The Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card is one of the most popular premium travel rewards credit cards. Not only does the card have an excellent welcome bonus, but it offers compelling perks and points that make it worth holding onto long term. There are many…
A bit over a week ago Chase and Southwest introduced some really valuable welcome bonuses on their co-branded cards. Before we talk about the actual bonuses, let me talk briefly about Southwest Companion Pass, which is one of the best deals in travel.…
If you check the blog's Beginners Guide To Miles & Points, you'll see that I have a section with my valuation of various points currencies. However, every so often I like to go through and comprehensively adjust my valuation of points, given how it's…
Recently we saw the introduction of the new Citi Rewards+℠ Card, which is a no annual fee card that I'm excited about. Given some of the other popular cards that Citi has, like the Citi Premier℠ Card, I figured it made sense to look at the best way to…
British Airways Avios can simultaneously be one of the most valuable and one of the most frustrating points currencies out there. British Airways has a distance based award chart, meaning the currency is valuable in instances where other points wouldn't…
One of the best perks of The Platinum Card® from American Express ($550 annual fee) and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express ($450 annual fee) is access to Centurion Lounges. These lounges are for the most part significantly better than…
Hotel openings are frequently delayed, and that's not too surprising. After all, opening a hotel is no small task, and there's a lot that has to be coordinated. But then there are some hotel openings that are delayed for years and years. I imagine this…
The Chase Freedom Unlimited® is one of the most useful credit cards out there for everyday spend, though it's not a card that everyone should have, in my opinion. So in this post I wanted to take a look at who should and shouldn't consider picking up…
Aeromexico has gotten political in some of their ads recently. Aeromexico's biggest foreign market is the US, though obviously right now there's some contention between the US and Mexico, especially regarding the wall (heck, we've had our longest government…
Norwegian has been in a challenging financial position, and the airline is working on reducing costs this year. They've undertaken an "extensive cost cutting initiative," which altogether is expected to save the airline $230 million. This comes in many…
I appreciate any time that a country eliminates barriers to visiting, both in terms of cost and convenience. In my opinion you shouldn't have to pay for the privilege of spending your tourist dollars somewhere. If you do have to pay, countries should…
British Airways has been investing quite a bit in their premium product. Most notably, they've completely overhauled their business class soft product, and I've been really impressed. They've introduced new bedding and food, and this summer they'll be…
Avianca Brasil has been around for over 15 years, though only fairly recently expanded internationally. The airline is currently Brasil's fourth largest airline. They used to just operate domestic flights, with a fleet of about 50 narrowbody Airbus aircraft.…
A couple of days ago I wrote about how Aer Lingus plans on rebranding for the first time in nearly 25 years. At the time there was a leaked picture of the new livery. Today the airline officially revealed their rebranding at a ceremony in Dublin. If…
I have no clue how it's possible that this was released over two weeks ago, but just entered my life now. VietJet is a Vietnamese low cost carrier that is perhaps best known globally for their annual flight attendant bikini calendar. Personally I'm not…
Since January 3, Qatar Airways has been teasing something throughout their social media channels with the hashtag #LikeNeverBefore. Many of us assumed that this was a big announcement that we should actually be excited about. After all, Qatar Airways…
United has just revealed the details of their new employee uniforms, which they'll begin testing shortly. As customers, employee uniforms shouldn't matter to us. At least not directly. The way I see it, what's important in airline uniforms is that:
Avianca LifeMiles are one of my favorite mileage currencies. Not only does LifeMiles directly sell miles at a discount, but you can also transfer points from Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One, and Citi ThankYou, to build up your balance. LifeMiles…
For the average American, the single best way to maximize travel rewards is to make sure you're applying for the best credit cards, and using the right credit cards for your daily spending. Having the card that best suits your spending patterns can be…
The United Polaris concept was introduced in December 2016, though the rollout was initially really slow. While they opened the Polaris Lounge Chicago as of that date, it was a few months before the first plane featured Polaris seats, and about 18 months…
I've been a loyal T-Mobile customer for over 2.5 years now, as I made the switch from AT&T at that point. Among the big US carriers, T-Mobile was for a long time by far the leader when it came to international data, thanks to their Simple Choice Plan.…
