I took my very first proper mileage run in late 2017. At the time I wasn’t necessarily going for American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite status, but rather I simply booked an incredible mistake fare. That year, Qatar Airways accidentally published a $600 business class fare from Vietnam back to various United States gateways. I…
When my girlfriend and I had to rebook our trip to South Africa we were extremely lucky to find a great Qatar Airways business class fare between Oslo and Cape Town. Even better, this routing mean that we would finally be able to fly in Qatar Airways QSuites business class on their flagship Airbus A350-1000…
A week before my girlfriend and I were scheduled to leave for Cape Town we had to completely rebook our trip. Originally we were going to fly from New York to Hong Kong and onto Cape Town with Cathay Pacific in premium economy. However, a week before our departure date we decided that we didn’t…
To catch our Qatar Airways flights to Cape Town, my girlfriend and I first needed to get from New York to Oslo. In the days leading up to our trip I searched frantically for Lufthansa First Class award space. In fact, I wrote an entire post about booking this flight here. Thankfully, the day before…
By the time this post is published I’ll be sitting in Frankfurt after (hopefully) another spectacular Lufthansa First Class flight. Specifically, I hope that I’m taking a quick nap in the incredible Lufthansa First Class Terminal! The reason I held up publishing this post is because this Lufthansa First Class flight was a surprise. My…
Earlier this year Chase made some changes to the popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card. The changes themselves weren’t that significant. However, Chase hasn’t changed the card much at all since releasing it in late 2016, so that alone makes the changes fairly important. Overall, the changes to the Chase Sapphire Reserve card are fairly minor.…
On Black Friday 2019 I ended up buying a set of round-trip tickets to Cape Town for my girlfriend and I. This is the third year I’ve purchased tickets during the Cathay Pacific Black Friday sale. The sale itself isn’t all that phenomenal, but it does offer a nice opportunity to book Premium Economy seats…
One of the most frustrating things about traveling is trying to stay connected. For years I’ve had T-Mobile One phone service which offers free international cell data. However, there have been a few times where I’ve arrived in a new country only to find out that T-Mobile doesn’t offer free data there. The other alternative…
Earlier this month, Chase made some fairly significant changes to the ever popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Those changes included an increased annual fee, a new Lyft partnership, and a new DoorDash benefit. Specifically, Chase Sapphire Reserve card holders now receive a complimentary DoorDash DashPass membership until the end of 2021. It seems those changes…
Just over two weeks ago Chase made some significant changes to the ever popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Notably, those changes included an increased annual fee (now $550) and added benefits with Lyft and DoorDash. With these changes the question on everyone’s mind seems to be whether or not they should keep the Chase Sapphire…
