Etihad Airways Business Class Review (Beijing PEK to Abu Dhabi AUH)
Etihad Airways Business Class Review (Beijing PEK to Abu Dhabi AUH)
Trip Reports
This is the first post in my UAE and Qatar trip series, and I was really excited to finally try one of the Gulf carriers in a premium cabin for the first time. The hard product was...
Alaska Airlines Announces It Has Joined OneWorld and Re-entered a Relationship With AA
Alaska Airlines Announces It Has Joined OneWorld and Re-entered a Relationship With AA
Airlines 101
Alaska Airlines announced today that it has joined OneWorld and resumed cooperation with AA. For such a strong Alaska mileage program, this is a bolt from the blue. A phased devalu...
Chestnut’s 2019 Trip Back to the U.S., Part II: Japan Airlines 787-9 Business Class (KIX-LAX)
Chestnut’s 2019 Trip Back to the U.S., Part II: Japan Airlines 787-9 Business Class (KIX-LAX)
Trip Reports
Let me share my Japan Airlines lounge visit and business class flight experience with everyone....
UAE and Qatar Trip Planning (Award Flights, Hotels, and Things to Do)
UAE and Qatar Trip Planning (Award Flights, Hotels, and Things to Do)
Travel 101
While planning a winter-break trip from China back to the U.S., I wanted to stop somewhere for a couple of days and do some sightseeing. Since I didn’t want to deal with getting a...
Chestnut’s 2019 Return-to-the-US Trip, Part I: China Eastern A321 Economy (PEK-KIX)
Chestnut’s 2019 Return-to-the-US Trip, Part I: China Eastern A321 Economy (PEK-KIX)
Trip Reports
This is the first post in Chestnut’s 2019 trip back to the US—a straightforward trip report on flying China Eastern economy from Beijing Capital (PEK) to Osaka Kansai (KIX). Long s...
An Art Palace Beneath Moscow!
An Art Palace Beneath Moscow!
Travel
With more than 200 richly decorated metro stations in Moscow, even a full day only gives you time to rush through a small selection of these masterpieces. If I get the chance to vi...
Ride the Train to Moscow Like in “Jiong Ma”
Ride the Train to Moscow Like in “Jiong Ma”
Travel
The film “Jiong Ma,” released on the first day of Lunar New Year, reignited interest in a legendary train that has been running for 60 years. I fondly remember riding this green gi...
AMEX Gold — Entry-Level Gold Card (Discontinued) [2020.1 Update: Ameriprise Version Will Soon Convert to Green]
AMEX Gold — Entry-Level Gold Card (Discontinued) [2020.1 Update: Ameriprise Version Will Soon Convert to Green]
American Express Credit Cards
The Ameriprise version will automatically convert to the AMEX Green credit card on 03/26....
"Ongoing Updates 01/31": Coronavirus Outbreak: Airline Change/Cancellation Policies and Flight Cancellation Updates (DL, UA, and AA Cancel All U.S.-China Flights)
"Ongoing Updates 01/31": Coronavirus Outbreak: Airline Change/Cancellation Policies and Flight Cancellation Updates (DL, UA, and AA Cancel All U.S.-China Flights)
Travel 101
The scope has expanded: DL, UA, and AA have canceled all U.S.-China flights....
Seven AMEX Delta cards: record-high bonus and benefit annual fee changes! "2020.1 Update: revamped live, record-high or near-record signup bonus"
Seven AMEX Delta cards: record-high bonus and benefit annual fee changes! "2020.1 Update: revamped live, record-high or near-record signup bonus"
Credit Cards 101
The revamped version is now live, with a signup bonus at a record high or near-record high. Applications are due by April 1, 2020....
AMEX Platinum (Ameriprise Version) Credit Card Review (Discontinued) [Jan. 2020 Update: Will Be Automatically Converted]
AMEX Platinum (Ameriprise Version) Credit Card Review (Discontinued) [Jan. 2020 Update: Will Be Automatically Converted]
American Express Credit Cards
This card will be automatically converted to the standard AMEX Platinum card on 2020.3.26. If you have not yet applied for the standard Platinum card, remember to close this card f...
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