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…
Back in 2009 the movie Up In The Air shed light on the odd world of frequent flyer programs. The movie provided a rare glimpse into the world of points and miles that few had seen before. In the movie, I’ll never forget the scene when Ryan (George Clooney) and Alex (Vera Farmiga) sat down…
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…
Over the past several weeks I’ve been proactively requesting new contactless credit cards for each of my Chase credit card accounts. This process began when I received an email from Chase notifying me that the Chase Freedom card is now contactless. As of writing, every single one of my Chase credit card accounts now offers…
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…
Late last year I decided to surprise my girlfriend with a trip to Cape Town. Well, when I say it that way it sounds incredibly nice of me. In actuality, for Black Friday 2019, Cathay Pacific offered Premium Economy from New York to Cape Town for just $1,600. That was a fantastic deal as it…
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.…
Over the past several years there have been some significant improvements in consumer credit cards. Specifically, credit card issuers now provide consumers with very generous bonus point earning categories that far exceed what was offered just a few years ago. One of those categories where credit card issuers really reward card holders is dining out. Several…
