Star Alliance Lounge Los Angeles at LAX: Business Lounge Experience
Overall, the Star Alliance Los Angeles Lounge is a good size, with a spacious interior, and its food selection is already quite strong compared with other airport lounges in the U....
Citi Expedia+ Credit Card [2019.11 Update: 30,000 Sign-Up Bonus, No Annual Fee]
The all-time-high 20,000 sign-up bonus is here. This is one of two co-branded cards launched by Citi and online travel agency Expedia. The Citi Expedia+ is the no-annual-fee versio...
Yinchuan Hyatt House Stay Experience (with a Guide to Booking for Family Members)
This booking was for my parents. I didn’t take many photos, so for some areas I used images from the hotel’s official website. Please excuse that. Hotel points still offer pretty g...
“Bug offer” Bobbi Brown beauty no-minimum $50 off [10/17 update: shipping]
Items bought through the bug have started shipping, and Bobbi Brown is really something!...
Chase Sapphire Preferred Rental Car Insurance Claim Experience (Hertz Express Return)
On this rental, a small stone hit the front windshield and Hertz charged me for the repair after I returned the car. Luckily, I had paid for the rental with Chase Sapphire Preferre...
New York Travel Planning (from a credit card/points perspective)
Last time we introduced Chicago from the perspective of credit card/points enthusiasts. This time, we continue with New York, one of the most popular travel cities in the United St...
Air China 747-8I Business Class Review: San Francisco SFO to Beijing PEK
Overall, Air China’s 748 made a solid impression on me—not exactly dazzling, but certainly a quality option. With more transpacific business choices on the rise, Air China’s bigges...
Consumers Credit Union (CCU) Rewards Checking Review: Up to 5.09% APY
Consumer Credit Union’s Rewards Checking currently offers up to 5.09% APY on balances up to $10,000, which is unusually high for a checking account. There’s also no monthly fee, an...
Transfer Bonus Promotions Roundup [Oct. 2019 Update: 30% Bonus on Marriott Transfers to UA, Effective Transfer Ratio 1.68:1; Buy UA Miles for 1.47 cpp]
Hotel points, including Marriott, are currently getting a 30% bonus when transferred to UA. If you transfer 60,000 Marriott points, you can receive 35,700 UA miles. Marriott is als...
ANA 777-300ER First Class Review: New York JFK to Tokyo Haneda
I’ve been into points and miles for quite a while, but it wasn’t until this past summer that I finally got to fly ANA (All Nippon Airways, NH) First Class. As a Skytrax five-star a...
Nightclub Vibes: My W London Leicester Square Hotel Experience
W London Leicester Square (W London Leicester Square) This time, let me take you through W London Leicester Square. [caption id="attachment_6709" align="aligncenter" width="3264"]...