Category Archives: Cheap Travel

Hyatt’s Gild Hall A Thompson Hotel in NYC: My King Suite Review

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 4 Comments

Last week we stayed at Gild Hall A Thompson Hotel, a Hyatt property in Lower Manhattan, to celebrate my wife’s birthday. I wanted to book a suite for the occasion, and a Gild Hall King suite was what I thought the nicest standard suite I’ve seen, even if you count hotels that cost much… Continue Reading

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Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Sep 5 — Sep 11 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

Here are some interesting points, miles, credit cards and other travel-related articles and posts from around the blogosphere. Planes An interesting Miles to Memories idea on how to transfer AmEx points to United. As a reminder, United is not an AmEx transfer partner, so a direct transfer is not in the cards, but you… Continue Reading

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Fuel Surcharge Showdown: Turkish miles vs. ANA miles

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 4 Comments

These pesky fuel surcharges are my favorite pet peeve. Not unlike so-called hotel “resort charges,” there is nothing real about them. These so-called “surcharges” are merely a legalized scam, an accounting trick, a profit center that allows airlines to screw travel agencies out of commissions and extract money from their loyalty program members… Continue Reading

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Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Aug 29 — Sep 4 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

Here are some interesting points, miles, credit cards and other travel-related articles and posts from around the blogosphere. Planes Everyone and their mother has told you about the new 12 transfer bonuses from American Express. But only yours truly has offered an actionable post on the best bonuses you might actually want to use.… Continue Reading

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Can’t Choose From 12 AmEx Transfer Bonuses? Here Are the Best 3!

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 7 Comments

AmEx is offering an unprecedented number of transfer bonuses to airlines and hotels (HT: u/corncobcareers @Reddit). Most of them you wouldn’t want to use, but that still leaves a number of choices. Log on to your account to see these offers (my preferred choices are in green). AmEx airline transfer bonuses 25% Aeromexico Club Premier… Continue Reading

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UPDATED: Awesome Iberia Business Class Award Availability Like You’ve Never Seen Before; Chase 30% and AmEx 40% Transfer Bonuses

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 12 Comments

UPDATE 9/2/21 I’m updating this post because: AmEx is now offering a 40% transfer bonus to all Avios programs including Iberia I’ve revised a part of my original post (explained below) As you might or might not know, I have posted a lot, and I mean A LOT of stories about Iberia, mostly for… Continue Reading

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Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Aug 22 — Aug 28 2021

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 2 Comments

Here are some interesting articles and posts from around the blogosphere. Planes It would only cost you 33,750 Turkish miles to fly in Business between Dallas and Istanbul from September 24 to March 23. While this deal is very narrow (it only works between these two cities), that’s a 12-hour flight in a delightful… Continue Reading

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Maldives ALL INCLUSIVE Overwater Villa From $626 a Day at a Highly Rated Resort!

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

You can book an all inclusive overwater villa in the Maldives for $626 a night, but it’s actually even better than that. But first, let me get this disclosure out of the way. This is not an advertisement, just a deal that I believe is worth sharing. I haven’t received any compensation for this… Continue Reading

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Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Aug 15 — Aug 21 2021 August 15, 2021

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Andy Shuman • 2 Comments

Here are some interesting articles and posts from around the blogosphere. Planes The 25% Citi transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles has been extended until Aug 27. Here is a brief post from Doctor of Credit to remind us that this bonus is not an isolated case (historically speaking), LOL. The post below is a… Continue Reading

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