There had been some rumors about changes coming to the US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards card, but they’ve now been confirmed. Below are the pertinent changes:Beginning December 31, 2017, FlexPoints will be worth 1.5 cents per point for all airline ticket, car … [Read more...]
Targeted 50,000-Point Bonus for Existing Amex Business Platinum Cardholders
If you currently hold an American Express Business Platinum Card, you might want to check your e-mail. Several people, including myself, received the following offer:Earn 40,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $5,000 and an extra 10,000 points when you … [Read more...]
Reader Poll: Should I Bid to Upgrade on My Singapore Airlines Flight?
Last year, Singapore Airlines introduced a new concept that allows customers to bid on upgrades. This is something that is more common among Asian carriers, at least to my knowledge, but I haven't heard of too many people who have experienced this in the past.The … [Read more...]
Sun, Fun, Sand, and Seafood on the Redneck Riviera
If you've been following our vacation journey so far, you'll recognize our final destination as Gulf Shores, Alabama. An area affectionately known as the Redneck Riviera. So why choose the Redneck Riviera, when there's much closer beaches in Galveston? Pretty simple, … [Read more...]
40% Membership Rewards Bonus on Transfers to Avios
American Express is offering a temporary 40% bonus on Membership Rewards transfers to British Airways and Iberia. The Membership Rewards bonus of 40% is good through September 17, 2017. American Express does not limit the number of miles that can be transferred to … [Read more...]
Review: British Airways First Lounge Heathrow T5
One of my favorite benefits of Oneworld Emerald status is access to first class lounges when traveling internationally. These lounges aren't always all that great, and due to potentially a lot of travelers with access, can be crowded. Still, I have enjoyed my visits to … [Read more...]
Review: Primeclass Business Lounge, Riga International Airport (RIX)
Priority Pass is fantastic for international travel, as it permits you to use lounges in smaller airports like Riga. The Primeclass Business lounge, much like the lounge in IDW Esperanza Resort Lounge in Vilnius, was a nice, comfortable place to relax, eat, and get some … [Read more...]
JetBlue’s Low-Cost Mint Service Coming to Seattle and Las Vegas
I just wrote last week about a new discount on Mint, JetBlue's low-cost business class cabin. Now it's even easier to fly Mint with routes to new destinations in Seattle and Las Vegas (HT to One Mile at a Time). Somehow I didn't notice this despite including the same … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific Sale! Fly to China starting at $574 Roundtrip
Cathay Pacific is having a sale to China and it's pretty good. From now until July 31, 2017, you can book roundtrip airfare from the United States to several cities in China for as low as $574, inclusive of all taxes and fees. That's a pretty good deal to China and … [Read more...]
Three Days in Riga, Latvia
After flying airBaltic from Vilnius to Riga, we arrived on a somewhat rainy day in Latvia. One of the first things that I noticed was that Riga is a much more commercially-developed city over Vilnius, which is more agrarian and a little less, "dense," relatively … [Read more...]
