It’s finally happening, dear reader(s). I’m taking my first international trip booked entirely with points and miles (like ten fucking months ago). That’s right – all this earning, and almost no burning to show for it. Technically my first all points & miles trip was to New York last fall, in which I took advantageContinue reading “I Shall Take a Trip”
Follow-up Review: Amex Platty-plat
A while ago, I reviewed the Amex Platinum card (hereafter: platty-plat, platerino, or Planturion) and gave it an overall not-great score on my scientific scale. In time, however, I’ve grown fonder of that shiny gray bugger, so I thought I’d update my review now that I’ve had my card a year. First, I wrote theContinue reading “Follow-up Review: Amex Platty-plat”
Surfing Sucks, Don’t Try It
If you read this blog (which you don’t, because no one does), you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of Gary Leff and his View from the Wing blog. His headlines are sometimes a little clickbaity for my tastes, but he churns out posts like no one’s business, and he seems to find deals and loopholesContinue reading “Surfing Sucks, Don’t Try It”
Chase Sapphire Reserve Blase Blapphire Reblerve
Oh my god, I’ve had the Chase Sapphire Reserve for a single day and I’m already sick of it.I don’t even have the fucking card yet and I’m already sick of it. So sick of it that I’m rescuing this blog from its 9-month hibernation to write a new post about it. What’s my problem anyway?Continue reading “Chase Sapphire Reserve Blase Blapphire Reblerve”
Lounge Life, Part 3
Because you can’t and will never be able to get enough, I’m back with another round of my very popular lounge reviews. It’s really gratifying to see my 80-point scale become the standard across the point & miles blogging community, since I really do think it’s the best representation of lounge quality. So, without furtherContinue reading “Lounge Life, Part 3”
Treat Yo’self: Reviewing the Amex Platinum Card
As I’ve stated before, if you want to have a successful travel blog, you need to stuff it full of reviews. When people travel, they don’t want any aspect of the travel to be something they haven’t already read a review of on a travel blog. My wildly popular “Lounge Life” posts are a testamentContinue reading “Treat Yo’self: Reviewing the Amex Platinum Card”
All Mixed Up
I’m intrigued by Aeroplan – in general, it offers a user-friendly way to search for Star Alliance awards, and business class awards to Europe are 45,000 miles each way. That’s a favorable comparison to United, which charges 57,500 miles for their own flights and 70,000 miles for partner flights. The problem I keep running intoContinue reading “All Mixed Up”
Lounge Life (Part 2)
Who wants more lounge reviews? For someone who hadn’t been to an airport lounge before this year, I feel like I’ve seen a lot of them this year. This crop of reviews will bring me up to date, although I’ll get to see the new Centurion Studio in Seattle next weekend, so if you wereContinue reading “Lounge Life (Part 2)”
Rookie Mistakes – Hyatt Edition
Being fairly new to this game, I have to keep telling myself that rookie mistakes are inevitable. A lot of the pro bloggers make all this shit sound so easy that whenever I can’t find availability or execute a strategy before fully thinking it out, I end up getting way angrier at myself than IContinue reading “Rookie Mistakes – Hyatt Edition”
If Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate, I don’t want to be a consumer
There’s a good debate in the comments thread of a recent View From the Wing post on Christopher Elliott’s claim that economy passengers are subsidizing the luxuriant lifestyles of first class passengers. The argument is that by giving up comfort (more seats per row, less legroom) and being roped into very restrictive ticketing policies, airlinesContinue reading “If Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate, I don’t want to be a consumer”
Windbag Miles 