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I had a blast spending 70 hours in Beijing with my brother this week using the 72-Hour Visa-Free Transit rule. on a section of the "wild" Great Wall near Jiankou The rule requires you to enter China…

Visa entry requirement change frequently. I will not update this post.

American Airlines' best Business and First Class are both found on the 777-300ER, its newest international plane. The 777-300ER features fully flat beds in Business Class and First Class, plus a walk…

United partner Azul, a Brazilian low cost carrier, is adding flies to the United States in December 2014. December 1, 2014: Viracopos-Campinas (VCP) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) December 15, 2014:…

A few days ago, I hiked to Sai Wan Village and Sheung Luk Stream in Hong Kong on the advice of an American friend who'd done the hike last year.

Last week I flew United economy for eight hours from Honolulu to Guam. I shared how I got my own row in economy for a long and comfortable nap. I also got free food on the flight. There are a few…

The card offer described in this post has expired. To see the latest top travel credit cards with big bonuses that will save you tons, check out our Top 10 List for Consumers and Top 10 List for…

As promised in yesterday’s post on the Five Under-Priced Awards on the American Airlines Chart, today I'll post six under-priced awards on the United chart. The basic premise of these posts and my…

A few days ago I flew from Honolulu to Guam in United economy and got myself five seats in a row, so I could sleep during the flight. Even at 6'4", I only needed four consecutive seats for sleep. I…

Yesterday's post on the Coolest Thing You Can Do with 60,000 Miles was a hit, so I thought I'd follow up with how you can create your own THINK BIG itineraries with miles. The basic premise of that…

Expired There are three Delta cards with 50,000 mile bonus offers that end today September 8, 2014. The Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card is the basic personal card. It offers 50,000 bonus miles after…

Last week I urged people to be realistic with their miles and listed The Easiest Places to Get with Miles. Today I'm telling you to dream big and to look to do things with miles that you couldn't…

Yesterday, I flew a United 777-200 equipped with the carrier's latest entertainment concept: I could freely stream hundreds of movies and TV shows on my own laptop or United's iOS app.

Yesterday I wrote about the Four Easiest Places to Go with Miles. Colombia was part of one of the regions that has plentiful award space, and it is on my radar at the moment as I book myself a two…

A generous "Cave Dweller" has donated four Southwest drink coupons that expire December 31, 2015. I'm going to give two each to two lucky winners. If you're flying Southwest before then, leave a…

Cathay Pacific First Class is: awesome: full trip report cheap: 67,500 American Airlines miles one way between the United States and East Asia easy to book with miles Cathay Pacific operates…

Where are the easiest places to get with frequent flyer miles, especially if you're just starting out? I started thinking about it because I had a string of very tough requests through my Free Credit…

Last week, Citi announced that ThankYou Points are now transferable to Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles.

Edit 9/3/14: Readers are reporting that Air France and Delta cannot ticket all the space shown on airfrance.us. There may be some sort of glitch. I'll try to get to the bottom of this. Award space is…

From September 2 - 30, 2014 US Airways is offering all Dividend Miles members the chance to purchase miles with up to a 100% bonus. Many past offers have been targeted, but not this one. During the…

Cathay Pacific is a Hong Kong-based member of oneworld with a mind-blowing First Class and a top-notch business class. Cathay Pacific First Class Bed Cathay Pacific flies from six North American…

This is the final post in a monthlong beginners' series that started here. You did it! You passed Miles Collecting 101.

Citi has just released a new cash back card that is the best on the market: Citi® Double Cash Card – 18 month BT offer You earn 1% back when you make a purchase and another 1% back as you make…

Alaska Airlines is having a sale on award flights between select cities. One way flights are going for as little as 5,000 Alaska Airlines miles + $5.60 for flights between August 30 and October 31,…

I got an error when I tried to transfer ThankYou Points to Air France Flying Blue miles. A Citi representative called me to let me know that my transfer would be cancelled, and I could re-initiate at…