Last month I took my family to Italy for a vacation and had the chance to try out a couple of airlines that I had not yet flown. On the way over, I booked a one way flight from Newark (EWR) to Rome (FCO) through Norwegian, a low-cost international carrier that flies from several U.S. cities to […]

  I had a great time in Vietnam and wanted to stay longer, but I was also looking forward to my EVA Air flights to get back to the USA. I was booked in their 777 Royal Laurel business class on both the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Taipei and also the long […]

Greetings from South Korea! I just spent the last several hours touring around Seoul compliments of a tour offered here at the ICN airport for transiting passengers. We arrived early this morning, and there were several free tour options throughout the day. We opted for the Changdeokgung Palace tour and then a stop for a […]

I always like to tell people that Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Starpoints are one of the best award currencies you can have. They have great flexibility to transfer to over 2 dozen airline partners and can really facilitate some great high value redemptions. For every 20,000 Starpoints that you transfer to an airline, SPG automatically […]

For many years there was not a lot to look forward to after arriving to Philadelphia International Airport. Long lines, sub-par amenities, and an overall disappointing experience until you escaped via your flight. However, with the opening of the new American Express Centurion Lounge this past week, PHL now has a fantastic lounge with great […]

Wow–it’s been a while since I last posted! I have been busy learning French, re-qualifying on the C-17 Globemaster, and starting a new job. It was a busy Spring and now I am sitting (in coach) on an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco to celebrate a wedding of one of my best […]

Often times companies will offer promotions whereby you receive bonus miles or points if you meet a certain goal. Each year Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) offers a promotion called “Accelerate.” After registering for the promotion, if you complete the challenges, you get the extra points. Simple enough. In case you are not familiar, IHG is the […]

Just for fun, I am going to do something a little different today and review an aircraft that no amount of points/miles can get you a ride on. Unless you are the President, one of the President’s staff members, aides, or invited guests, or a member of the traveling press corps–it is pretty difficult to actually get […]

The Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express card is one of my favorite credit cards because of the many great uses for SPG points. For a limited time, American Express has increased the sign up bonus on both the personal and business versions of this card to 35,000 points. The normal sign up bonus is […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Surely this is one of the flower industry’s biggest days in terms of sales. If you are planning to send flowers to someone to celebrate Cupid today, don’t forget to maximize your airline miles or hotel points with the easy steps below. I was able to earn 30 miles for every dollar I […]