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To conclude my HKG over MLK weekend I specifically booked a flight through Los Angeles to review one or two lounges in the airport. I scheduled a 3 hour layover to give myself plenty of time to fully enjoy each lounge. My Cathay Pacific flight landed in Los Angeles at about 10:30AM. The flight took…
After two incredible visits to both Cathay Pacific First Class lounges in Hong Kong (The Wing & The Pier) it was finally time to board my flight back to the United States. Although I needed to get back to Chicago, I decided to book a flight home via Los Angeles. I booked through LA because…
Many of American Express’ flagship credit cards actually aren’t credit cards at all. Instead, American Express’ most famous cards are actually Charge Cards. This doesn’t make much of a difference when swiping your card, but it makes a significant difference at the end of each month. At the end of each month payment on charge…
After visiting Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Class Lounge, it was time for the long walk back to my departure gate for my flight back to the United States. However, before I boarded my flight I wanted to visit one last lounge as part of my HKG Over MLK weekend. For my last lounge visit…
Hurry, now is your last chance to earn Starbucks Gold status after just a single purchase with Chase Pay. The offer is to earn 300 Starbucks Stars after linking your Chase Pay account to your Starbucks account. The offer expires on March 19th 2018 (tomorrow), so make sure to act fast if you want to…
As a few of you may remember, earlier this year I had a fairly poor experience with headphones. Specifically, I had a pretty bad experience with the new Bose SoundSport Free headphones. Those headphones were $250 and didn’t quite work as well as I’d hoped. Luckily, after reaching out to Bose, the manufacturer agreed to…
As my MLK weekend in Hong Kong came to a close it was time to head back to Hong Kong International Airport. I generally wouldn’t head to an airport 6 hours before a flight, but this trip to the airport was different. This trip to the airport was different because I had a few lounges…
The Citi ThankYou Premier card is among my favorite credit cards in my wallet today. I’d argue it’s the single best all around points earning credit card out there. The card comes with a great points earning structure which most people should find easy to maximize. For this reason, whenever anyone asks me for a…
Over the past few years I’ve earned a lot of American Airlines AAdvantage miles. I’ve earned miles both from flying and from a few different credit card sign-up bonuses. As I racked up the miles I began thinking of ways to use my miles. One of the issues I’ve mentioned before is that I often…
Late last year I finally signed up for the Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard. I signed up for this card because it gives me the ability to earn valuable Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD). If I put $20,000 of annual spend on this card I’ll earn $3,000 EQD each calendar year. That’s 25% of the EQD…
