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United.com Hides Singapore Airlines Award Space
I give United grief about a lot of things, but one task it does very well is providing information on award space for nearly all its partners on United.com. They have one of the best award search...
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British Airways Loosens Rules for Household Accounts
Amol and I have spoken at length about the benefits of British Airways’ Avios program, which uses a distance-based award chart that is often cheaper than most other award booking options. For example,...
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Honeymoon Trip Report: Day Trip to Ubud
Megan and I took a two-week tour of Southeast Asia during our honeymoon in August/September of this year. Here’s the Trip Report Index: Booking the Honeymoon Asiana Airlines Business Class (SEA-ICN,...
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Seattle Meetup at TanakaSan on Thursday
This Thursday, I’ll be back at the monthly meetup for frequent flyers in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been absent for a long time from these monthly meetings with readers, but thanks are due to Biggles...
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Is Status Worth It? The Case for United Airlines
Last week I suggested that airline elite status may not be justified for some people any longer as programs have changed their rules and their award charts in the past year or two. I promised to follow...
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Hyatt’s “Endless Possibilities” Promotion Begins on January 15
Jeff Zidell just announced on MilePoint and FlyerTalk that Hyatt Gold Passport’s newest promotion will launch on January 15, 2014, and run through April 30. This is a fairly long promotional period of...
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Is Status Worth It? The Case for Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines, like much of the Pacific Northwest, sometimes seems to me like it lacks the attention it deserves in this country. But for the most part it works better that way. Surrounded by...
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Exciting New Partnership Between SPG and Caesars
It seems like there’s a mad dash for hotel chains to partner up with Las Vegas resorts, an area where most brands don’t have a strong presence. The latest announcement is between Starwood Preferred...
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Registration for SPG Q1 Promotion Now Open
Starwood Preferred Guest’s “Bring on the Nights” promotion for the start of 2014 is now accepting registration. Even if you don’t think you’ll participate, you should always register for promotions...
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Reminder: Seattle Meetup Tomorrow
Don’t forget to stop by Tanakasan tomorrow for drinks and discussion about all things travel. I’ll be downstairs in the Mezzanine around 5 PM. Tanakasan is located at 2121 6th Ave. Get more details by...
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Is Status Worth It? The Case for Delta Air Lines
I generally don’t have nice things to say about Delta’s Sky Miles frequent flyer program. But Delta has also been making many changes lately that earn them a second look. So, as I did for United’s...
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Alaska Airlines Offering Free Uber Rides to SeaTac
In the spirit of their current #nonstopservice campaign, Alaska Airlines is picking up the tab for those who plan to fly home for Christmas on December 23 and 24. You can make a reservation through the...
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Update on Upgrade Shenanigans
I was pretty pleased with myself two weeks ago when I posted about my experience giving up my seat on an overbooked flight on United Airlines in exchange for a shorter itinerary and an upgrade....
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Is Status Worth It? The Case for American Airlines
Wrapping up my series this week, today I will make the case for elite status on American Airlines. You can also read what I thought earlier about United, Delta, and Alaska and the “sweet spots” in each...
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My Dream Rental Car
I’m going to try out Silvercar this afternoon when visit my family for the weekend. It’s some fancy rental concept that has a fleet entirely composed of silver Audi A4s. I don’t care about the car so...
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But I’m Not Going to Austin Today…
I don’t normally make errors when I book flights and hotels. In fact, I’m a bit OCD on the matter and have been known to look back and forth between the Internet browser and my calendar so many times...
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Hyatt to Revamp Stay Certificates and Gift Cards
Hyatt has announced many changes lately to their Gold Passport loyalty program, including a new award tier, some higher award prices, and new Points + Cash awards (which can be upgraded and earn elite...
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New Marriott MegaBonus a Bit of a Downgrade
Make no mistake, Marriott’s MegaBonus promotion does offer some value. For the first quarter of 2014 it’s offering 35,000 Marriott Rewards points to some members after staying 20 nights, which is...
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Trip Report: Turkish Business Class Istanbul – Toronto
A few weeks ago, I managed to fly Turkish Airlines Business class on their 777-300ER. Turkish Airlines features fully flat beds and free wifi throughout their aircraft fleet. In addition, their food is...
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Three New CVS Pharmacies to Open In Seattle
One of the largest impediments to efficient manufactured spend in the Pacific Northwest is the absence of CVS. We have few or no places to buy Vanilla Reload cards here, which are the easiest way to...
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