Fifth Freedom flights are all about hacking. You must be aware of them, not only for award travel values, but also because they are often the cheapest revenue flights you can get. Most people have no idea what the Fifth Freedom is, and most of those who think they do, always confuse them with cabotage rules. Some folks… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Miles and Points
“Happy New Year” State of the Hobby Address (yes, LOL)
Let’s get one thing straight. We have lost a lot this year, but nothing else compares to this. The American Airlines AAdvantage program’s bloody massacre was not unexpected to anyone who doesn’t live on the Moon. What was unexpected—to me, at least—is the extent of the barbarity. That violent outbreak came right out of the United and Delta… Continue Reading
Book Etihad First Apartment — MAJOR UPDATE!
THE GREAT! A few days ago I wrote a piece about booking Etihad First Apartments with [soon to be devalued] AA miles. Book Etihad First Apartment While You Still Can! I noted that there was no A380 Apartment availability on the U.S.- Abu Dhabi flights till the end of the schedule (and yes, I did… Continue Reading
Kuala Lumpur Part A: Bangkok Airport Lounges, Malaysia Airlines Short Hop, Hilton DoubleTree Kuala Lumpur
This was the next stop in my Asian trip. I’d never been to Kuala Lumpur. We stayed at the Hilton DoubleTree Kuala Lumpur for 3 days, and I really liked it. I had talked to folks who told me there was nothing to do there. That’s simply not true. In my opinion, Kuala Lumpur… Continue Reading
Book Etihad First Apartment While You Still Can!
MAJOR UPDATE The Etihad First Apartment doesn’t come cheap, but I’ve become much more willing to spend waste my miles on the first class travel since the AA devaluation news. I used to argue a lot against it. All that Earn’n’Burn philosophy was kind of foreign to me. I was sitting on my high… Continue Reading
Two New Credit Card Bonus Offers
Hilton gave me the Diamond status. I have never held the highest elite status before. Yey! I used Marriott Gold to match it. Grateful to Hilton for coming through with this. I tried to build on that success and match it to Hyatt. I had attempted the Hyatt match on Twitter with SPG gold and… Continue Reading
Should I Transfer AMEX Points to Iberia?
I decided to take a closer look after reading a few posts about the option to transfer AMEX points to Iberia with a 25% bonus. I don’t have any AMEX points right now since I transferred all of them to ANA a few months back before closing my AMEX Business Platinum card. However, my cousin owes… Continue Reading
American Has SKYMILED AAdvantage: Now What?
12.03: Update for the AA Region List see below (thanks Jig!) In one of my most popular posts, Delta Smacks United I speculated that American would kill AAdvantage immediately after the merger with US Air. I was wrong. When DOJ gives its blessing to the sacred union between US Air and American, nothing will matter anymore.”… Continue Reading
Is 30% AMEX MR Transfer Bonus to JetBlue a Good Deal?
I’ve never considered revenue-based JetBlie TrueBlue a good frequent flyer program, even though I do like their seat configuration and the whole idea of civilized flying in economy. The only time I did use TrueBlue points was when I flew to Puerto Plata to stay at the Lifestyle Tropical AI resort in the Dominican Republic.… Continue Reading
Radisson Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel Review
Part 1: Mandatory Emirates First Class Review: NEW YORK-DUBAI EK204 Part 2: One Day in Dubai Part 3: NON-Mandatory Emirates First Class Review: DUBAI-BANGKOK EK374 I landed at BKK around 7:30 AM. Armed with a Fast Track Immigriation Track I was hoping to be at my hotel by before 9. Since I had two suitcases with me, I decided… Continue Reading
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