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Happy New Year to everyone except a few Hawaiians, who are almost there. I'm 35,000 feet up in a Global First bed en route from LAX to Sydney then onto Auckland for the start of three weeks in…

Happy New Year to everyone except a few Hawaiians, who are almost there. I'm 35,000 feet up in a Global First bed en route from LAX to Sydney then onto Auckland for the start of three weeks in…

In a few minutes, i'll be on a boat in the middle of the Bosphorus River to celebrate New Years. If many of you don't know, the Bosphorus is the river that separates connects Asia & Europe!…

2012 was an incredible year for many reasons: I finally got to visit Kauai, one of the destinations that I most wanted to visit. Kauai didn't disappoint at all. Though my flights were just standard…

I'll be saying goodbye to 2012 35,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean in United Global First. (You can join me. Seats in business (4+) and first (1) opened up on the flight today for the first time since…

This is my third post of many which reflect my ongoing winter trip! The trip report started here and links to all the posts. I was hoping that when we landed, we wouldn't be assigned a gate. The…

Want to book a dream summer vacation to Europe? The time is now. Award space is still very good on a number of great routes on great products and will deteriorate in the coming months. Here's how I…

American Airlines business class used to stink.

Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad to everyone. Many of my favorite Christmas memories are travel related. Growing up, I could count on a ticket to the Aloha Bowl in my stocking, and we would go as a…

I'm not sure how I missed the press release two weeks ago, but US Airways has a new route debuting May 5, 2013: Charlotte (CLT) to Sao Paulo (GRU). The Wandering Aramean didn't miss the press…

This is the second post of ?? many about Tahsir's around the world trip. His first post was here, and I'll keep that post updated with links to all the posts. After departing the gate, the flight to…

Worst Award Ever? As part of Starwood's end-of-year recap of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, some annual facts and figures are given. The one that blew me away? Someone redeemed 870,000 SPG…

Tahsir's Itinerary Around the World in First Class is too long for one post.

This offer has expired. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. Issuing Bank: Barclay's Card: US Airways World MasterCard Sign Up Bonus: 40,000 US Airways Dividend Miles after…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk and this thread on Milepoint, Southwest will now start charging a no-show fee for those who fail to cancel their tickets before the flight departs. Extra fees,…

Marriott Hotels announced that they are changing the requirements for lifetime elite status. The FlyerTalk thread discussing Marriott lifetime benefits can be found here. Shockingly, the changes are…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, Hyatt has tweaked the award chart category for 17 of its properties. Hyatt's complete award chart can be found here for reference. These changes will go into…

According to this post on Milepoint, Alaska Airlines is offering 5,000 bonus miles for all travelers who sign up for Board Room memberships by December 31st. Alaska brands its club lounges as Board…

This offer has expired. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. I received an interesting credit card offer via email yesterday and wanted to share it with readers before it…

Update in 2015: Delta no longer allows stopovers on awards, so free one ways are impossible. Introduction to Free One Ways Master Thread: Free Oneways on American Airlines Awards (dead as of April…

Virgin America might have the best award chart in the world. Last week I covered the amazing deals to, from, and within Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines using Virgin America points. See 20k Points…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, Hawaiian Airlines will be adding an interesting new route to their network in July of 2013. Hawaiian will add nonstop service between Honolulu and Taipei,…

Last week I saved $65 on a oneway flight from Washington DC to Los Angeles because I had set a price alert on Kayak.com. A few years ago I saved $400 on a trip from Washington DC to Buenos Aires.…

A few months ago I helped David Code make an award booking. David free lances for the Huffington Post, so he tried to turn the experience into an article that was eventually rejected. Not wanting the…

Last Friday's giveaway was a free oneway anywhere Southwest flies. I said I would pick the winner this way: I want an expensive award to win, but I also want everyone to have a chance, so here’s what…