This article looks at lodging and transportation in trip planning from the perspective of a credit card points enthusiast....

Introduction Hello everyone, this is Uncle Cat, a new contributor here. My ID means “a cat that can never get enough sleep,” and my dream is to “sleep my way through the world’s be...

Tips and things to watch out for when renting a car in the United States....

A few things you should always do after booking a flight: verify passenger information, make sure the ticket has been issued, choose a seat, check visa requirements, and watch for...

Introduction If you have a U.S. visa, expired or not, and you want to travel during your vacation, are you? For Chinese passport holders, visas can be a headache. This article summ...

Introduction Most Chinese readers living and working in the U.S. have probably had the experience of transiting in Japan on the way back home. Since you are already connecting in J...

Introduction One day in March this year, my boss suddenly delivered some bad news: there was a meeting in Canada in early April, and asked whether I wanted to go along. In a moment...

Last weekend, October 16–18, the annual FlyerTalk Chicago Seminar 2015 was held at the Holiday Inn Elk-Grove near Chicago O'Hare (ORD), drawing many well-known figures from the mil...

Once you’ve locked in your flights and hotel, the next thing to think about is ground transportation. Most hotels in Orlando offer a shuttle to the major theme parks (check with th...

To keep things interesting, I’m putting the booking story for our flight from Orlando to a small city in this post. It took several twists and turns before this ticket was finally...

In the previous article, we explained what airline miles and hotel points are. So how do you actually earn miles and points? The most direct way is by flying and staying at hotels....