Get the Amex Blue for Business card right now! I don’t have an affiliate link for you, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find the current bonus offer, given that half the ads in my Facebook feed are for this card. What’s that? It’s Christmas Eve and you’re observing the birth of your LordContinue reading “Cut to the Chase: Get the Amex Blue For Business Immediately”
Swiss Bliss
This is a follow-up to my post yesterday about business class availability on Swiss around the dates I’ll be traveling next spring. After thinking on it some more, I realized that after a long week working at a trade show, it was*really* going to suck waking up at 5AM to catch a flight from ZurichContinue reading “Swiss Bliss”
Swiss Miss?
As I work my way through becoming a certified “blogging expert” – which is totally a thing – one of the things I never know about is whether stuff I happen upon will be of interest to you, my loyal reader(s). Hyatt mistake price at a mediocre hotel in Paris? OMG LOL OMFG!!!! Tons of availabilityContinue reading “Swiss Miss?”
How Kaiser Permanente’s unlawful harassment got me 1500 bonus Amex points…
Here’s a manufactured spend trick for you: Step 1: come home to find your wife seriously ill Step 2: call 911 in a panic Step 3: spend most of the night in the ER thanking whoever the fuck your atheist ass can thank that she’s okay Step 4: NEVER GET A BILL MAILED TO YOU BECAUSEContinue reading “How Kaiser Permanente’s unlawful harassment got me 1500 bonus Amex points…”
What trips am I taking with my bonus points from Amex’s SHOP SMALL promotion?
I don’t know, I think I might have enough for an uber ride to the Whole Foods that’s a block away from my office. I might be cutting it close, so I may take uber-pool instead. Like many of you, I was really excited about the shop small promotion, thinking I’d rack up tons ofContinue reading “What trips am I taking with my bonus points from Amex’s SHOP SMALL promotion?”
WYDWJTADBDDBHWVI? (That’s short for “Would you do what Jordan thought about doing but didn’t do because his wife vetoed it?)
Travel priority one right now is going back to the Faroe Islands. I’ve been to some amazing places, but I’ve never in my life felt the same mixture of serenity and boundless excitement that I felt there. Justine feels the same way, so we’re planning our next trip. As established in the “About Me” section thatContinue reading “WYDWJTADBDDBHWVI? (That’s short for “Would you do what Jordan thought about doing but didn’t do because his wife vetoed it?)”
That’s AMBASSADOR Jordan to you, sir.
Back in the pre-Leff days of this blog, I wrote a post evaluating whether IHG Ambassador status is worth it. After another year, my final answer is… kind of? It’s great for people like me who don’t travel enough to get high-level status with another chain. If you have Hyatt Diamond (oh, sorry I meantContinue reading “That’s AMBASSADOR Jordan to you, sir.”
DISTRESSED INVENTORY ALERT! NZ to USA in Global First
Since my wife is from New Zealand, I pay particular attention to points/miles trends there, especially considering that the flight from SFO in economy on Air New Zealand totally sucks. Once the safety video is over, the fun stops as you contemplate 12 hours in a 17″ wide seat on a flight that’s almost always completelyContinue reading “DISTRESSED INVENTORY ALERT! NZ to USA in Global First”
Why I’m getting rid of my City National Bank Crystal Card
The City National Bank Crystal card really is a hot little number, and the “should I stay or should I go” decision I had to make recently was fairly difficult. In the “keep” column: It has a $250 airline credit PER CARD, and authorized user cards are fee-free It gets me 12 Gogo Wifi passesContinue reading “Why I’m getting rid of my City National Bank Crystal Card”
BREAKING: Amex TO GIVE PLATINUM CARDMEMBERS FREE IPHONES EVERY YEAR.
Jesus fucking christ, this thread. Go read it, or save yourself ten minutes and enjoy my summary: Let’s speculate about a possible new Amex card. (A fun pursuit and a decent way to whittle away the time.) “I hope Amex decides to give every cardmember a FREE IPHONE EVERY YEAR!” “BUT WHAT ABOUT ANDROID USERS???????”Continue reading “BREAKING: Amex TO GIVE PLATINUM CARDMEMBERS FREE IPHONES EVERY YEAR.”
Windbag Miles 