The Ink Business Cash℠ Credit Card, is one of the all around most lucrative business credit cards out there. The card has a big welcome bonus, no annual fee, and offers up to 5x points. In conjunction with cards earning Ultimate Rewards points, this…
A few times per year Aeroplan offers a bonus when you convert hotel points into miles, and in late March Aeroplan announced the latest such promotion. Through this promotion you can earn a 30% bonus if you convert hotel points into Aeroplan miles. The…
While Emirates is cracking down on passengers who are removing items from planes, Cathay Pacific is now reportedly doing the same for employees. Danny Lee at the South China Morning Post reports that Cathay Pacific is newly cracking down on flight attendants…
Does this actually matter? No, not really. But yes, actually, it sort of does, because apparently I don't know how to pronounce the name of the family that founded what became the world's largest hotel group. I've been saying it wrong all this time!…
Let me say up front that this isn't quite as straightforward as it sounds, and the accusations against these people are regarding something that was allegedly planned over a year ago. As was reported a while back (though this is the first time I'm hearing…
Hainan Airlines is generally regarded as the best mainland Chinese airline, and I've had positive experiences flying with them. The airline primarily flies 787s to the US, as they have 38 of them, including 787-8 and 787-9 variants. The airline already…
Air France has a total of 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft on order, and they'll be taking delivery of their first such plane this year. Initially the first A350s were supposed to go to Air France's low cost carrier, Joon, though that concept is being discontinued…
I've just spent about 30 hours at the brand new W The Palm Dubai, which opened a couple of months ago. Physically the property is beautiful, while keeping in mind the general W design constraints (like their aversion to bathrooms that have any privacy,…
We knew that we wanted to incorporate a few days of beach time into this trip, but had been cautioned that Da Nang and Hoi An would be far too cold to enjoy the beach in February (this ended up being far from the truth, but weather is like that sometimes).…
This is heartbreaking. Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with incredible people, so to see the news of the Easter attack in the country today is just awful. While some of the details are still emerging, 150+ people are dead and 500+ people are injured…
Hello from the UAE! I'm in the middle of a trip to Lebanon and the UAE. While Lebanon was awesome, the UAE has been a comedy of errors on the hotel front, as I'll share in a separate post shortly. It has been a fun trip, but to be honest at this point…
Hello from Dubai! After flying Air France's 787-9 business class from Detroit to Paris, MEA's A330 business class from Paris to Beirut, and then spending a few days in Beirut, it was time to continue to Dubai. I flew Emirates' 777 business class on the…
With only about 40 hours in Saigon, we had to be fairly aggressive about how we spent our time. While we of course wanted to enjoy the city and the local cuisine, visiting some of the sites related to the wars was high on our list. Both Heather's dad…
I end up passing through the UAE quite a bit, given that it's a hub for Emirates and Etihad. On the surface it's also a great hotel market, as there are lots of reasonably priced luxury hotels. If you visit in summer you can even stay at an incredible…
I just wrapped up an incredible three days in Beirut (well, minus the airport experience), and wanted to share my impressions of the city and surrounding area. While I'm more of a fan of nature than cities, Beirut has been on my top five list of cities…
There are a lot of great credit cards out there. Personally I have 25 at the moment. While I know some people are like me in terms of how many cards they have, I know other people say "I don't want that many cards, I could never keep track of them. Give…
We knew that we wanted to incorporate a few days of beach time into this trip, but had been cautioned that Da Nang and Hoi An would be far too cold to enjoy the beach in February (this ended up being far from the truth, but weather is like that sometimes).…
With only about 40 hours in Saigon, we had to be fairly aggressive about how we spent our time. While we of course wanted to enjoy the city and the local cuisine, visiting some of the sites related to the wars was high on our list. Both Heather's dad…
When it came time to book our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, I didn't even look beyond the Park Hyatt Saigon. Ben had stayed there a few years ago and raved about it (though never wrote a full review), and the location seemed perfect for our purposes. Booking…
I feel like we've been talking about this trip my cousin Heather and I were going to take with our moms for months now (granted, we booked much further in advance than I typically do), so I'm excited to be finally reporting back with all the fun details.…
Delta recently became the first US airline to take delivery of the Airbus A220. This plane was formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries, but ended up being rebranded as the A220 thanks to a joint venture between Bombardier and Airbus. The A220 represents…
On Monday night I spent about eight hours at the new Istanbul Airport, which just officially opened this past Saturday. I've already written a detailed review of the new airport, which is both beautiful and poorly designed. In this post I wanted to share…
When I mentioned on the blog I was going to Beirut, there were two main themes in terms of reader comments: -- Beirut is awesome, you'll have a great time -- Beirut Airport is the worst thing in the world Prior to visiting I believed the first point,…
When it came time to book our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, I didn't even look beyond the Park Hyatt Saigon. Ben had stayed there a few years ago and raved about it (though never wrote a full review), and the location seemed perfect for our purposes. Booking…
Chase has what I'd consider to be the best portfolio of business credit cards, which offer everything I look for in cards — great welcome bonuses, big spending category bonuses, and useful perks. One of my favorite things about these cards is how they…
Yesterday I shared the story of what happened to an American Airlines A321 last week that was scheduled to fly from New York to Los Angeles. Immediately after takeoff the plane banked uncontrollably 45 degrees to the left, causing the wing to strike…
As an update to this post from a couple of weeks ago, points transfers from Amex and Citi to Etihad Guest are once again working as they should. The issue with Amex was resolved last week, and the issue with Citi is now resolved as well. Below is the…
Understandably (and justifiably) there are some cards that have become extremely popular, that just about anyone who is into miles & points has in their wallet. The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card come to mind (and there…
Travel providers have long had a love-hate relationship with online travel agencies like Expedia. Historically both airlines and hotels have relied on these third-party booking sites to sell their seats and rooms, yet they've also done everything they…
We frequently see loyalty programs sell points at a discount, and for many this is an opportunity to buy points at a cost that makes sense, especially for aspirational redemptions. At the moment we're seeing several loyalty programs offering great deals…
I feel like we've been talking about this trip my cousin Heather and I were going to take with our moms for months now (granted, we booked much further in advance than I typically do), so I'm excited to be finally reporting back with all the fun details.…
While most of us have hung up our snow gear for the season (if you live in the midwest, sorry!) spring is the best time to lock in deals for next year's ski season passes. I wrote about this at length last month, so if the world of multi-resort season…
