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In my giveaway last week of Express Passes into Australia, I mentioned that you can also enter Australia quickly if you have Global Entry. I want to give a little more information about the process…

Pack your bags folks. Today, we're going on one of the most coveted First Class products out there. It's so luxurious that it's not even called First Class. Singapore Airlines Suites were introduced…

Elegant, Opulent, Grand, Colorful and Detailed. These are all traits that describe the Ritz Carlton in Kuala Lumpur. I stayed at the Ritz Carlton for a night and here's what I found: Check in As soon…

This is the third part of a multi-post Anatomy of an Award series about American Airlines Explorer Awards, which are ideal for around-the-world trips, trips with multiple destinations, and other…

Barclay's issues a Virgin America Visa Signature card that I've written about before because of Virgin's incredible award chart.

For many people, the most aggravating travel fees are out-of-pocket fees charged on frequent-flyer-mile award tickets. At least that's my impression from reading the comments on this New York Times…

This is a bit of a companion to American Airlines Explorer Awards: The Rules. That has my best guess on the rules; this explains why it's only my best guess. If you just want to book Explorer Awards,…

This is the second part of a multi-post Anatomy of an Award series about American Airlines Explorer Awards, which are ideal for around-the-world trips, trips with multiple destinations, and other…

This is the first part of a multi-post Anatomy of an Award series about American Airlines Explorer Awards, which are ideal for around-the-world trips, trips with multiple destinations, and other…

Singapore Airlines is probably one of the best airlines in the world. I've had the privilege to fly Singapore Airlines almost 2-4 times a year since I was born. I was even one of the first "children"…

I am giving away two Express Arrival Cards for entry into Australia and one Express Departure Card. An Express Arrival Card gives you priority access to passport checks on international arrivals in…

The offers for the cards listed in this post have expired. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. The merger of American Airlines and US Airways, announced today, is no news in…

By now, you may be well aware of the rule that on a United oneway award, you can't take a stopover. On a roundtrip award, you get one stopover. (This is just for awards booked with United miles.

American Airlines is offering 15,000 miles per direction awards to Hawaii. (Hat tip Lucky) My first thought: we can do better! 1. American Airlines Award Free Oneway- On any award returning from…

Or: The Whole is Less than Either of its Parts If you take a look at the American Airlines award chart, you'll see that Honolulu to Dallas costs 22,500 miles each way in economy. And Dallas to Buenos…

I recently booked a fascinating award that shows just how simply you can turn a good itinerary into a great itinerary using the the concept I laid out in a post titled 7,500 Miles to Europe and…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the seventeenth post in a monthlong series that started here.…

Chauffeur Service Pre-Departure Services and Emirates Club Auckland Emirates First: Suite, Seat, and Bed Emirates First: Service and Food Emirates First: Shower Spa…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the fifteenth post in a monthlong series that started here.…

One of the most frequent requests we get for our Award Booking Service is finding premium cabin tickets between the US and Australia/New Zealand.

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the fourteenth post in a monthlong series that started here.…

Several months ago, American Express had a very limited time offer of 70,000 bonus SkyMiles for signing up for the American Express Delta card. Delta miles aren't worth as much to me as miles from…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirteenth post in a monthlong series that started here.…

Southwest is running my favorite type of its sales--the distance based ones. Oneways of the following lengths are the following discounted prices. The great thing about these deals is that they are…

The offer on the card listed in this post has expired so the links have been removed. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. Last week I wrote about The Incredible Frontier…