Kauai Honeymoon My wife and I started our honeymoon in Kauai the day after our wedding in May. I had just started collecting airline miles and hotel points in the summer of 2011. I signed up for a few… Continue Reading

A Week in London and Amsterdam Our weeklong trip to London and Amsterdam was booked with a combination of the signup bonuses from the United MileagePlus Explorer Visa card and Chase Sapphire card. We… Continue Reading

Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong I had booked three first class flagship seats on American Airlines to Hong Kong, and six hours before departure, I was on the phone with an American AAdvantage customer service… Continue Reading

We were happy that we decided to leave the following day after our wedding. It gave us the opportunity to get out of town quickly after the brunch on Sunday morning. We booked a positioning flight from… Continue Reading

Ireland and a Wee Bit O’ Scotland Ireland and a Wee Bit O’ ScotlandLast year I convinced four people in my family to sign up for the British Airways Visa card. My family, while they would… Continue Reading

Name: Adam www.pointmetotheplane.com FFP miles spent: None Hotel points spent: No points on the hotel but 125,000 on the experience, later reduced to 62,500 Approximate fees: None Airline(s) / Routing:… Continue Reading

Wine Tasting in South America Last month I took my first trip to South America and it was amazing! The destination and particulars of this trip were picked based on the friend I was traveling with. She… Continue Reading

I flew on Thai Airways from Sydney to Narita via Bangkok using Continental miles (120,000 miles I think). The flight had a schedule change, so I actually had seven hours in Bangkok–not a bad airport… Continue Reading

Thanks to the Aeroplan glitch (or unadvertised “promotion”), I put together a quick trip to Sydney and Auckland in business class for myself over Christmas and New Year’s. While the… Continue Reading

I know many people burned their British Airways miles prior to the start of Avios. So, I thought I’d share my recent BA mile-burner to Easter Island. I made a simple routing from New York (JFK)… Continue Reading