-Rama or AOR. These are events where you select a series of credit card applications in a short space of time in order to net the most […]
Award Booking Like a Pro with ExpertFlyer
Getting the scoop on an award flight opening up is the difference between sitting in Coach, and sitting in Business on your next flight. I frequently have to accept a mixed class award when I book since I string together long layovers in order to get the best value from my award tickets. This post […]
That’s really Eff’d Up!
I’m looking at you International First Class Award ticket flyers. Yeah you. The ones that fly F and then immediately go from the plane to the Park Hyatt (22,000 pts per night) and get your free suite upgrades. You’re missing the point of travel. Ok I have my judgmental hat on again, so I’ll let […]