It’s back. A few times each year, Chase inflates the normal 25,000 point sign-up bonus for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards credit card to 50,000 points, and now is one of those times. Simply… Continue Reading
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Scenes From the First U.S. Cruise to Cuba in 50 Years
Carnival Corporation made history this week when the Adonia, operated by Carnival’s Fathom brand, sailed into Havana. The voyage began on May 1 in Miami, and Adonia arrived Havana the morning of… Continue Reading
O Canada: WestJet Launching Cheap Flights to London
Canadian travel to London is about to get about a lot easier as discounter WestJet, the second-largest carrier in Canada, begins service to London Gatwick from six cities in Canada. Who Is WestJet? WestJet… Continue Reading
Review: Aloft Seoul Gangnam
The grand opening of the Aloft Seoul Gangnam hotel property occurred on Wednesday, October 1, 2014; and I was a guest at that hotel property fewer than two weeks later. It would be the first night of… Continue Reading
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You can get instant “Loved” elite status with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Continue Reading
Hotel Review: W Times Square
Describing a hotel as being “in the heart of New York’s Times Square” not only sounds like a pitch from The Price is Right but might also be viewed as a disadvantage, rather than an… Continue Reading
Earn Up to 5,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles on a Return Flight From Singapore to San Francisco
You can earn up to 5,000 bonus MileagePlus miles on a paid return flight from Singapore to San Francisco nonstop operated by United Airlines for travel between Friday, June 3, 2016 — when the service… Continue Reading
Review: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
When it comes to hotels, I am primarily a Hyatt person. I’ve been staying in them since I was a freshman in college and became Diamond shortly after. Despite many shortcomings with the IT systems,… Continue Reading
AA Miles for Milestones: Win 350,000 Miles and get up to 700 Miles Just to Enter!
In honor of the 35th anniversary of American AAdvantage, American Airlines just announced its Miles for Milestones promotion. The airline will pick 35 winners to get 350,000 miles each, but you can get… Continue Reading
Transiting Beijing Capital Airport on a Mileage Run
Revenue tickets from the United States to China are often on sale and upgrade space is usually plentiful. I’ve done a handful of mileage runs to China over the years, from a one to three night stay… Continue Reading