Using British Airways Avios for Boston-Chicago Flights on AA May 4, 2019 I’m in the market for flights from BOS-ORD around the 4th of July break. The route is served by American, United, JetBlue, and Spirit….
My Experience with Tours & Activities Booked through the Chase Expedia Portal April 24, 2019 We just got back from a week in Europe where we did tours and activities in London, Venice, and Rome – all booked through…
How were those non-loyalty European hotels booked through the Chase Expedia portal? April 23, 2019 A few months ago I wrote about booking all of the hotels for a week-long trip to London, Venice and Rome through the Chase…
Tips and Tricks: Booking JAL Premium Cabin Awards for a Family of Four April 14, 2019 Have you ever arrived at an event – say a theme park – right when it opened and felt like other people had been…
PSA: Use Your Citi Preferred Card To Avoid Resetting 24 Month ThankYou Signup Bonus Clock April 2, 2019 If you’ve got a Citi Preferred card that you haven’t used in a while, you might want to put some charges on it to…
Denied Google Fi Travel Gift Cards? There’s Hope March 25, 2019 Last November, Google ran a crazy promo for their Fi wireless service. If you bought a phone from them and met some other…
Bizarro Bonvoyed: How Marriott Award Availability Works In Practice March 8, 2019 There’s been a lot of chatter about Marriott’s Bonvoy program lately. Specifically about whether they play games with award availability and what their “no…
Bonvoyed: Extra Person Fee March 4, 2019 As we were discussing on Episode 17 of the Podcast – we had one last chance to book Marriott properties for 60,000 points/nt before…
Unlocking Award Availability with Bank Point Transfers to International Frequent Flyer Programs February 19, 2019 Most people realize that you can use US frequent flyer miles (United, American, Delta) for award travel on Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam partners….
Booking Hotel Timeshares with Bank Points February 17, 2019 We’re headed out to California for vacation this week, splitting time between our beloved Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara and Disney’s Grand Californian. Here…