Now, you already know I saved tens of thousands of dollars on my business- and first-class flights from the US to Korea and Japan and from Japan to Hong Kong back to America. The free luxury doesn’t stop with just the airlines, however; opulent city hotels are just as relevant to making a vacation comforting, pampered and posh.…
After the Lufthansa bag fiasco at CDG ended, I finally was able to start le voyage into Paris. Luckily, there was no line to buy a ticket to the Versailles Rive Gauche RER station on the “C” line at the CDG RER ticket booth and I caught an express RER B train into Paris. The map below…
I consistently embarrass my friends. Most of the time, it’s just for asking for things – upgrades, service at restaurants, access to locations, etc. They think it’s the opposite of couth; shameful, even. Even though I always ask politely with a smile, my friends never let me live down “x” moment when I became out…
I spent Labor Day Weekend in lovely Alexandria, Virginia for a friend’s wedding with the weather mostly cooperating; hot, but breezy. I had booked two nights at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, a Category 7 hotel (full chart here). The cost was either $99 and taxes or 50,000 HHonors points per night. It didn’t seem…
Just thought I would post some of the various promotions that keep landing in my inbox – I don’t know if I can take advantage of them, but I hope someone can! Hilton – Headed to Vegas before August 31? Take 20% off room expenditures w/ this offer to stay at the Tropicana Las Vegas. You can…
I’m writing this somewhere over Nebraska, 35,000 or so feet up. Coach on United really isn’t that bad from New York to San Francisco, although I think my days of flying United to Europe in economy are over – SWISS has my favorite economy product and a pretty great business class product from what I’ve read,…
Quick note – I love wheedling on the phone – I generally can build a rapport with customer service representatives pretty easily and get what I want from the call, whether it’s points, or, in this particular case, 2 free night certificates valid at any worldwide Hilton. To the post… The Hilton HHonors Devaluation: As you might…
This post could alternatively be titled: Why (Almost) Everything You Have Been Told You About Credit Cards Was Wrong! So – for full disclosure’s sake – here are all my past and current credit cards. All are active, except the American Express Business Gold card that I canceled. 645,000 points and miles – from sign-up bonuses alone! I know…
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