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Of all the cards in my wallet today the American Express Gold card is the misfit. I call the card a misfit not because I don’t appreciate it, but rather because I don’t know what to do with it. I can’t decide if it should replace my Chase Sapphire Reserve card entirely or if I…
It’s been an interesting past few years for Marriott hotels. See, back in 2015 Marriott and Starwood formally announced plans to merge. That announcement set in motion a chain of events which eventually led to the formal announcement of the Marriott Bonvoy rewards program earlier this year. However, a lot happened in between then and…
It seems with each month or year credit card bonuses get larger and larger. A few years ago a 60,000 point signup bonus seemed incredible, but now people really only get excited for 100,000+ bonuses! This is especially true for credit cards that earn redeemable points. Likewise, hotel credit cards, such as the Marriott Bonvoy…
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the AAdvantage Dining program and the reason for that is pretty simple. I haven’t been writing about the program because it’s been a while since I’ve used the AAdvantage Dining Program. See, a few months ago I moved from Chicago to New York and since moving I…
While I realize it’s still several weeks before the year’s halfway point, in a certain way, for me, the year is already well more than halfway over. Already this year I’ve earned 92,000 Elite Qualifying Miles and just over $13,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars with the American Airlines AAdvantage program. That’s just shy of the 100,000…
Amazon Prime is quickly becoming my favorite way to buy nearly everything. I was a bit late to Prime Membership as I only signed up back in 2016. Until that point I had a car and didn’t mind driving to the store to grab what I needed. However, over time I moved closer to downtown…
After spending a few hours in the Sydney Airport it was finally time to board our Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland to continue or trip down under. Although the flight awkwardly departed in the early evening my girlfriend and I specifically picked it because it was on one of Qantas’ Airbus A330 aircraft. Almost…
One of the things that I love about traveling as much as I’ve been fortunate enough to do is that you gain experience. You learn how to haggle, you learn how to cut corners, and you learn to be thrifty. All in all, I’d argue that traveling allows you to learn “street smarts” the quickest…
As my girlfriend and I continued our vacation in Oceania we left our hotel in Sydney, hopped on a ferry, transferred to a train, and arrived at Sydney Airport. The trip to the airport took a lot less time than anticipated so we ended up with about 3 hours to burn at the airport before…
Over the past few years we’ve seen some incredible Premium Cabin fares from various OneWorld airlines (Qatar and Cathay) from Vietnam back to the United States. I’ve personally been fortunate enough to jump in on a few of these fares which has been a ton of fun. However, beginning a trip in Vietnam presents a…
