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Last month, I used 145,000 Hilton points to book a four night stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. (This was a 55,000 point discount because I booked an AXON award.) When I booked, the…

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

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, the Wyndham hotel group has devalued their loyalty program in a big way. This is terrible news, especially coming on the heels of Priority Club adjusting their…

Part I: The Main Award & Finding a Free Oneway Part II: Breakthrough: Maximizing the Routing in a Major Way Part III: Adding a Great Sidetrip As part of my New Year's travel resolutions, I really…

LOT, a Polish airline that is a member of the Star Alliance, flies several Boeing 787 Dreamliners to North America with incredible award space in business class. The Dreamliner is a technical marvel,…

LOT, a Polish airline that is a member of the Star Alliance, flies several Boeing 787 Dreamliners to North America with incredible award space in business class. The Dreamliner is a technical marvel,…

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

1. Wear ear plugs every night.  This is by far my number one tip, and I'm shocked that not everyone does it already. Hostel rooms are loud. Someone will come in after you've gone to bed--perhaps…

I'll be giving some activity ideas for New Zealand during my trip here. See Wellington, NZ. Yesterday I biked the Queenstown Trail in Queenstown, New Zealand. Queenstown is my favorite place so far…

Pre-departure services and the Global First lounge United Global First Los Angeles to Sydney Sydney Airport and Air New Zealand Lounge Air New Zealand Business Class Sydney to Auckland United 839 Los…

Picking a hostel is a crucial part of my trips. Before I talk about how I pick one, let me give a quick advertisement for hostels. Hostels are not just for young people. Hostels are great for: solo…

Today I was featured in a MarketWatch article. Here's the relevant section. See two posts below for a good day trip on Oahu. See right below for information on how I found those dirt cheap fares.…

On my recent trip to Oahu, my friends and I explored a number of areas and tried a variety of activities. I'll be summarizing them as possible day trips around Oahu. On a Friday morning, my friends…

Award travel reservations can usually be made up to eleven months in advance. Often, but not always, eleven months out has the best availability. Eleven Months Out is my new series looking at what…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, the Priority Club hotel group will be changing their award chart to mirror other hotel loyalty programs. Read on to see why this change isn't good news for…

Singapore has recently entered a codesharing partnership with Virgin America to allow more passengers to connect to Singapore flights leaving Los Angeles and San Francisco. To celebrate the…

There's a very good JetBlue sale going on today and tomorrow: The Fly-Somewhere-New Sale.

American Airlines Buy Miles Promotion American Airlines is offering bonus miles on all AAdvantage miles purchases through January 31. As with past promotions, the bonus miles awarded are scaled.…

I've been in New Zealand for two days now. The first two days in Auckland were pretty uneventful. I was just getting my bearings and planning the rest of the trip. Except for that one thing... While…

The continuation of Tahsir's round-the-world first class trip report that started here. During my trip around the world, I stumbled upon some cash + points availability at the brand new W Bangkok.…

Right before Thanksgiving I posted an article on earning Hawaiian Airlines miles by going through their shopping portal and making purchases at Amazon.com. For many this was old news but still a…

Right before Thanksgiving I posted an article on earning Hawaiian Airlines miles by going through their shopping portal and making purchases at Amazon.com. For many this was old news but still a…

I started this series of posts about booking your trip to Europe for summer 2013 with a post about booking business class. This post will focus on booking an economy class award. If you want to fly…

Delta Airlines has severed ties with both e-Miles and e-Rewards according to this thread and and this thread on FlyerTalk. As of the New Year, you are no longer be able to redeem currency accrued in…

This is a multi-part trip report that started here. After being escorted to our seat from our stellar private car ride, we met two pursers who were extremely friendly and professional. They both…