I've been wanting to visit Tibet for years. I visited Bhutan last year and had an incredible time, and I imagine I'd enjoy Tibet just as much. I love being outdoors and hiking, so it's something that has been high on my list for a while. On top of that,…
I get a lot of email pitches, and most of them are actively uninteresting to me. "Ben: new data about millennial basketweaving trends in Namibia." That'll be a no from me. But earlier I received an email with the subject line: "Labor dispute amid Polaris…
In May Chase introduced a new Ink Business Card, meaning they now have three cards in that "family," including the Ink Business UnlimitedSM Credit Card, Ink Business Cash℠ Credit Card, and Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card. The best part about Chase's…
I lived in Tampa for over a decade, so will always have a soft spot in my heart for the city's beautiful airport. I've also enjoyed watching the airport grow. I remember when I was a kid I'd get super excited when I drove up to the airport and saw the…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
12 months ago, several Arab countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing them of destabilising the region, by backing militant groups including the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda. These countries included: -- Saudi Arabia -- Bahrain -- United…
Qatar Airways recently acquired a 49% stake in Meridiana, which they rebranded as Air Italy. Qatar Airways has crazy expansion plans for the airline, as they want to take advantage of Alitalia's weakness to make Air Italy the national carrier. Air Italy…
Iberia Plus has run what I'd consider to be the promotion of the year, as they offered 9,000 bonus Avios for every segment booked, up to 90,000 bonus Avios. The Avios post within 10 days of booking rather than after flying, so many people booked $30…
Iberia's insane promotion for up to 90,000 bonus Avios ends today, and I'm sure we're now all anxiously awaiting our Avios being deposited. If you are one of the people who signed up for an Iberia Plus account just shortly before booking your flight,…
In early May the new Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card was introduced. As part of Marriott creating a new loyalty program they're changing up their credit card portfolio, and this new card is part of that. The card has a $95 annual fee, and…
In responding to comments this morning, it seems there is still a lot of enthusiasm around the potential 90,000 mile Iberia promo, and even more questions about how to actually use Iberia Avios. As you've probably noticed when booking your revenue tickets,…
With few non-stop flights from the U.S. to the Middle East and India, these destinations aren't exactly a strong point for Membership Rewards. That being said, there are still some fun ways to book awards that I think you should know. If you're willing…
For many years, most airports around the world have had strict requirements for liquids, gels and aerosols taken on board flights. While some airports' policies may vary slightly, Heathrow, for example has the following rules (which are the same for…
I love a feel-good airline marketing story, and KLM has just come up with an awesome one. I'll let them describe it themselves: "Arnold Neuhaus recently turned 90. His great-grandson, Jagger, teamed up with KLM to surprise Arnold with the flight of a…
This past week I wrapped up a trip to Italy and Greece. At the moment I'm just completing some domestic travel, and then early next week will be headed to the Middle East to check out Muscat's new airport, fly Oman Air's brand new 787 first class, and…
With the Iberia Plus promotion we've seen over the past few days (which has left a lot of us scratching our heads), it got me thinking about my general disappointment with the lack of creativity we see from loyalty programs nowadays, especially as it…
I won't be writing many reviews for this site, firstly because Ben has reviewed just about everything, and secondly because his reviews will probably be far better than mine, but I wanted to write about The Grain Store, because it is such a genius solution.…
Hong Kong Airlines just recently started flying to the US using their new A350s. As of now the airline flies to Los Angeles and San Francisco, and they plan to add flights to New York soon as well. Given that Cathay Pacific historically has a stronghold…
My flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was scheduled to depart at 12PM. However, when reviewing lounges I always like for them to be as empty as possible so I can freely take pictures, so I decided to the airport shortly before the lounge was scheduled…
I've flown Cathay Pacific a countless number of times, but had never flown Cathay Dragon, which is Cathay Pacific's subsidiary that operates many of their shorthaul flights, including flights to mainland China. While their product is very similar to…
My connection in Shanghai was supposed to be about two hours -- I was scheduled to arrive at 12:40PM, and I was scheduled to depart at 2:30PM. I know, planning a 1hr50min connection on separate tickets at Shanghai Airport was probably a bad decision,…
I was looking forward to the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of Vietnam Airlines' 787 and A350. I boarded through the forward door of the plane, and turned right into the business class cabin. Vietnam Airlines has two A350 configurations…
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card was introduced just under two years ago, and with it Chase has managed to capture a whole new market that previously wasn't generally interested in premium credit cards. The card has been extremely popular among millennials,…
Emirates is by far the world's largest operator of the A380. The airline exclusively has 777s and A380s, so they operate huge planes on short routes (and also huge planes on long routes, obviously). As it stands, the airline operates the world's longest…
Through tomorrow, Iberia is running what I'd consider to be the airline promotion of the year. The airline is offering 9,000 bonus Avios for every flight you book directly on iberia.com. The best part is that the Avios are supposed to post within 10…
Anyone who flies regularly knows that delays and cancelations happen, and there's often very little that we can do about it. As a general rule, I try to avoid Chicago’s O’Hare like the plague – I’ve even gone so far as to use it as a criteria for my…
James Corden is the host of The Late Late Show, and a couple of days ago I shared a video of him “working” at The Savoy in London. In this segment he performed the duties of a bellmen, butler, and restaurant server, of course with his signature…
Since the good fares are rapidly disappearing, I wanted to make one more quick post about this amazing Iberia offer for 9,000 bonus Avios per ticket. I wrote about the deal before I took advantage of it myself (since I don't know how much longer this…
Earlier I wrote about the incredible promotion where Iberia is offering 9,000 bonus Avios for every booking you make by June 24, 2018. Given that Iberia sells tickets starting at just ~$30 one-way, and given that they post the Avios within 10 days of…
This offer is simply crazy. Up until now I've held off on writing about it because I figured there was no way they'd honor this or intended for the promotion to be as such, but... it seems like this is for real? The promotion is pretty simple. You can…
Since mid-May, we've been seeing increased welcome bonuses on two of American's co-branded Citi credit cards. Specifically, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World…
The CardMatch Tool, which is offered by creditcards.com, often gives people access to bigger targeted card welcome bonuses. In order to use the tool you have to enter your name, address, and last four of your social security number, and based on that,…
