Asiana Airlines A380 Smartium Business Class Experience: Seoul Incheon (ICN) - Los Angeles (LAX)
Asiana Airlines' A380 Business Class Smartium has been around for a few years. This year I had the chance to transit through Korea on a trip back to the U.S., so I quickly chose As...
Review: United 777-300ER New Polaris Business Class from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO)
Hello everyone — I’m a terminal procrastinator. This time, I’m bringing you a review of United’s “new” Polaris business class on the Tokyo Narita (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO) route...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 787 Business Class Review: Calgary YYC to Amsterdam AMS
Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue program regularly releases monthly Promo Awards (see here). I happened to be heading to Europe, so I took the opportunity to try a KLM flight using...
Shell Fuel Rewards Guide — Maximize Your Gas Savings "Sep. 2019 Update: Link Chase Pay for 30¢/gal Fuel Rewards"
Right now, if you link your Chase Pay account with the Shell app, you can get 30¢/gal in fuel rewards. If you fill up 20 gallons, that’s a $6 savings. It’s a small deal, but easy e...
Step-by-Step Guide to Using ITA Matrix to Find Cheap Domestic Flights in the U.S.
ITA Matrix (often just called ITA) is my favorite flight search engine, and it was acquired by Google. It stands out for its clean interface, lack of ads, and especially clear sear...
IHG 10,000-Point Hotels (Cat-1): Where They Are Outside the U.S. + Stacking Deals (Updated 9/2019)
This post summarizes where IHG’s lowest-tier 10,000-point award hotels are located outside the United States (not including Points Break properties), along with an analysis of stac...
From 5 Centimeters per Second to Memories Off — Lizi’s Japan Trip (3) "Bonus: Car Enthusiast Lizi’s Mishap"
Because Lizi’s itinerary on the third day of the Japan trip was quite packed, it has been split into two separate posts. This article covers the first half of the day’s travel note...
Delta Domestic First Class Review in the U.S. (MKE-LGA-BOS)
I booked this entire itinerary with Delta miles for just 14,000 miles total, which was a very solid redemption. Here’s a quick look at the flight experience....
Planning a Trip to Chicago (From a Credit Card/Points Enthusiast’s Perspective)
Earlier, chanye wrote a Niagara Falls trip report from the perspective of a credit card/points enthusiast. This time, we’ll continue by looking at how to plan a trip to Chicago usi...
Swagbucks + Cleo = Free AI Help for Managing Your Finances + an Easy $2.25 Profit
Sign up for Cleo through Swagbucks and get a free AI assistant to help manage your finances, plus an easy $2.25 profit at no cost....
American Airlines Domestic Business Class + Dallas Airport Gameway Lounge Review
I redeemed AA miles for this entire trip, using a total of 25,000 miles, which made for a very high-value redemption....