Below is a list of the taxes for awards departing from most major European cities, flying to the United States.

My friend wrote to me:
Not sure if any of the travel websites have done this, but the taxes of the airports in Europe really can impact the cost basis.

Just looking at three European cities for my United award:
London: $200
Athens: $98
Geneva: $48

Factoring for two people, that makes a big difference.
Every time you book an award with frequent flyer miles, you are responsible for paying government taxes associated with the award ticket.

The Google Flights team hosted a reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) on June 9, 2015. Here is a link to the full, completed AMA.

Many, many questions were about ITA Matrix, which Google owns.

The Limited Time Offer is Over! The card still comes with everything except the $100 statement credit.

I just spent a completely legal week in Cuba, split between Havana and Viñales. An American in Cuba in 2015 is a six part series on the trip. This post will focus on things I wish I’d known about lodging and transportation in Cuba before going

Full Series

Entry, Exit, and Legal Requirements
How to Book Flights or Ferries into or Out of Cuba
Internet, Money, Food, Nightlife
Transportation and Lodging (this post)
Trip Report: Viñales
Trip Report: Havana (coming soon)

Transportation
I got around with taxis, shared taxis, buses, a scooter, and my own two feet.

Updated June 6, 2015: 3/5 accomplished, a fourth I've booked for this month. North Korea is still tantalizing.

I've passed the 55 country mark this year, but there's still so much more of the world I want to see.

The Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card offers two free weekend nights (Fri, Sat, Sun) at almost any Hilton worldwide after spending $2,500 in the first four months.

"Almost any Hilton" basically excludes only all inclusive properties and time shares. This is the full list of excluded properties:

You’ll note that the “Conrad Koh Samui Residences” is excluded.

Last month, I helped my friend book a bread-and-butter United award to Europe. She flew from Newark to Rome to spend a few days, continued to Madrid for a few days, then returned home to Newark. All of it was booked as one award for 60,000 United miles + $110 in taxes.

I had helped her book one of the three highest value United awards to Europe, the "Stopover (Complete Two City)" award.

Last month, I helped my friend book a bread-and-butter United award to Europe. She flew from Newark to Rome to spend a few days, continued to Madrid for a few days, then returned home to Newark. All of it was booked as one award for 60,000 United miles + $110 in taxes.

I had helped her book one of the three highest value United awards to Europe, the "Stopover (Complete Two City)" award.

Updated June 4: Hilton has moved up its free wifi to today from its originally announced date of August 1.

Hilton, Hyatt, SPG, Marriott, IHG, and Fairmont all offer free internet in their hotels worldwide if you meet certain easy conditions. Finally the great hotels of the world are catching up with a standard benefit of hostels for the last decade.

Yesterday, I looked at How to Fly Singapore First Class and Suites Class from the United States to Europe or Asia. Today, I will look at the actual award space for 1-3 people in Suites Class.