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Buy United Airlines MileagePlus Miles with a 95% Bonus

💡tl;dr—United Airlines just launched its first points sales of 2025 and the airline is offering a bonus of up to 95% when you purchase miles. If you've identified a good redemption using MileagePlus miles, this might be a good deal for you. Through February 28, 2025,

Turn Amex Membership Rewards into Avianca LifeMiles with a 15% bonus

Turn Amex Membership Rewards into Avianca LifeMiles with a 15% bonus

💡tl;dr— You'll receive a 15% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca Lifemiles. This may be a helpful offer if you need a handful more miles to complete an LifeMiles redemption. Through February 28, 2025, you'll receive a 15% bonus on Amex Membership

Turn Chase Ultimate Rewards into Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points with a 30% bonus

Turn Chase Ultimate Rewards into Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points with a 30% bonus

💡tl;dr—Chase is back with another transfer bonus, this time with Virgin Atlantic. You'll receive a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Virgin Atlantic. This may be a helpful offer if you need a handful more points to complete an Flying Club redemption. Through

Hilton Honors Points Sale - Purchase Points with a 100% Bonus

Hilton Honors Points Sale - Purchase Points with a 100% Bonus

💡tl;dr - Hilton is back with another points sale, offering a 100% bonus on purchases of 5,000 or more points. This sale is a solid opportunity to save money on future pricey cash rate reservations, or top off your points balance to make an immediate reservation. Most leading

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Review: British Airways Business Class (LHR - MSY) - Needs Improvement

💡tl;dr - I flew British Airways Business Class home from London to New Orleans after an unexpected delay. It was only an OK experience. I flew from London to New Orleans on British Airways Business Class for the final leg of my trip to Brazil and South Africa. While

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Review: British Airways First Class (JNB - LHR) - I'm a Heavy Cosign

💡Tl;dr—I flew on British Airways First Class from Johannesburg to London Heathrow. While this product does not ooze luxury, I found the service, food, and seat enjoyable and worth the points. After a wonderful time in South Africa featuring highlights in wine country, fun eats in Cape Town,

Speedrun Your Way to Meaningful Elite Status for Each Major Hotel Chain with These Shortcuts

Speedrun Your Way to Meaningful Elite Status for Each Major Hotel Chain with These Shortcuts

💡Tl;dr - The fastest ways to get to a meaningful status in each major airline or loyalty program. My favorite travel tips and hacks are the ones that help everyday folks get meaningful value with minimal effort. To that end, I wanted to publish a short piece identifying the

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Coming Soon: 12 New Capella Hotels by 2028, Kyoto, Macau, Taipei and Osaka in 2025

💡Tl;dr - One of the premier luxury hotel brands in the World is set to double (and then some!) its footprint by 2028, including four significant additions this year. Capella Hotels is a chain that's made a lot of noise over the last few years. Travel and

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Paris to Milan by Rail: Train Service Restored Between These Two Iconic Cities and It’s a Good Deal

💡Tl;dr - TrenaItalia will resume service between Paris and Milan on April 1, 2025. If you’re planning a European adventure this summer (or late spring) with stops in France and Italy, you may consider taking the scenic route to get between the two countries. As first reported by

American Airlines is Offering Me Platinum Status for $1000 - Here's What I Plan to Do Instead

American Airlines is Offering Me Platinum Status for $1000 - Here's What I Plan to Do Instead

💡tl;dr—American Airlines has sent out its annual offers to purchase status. I don't think it's a good deal, and I still plan to speed up my run to Executive Platinum. This morning, I received an email from American Airlines offering me the opportunity to

Start Your Elite Status Chase Off With a Bang: Marriott Launches Double Elite Nights Promotion

Start Your Elite Status Chase Off With a Bang: Marriott Launches Double Elite Nights Promotion

💡tl;dr - Marriott launched a promotion for double elite nights, which can help fast-track you to elite status. Marriott revealed the details for its first big promotion of the year, offering Bonvoy members the opportunity to earn 1,000 bonus points and one bonus Elite Night Credit for each

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South Bank, Luxury Hotel in Turks and Caicos Now Open: Strong Reviews but Might Be Best for Large Groups

💡Tl;dr–A highly anticipated property in Turks and Caicos, South Bank Resort recently opened its doors. Early reviews are favorable, though I had different expectations for this property. South Bank, a Small Luxury Hotel of the World (SLH) property, opened on November 1, 2024, and the early reviews from

Targeted Hyatt Promotion: Earn Up to 90K Bonus Points with Your Hyatt Stays

Targeted Hyatt Promotion: Earn Up to 90K Bonus Points with Your Hyatt Stays

💡tl;dr - There's a targeted Hyatt promotion that can help you earn bonus Hyatt points on top of what you'd normally earn for staying at Hyatt hotels. You can earn a total of 90K bonus points through this promotion. You should check your inbox for

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Hyatt and Bahia Principe: Though Deal is Done, Integration Not Yet Fully Baked

💡Tl;dr–Searching for Bahia Principe Hotels on Hyatt’s website will take you away from the Hyatt website and take you to Bahia Principe’s site to view a hotel. While doing some research for another article, I noticed a small quirk on the Hyatt platform. While Bahia Principe

Want to Fly Qatar Q-Suites? Hint: Try Booking with Virgin Australia

Want to Fly Qatar Q-Suites? Hint: Try Booking with Virgin Australia

💡tl;dr–Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways recently deepened their partnership, which includes new routes from Doha to Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth and more award seating for Q-suites bookable on Virgin Australia. Gold in the Inbox I usually ignore emails from most frequent flier programs, but the Velocity Frequent Flyer

Coming Soon to the Dominican Republic: New Points Hotels Opening in 2025

Coming Soon to the Dominican Republic: New Points Hotels Opening in 2025

💡Tl;dr—2025 will be a big year for Marriott, Hyatt, and Hilton in the Dominican Republic, as all three chains will significantly expand their portfolios. If you've ever planned a vacation for fun and sun, chances are you've come across some offers for a trip

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Let It Snow: Winter Storm Disrupts over 1000 MSY Flights, But Brings Out the Best Memes

💡Tl;dr—A major winter storm has ripped through the southern U.S., resulting in flight delays and cancellations at several major airports. It's also caused some pretty fantastic social media reactions, especially from New Orleans. In what feels very on-brand to this wild start to 2025, a

Review: British Airways Galleries First Lounge (LHR)

Review: British Airways Galleries First Lounge (LHR)

💡tl;dr—Before departing London Heathrow, I stopped at the British Airways Galleries First Lounge. Though billed as first class, it feels more like a strong business class lounge. The journey back to the United States from Brazil and South Africa took me through London, and before my flight from

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Is this Four Seasons New Experience an Oyster Lover’s Dream?

💡tl;dr - The Four Seasons New Orleans offers one of the more unique hotel experiences - a front-row seat to an oyster farming experience followed by dinner at one of the hotel’s flagship restaurants, known for its selection of oysters. The Four Seasons New Orleans may very well

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Remix in the Big Easy: Marriott Rebrands two Hotels in New Orleans

💡tl;dr - Keeping with our New Orleans theme this week, I'm highlighting two properties that are 'new' (sort of) to Marriott's portfolio of hotels in the Crescent City. Keeping with our New Orleans-themed week, I wanted to highlight some hotel developments that any

Rendering of the rooftop pool at the Fairmont New Orleans - Source: Accor

Opening Summer 2025: Fairmont New Orleans

💡Tl;dr: New Orleans has been in the news lately, with the recent traumatic attack in the early hours of New Year's Day and its role as host to a few sporting events to start the year. Keep the upcoming Fairmont New Orleans on your radar for those

Photo of the first class dining room at the British Airways Galleries Lounge at O.R. Tambo Airport

Review: British Airways Galleries Lounge (JNB) - Solid but Better with First Class

💡tl;dr - While departing South Africa on British Airways First Class, I had the opportunity to stop in at the British Airways Galleries Lounge at OR Tambo Airport. Overall, it's a decent lounge, though it's best visited when you are long on time. If you&

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Status Match: Virgin Atlantic Offering the Opportunity to Match to Top-Tier Sky Team Elite Plus

💡tl;dr - Virgin Atlantic recently launched a status match that allows travelers holding status select airlines to match to Flying Club Gold or Flying Club Silver. With relatively easy requirements to meet, this might be a good option to gain meaningful alliance status with little effort to keep the

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Deal: Purchase Alaska Airlines Miles with a Bonus of Up to 60%

💡tl;dr—Alaska Airlines just launched its first points sales of 2025 and the airline is offering a bonus of up to 60% when you purchase miles. If you've identified a good redemption using Alaska miles, this might be a good deal for you. Through February 21, 2025,

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World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys: Earn Double or Triple Points on Stays

💡tl;dr - Hyatt’s first promotion of 2025 offers 2X or 3X points earning, depending on which brand within the Hyatt portfolio you stay at. This could be a decent deal if you’re looking to stack Hyatt points and have some upcoming stays. Hyatt announced its first promotion