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Virgin Australia Qatar-Operated Flights to Commence this Week: More Qsuites Down Under?

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June 10, 2025

Trip Report: A Review of Wine Tasting in Walla Walla

June 10, 2025

Review: The Marcus Whitman Hotel (Walla Walla, Washington)

June 10, 2025

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Sitting Down: Bar Bacetto (Waitsburg, WA)

Tl;dr – By sheer luck, I got a last-minute table at Bar Bacetto in Waitsburg, WA, a restaurant with a few months long waitlist. Here’s my review. It was during a casual…

June 10, 2025

New Hyatt All-Inclusive: Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa Now Open

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June 10, 2025

Purchase Avianca LifeMiles on Sale with up to a 155% Bonus

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June 8, 2025

Purchase Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points with a 70% Bonus

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June 7, 2025

Luxury Travel Reviews, Points and Miles Strategies, Wine and Adventure

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Bilt Adds Japan Airlines as Transfer Partner

Points and Miles University

May 15, 2025

Targeted: Easy Points – 5,000 Hyatt Points for Paying Your Gym Membership and Light Bill

April 24, 2025

Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class LAX – NRT (777-300)

April 21, 2025

Rising Sun to the Long White Cloud: Upcoming Reviews on You Are Travel

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February 27, 2025

Book Now: Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Turks & Caicos Opening March 8th

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February 27, 2025

When You Get ‘Heathrow’d’Skip the Airport Hotel and Stay Here – Review: The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel

February 26, 2025

I Stand Corrected: TWO New Marriott Safari Properties to Open in Kenya – JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton

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February 26, 2025

The Brand New Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique Opens May 1st: Here’s How to Book it ‘On the Cheap’

February 21, 2025

Points and Miles University

Hyatt Now Makes it Easy to View Your Available Promotions

Points and Miles University

May 30, 2025

The Easiest Travel Organization Tip For Anyone Just Starting Out

Points and Miles University

May 28, 2025

FYI and YMMV – Miles Transfers Between Alaska and Hawaiian Can Be Done in ANY Quantity, No Matter How Small

Points and Miles University

May 19, 2025

Hyatt Makes Changes to Its Terms of Service – Limits the Receiving of Awards to Ten Per Year

May 5, 2025

Musings

“Gadzooks”: IHG to More Than Double Its Six Senses Portfolio Over the Next Five Years – Here Are All the Upcoming Properties

Tl;dr – The luxury focus wellness brand has 30 planned or in-progress properties due to market by 2030. Earlier, I wrote about two interesting upcoming Six Senses properties, the Six…

Musings

June 5, 2025

The (Possibly) Definitive List of All the Companies that Will Jet You Around the World for $100K+

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June 3, 2025

Can’t Get Enough of HBO’s The White Lotus? Have $200K to Spare? Hear Me Out

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June 3, 2025

The (Possibly) Definitive List of Luxury Hotel Chains that Will Also Cruise You Around the High Seas

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June 3, 2025

Hyatt’s Unscripted by Hyatt is a Smart, Strategic Move, and Here’s Why

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May 31, 2025

Marriott Quietly Opens Two Stunning Indonesia Properties: Overwater Villas and a Meeting with This Wondrous Creature

Tl;dr – There are two new-ish Luxury Collection properties where you can enjoy the beauty of Indonesia’s waters without the Bali crowds. The other day, I wrote about…

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June 6, 2025

Deal: Receive an 80% Bonus on Your Purchase of Air France / KLM Miles

💡 tl;dr—Air France / KLM just launched another points sales and the airline group is offering a bonus of up to 80% when you purchase miles. If you’ve have a good redemption in mind for…

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June 6, 2025

Review: Alaska Lounge Terminal 6 LAX

Tl;dr – Before flying out of LAX, I popped into the Alaska Lounge in Terminal 6. Here’s a lightning-quick review. After a week of tasting wine in Walla Walla and Lodi (with a…

Lounge Reviews

June 5, 2025

Japan Airlines Expands Chicago (ORD) Service with Second Daily Boeing 777 Flight: To and From Narita (NRT)

Tl;dr – JAl supplements its existing Chicago service (ORD-HND) with another daily flight between Chicago and Tokyo’s Narita Airport. Pretty cool news from JAL. The Japanese flag…

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June 5, 2025

Turn Chase Ultimate Rewards Into Aeroplan Points with a 20% Bonus

💡 tl;dr—Chase is back with another transfer bonus, this time with Air Canada. You’ll receive a 20% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Aeroplan. This may be a helpful offer…

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June 5, 2025

Six Senses Opening Up a Resort in Rural Pennsylvania? Yep. Six Senses RiverStone Estate Due in 2028

Tl;dr – As part of the brand’s push into North America, Six Senses will open up a resort in a renovated country estate at the confluence of the Allegheny and Clarion Rivers. …

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June 4, 2025

Six Senses Opening Ambitious Resort in Hilton Head and the Surrounding Sea Islands

Tl;dr – Six Senses South Carolina Islands is scheduled to debut in 2026, and the resort will extend across three of the sea islands. The other day, when writing about the Four Seasons…

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June 4, 2025

Marriott Shaking Up the Luxury Scene in Singapore: The Laurus Singapore Opening October 2025

Tl;dr – The all-suites Laurus will join Marriott’s Luxury Collection Portfolio. Earlier today, I wrote about Marriott’s debut of its splashy new Westin Hotel off the coast of…

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June 4, 2025

Virgin Australia Qatar-Operated Flights to Commence this Week: More Qsuites Down Under?

Trip Report: A Review of Wine Tasting in Walla Walla

Review: The Marcus Whitman Hotel (Walla Walla, Washington)

Bilt Adds Japan Airlines as Transfer Partner

Targeted: Easy Points – 5,000 Hyatt Points for Paying Your Gym Membership and Light Bill

Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class LAX – NRT (777-300)

Rising Sun to the Long White Cloud: Upcoming Reviews on You Are Travel

Book Now: Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Turks & Caicos Opening March 8th

When You Get ‘Heathrow’d’Skip the Airport Hotel and Stay Here – Review: The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel

I Stand Corrected: TWO New Marriott Safari Properties to Open in Kenya – JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton

The Brand New Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique Opens May 1st: Here’s How to Book it ‘On the Cheap’

Hyatt Now Makes it Easy to View Your Available Promotions

The Easiest Travel Organization Tip For Anyone Just Starting Out

FYI and YMMV – Miles Transfers Between Alaska and Hawaiian Can Be Done in ANY Quantity, No Matter How Small

Hyatt Makes Changes to Its Terms of Service – Limits the Receiving of Awards to Ten Per Year

“Gadzooks”: IHG to More Than Double Its Six Senses Portfolio Over the Next Five Years – Here Are All the Upcoming Properties

News