Award Ticket + Infant Ticket Booking in Practice (U.S.–China Flights)
A high-difficulty award booking: from a small U.S. city to a second-tier city in China, plus an infant ticket and multiple checked bags. I’d say I came up with a pretty good soluti...
The Complete Guide to Hilton Hotels (1): Loyalty Program and Fast-Track Options
Hilton made several changes to member points and benefits in 2018. Here is a summary and analysis:...
United Polaris: United Airlines Chicago–Beijing First Class Experience
Overall, United Polaris first class didn't give me a first-class feeling. The hardware was good, but the soft product was poor....
ORD United Polaris Lounge Review: Chicago O'Hare
A review of the lounge experience at Chicago O'Hare, and the verdict is that it's absolutely worth a visit....
"12/31" Ends at 8pm ET: Possibly the last chance to earn 1,000 Marriott Rewards points by sending a single tweet
Marriott has gradually been running social media promotions this year, where you can earn points by interacting with Marriott on social media. The annual cap is now 45,000 points,...
Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto Stay Experience
Stayed two nights at Hilton and earned 17,000 points...
Buy Amazon Gift Cards and Get a Free Teddy Bear [12/26 Update: Limit Resets Every 7 Days, Up to 2 per Order]
According to reader testing, the teddy bear purchase limit resets after one week, which means you can use the link below once every 7 days. If you still have some of your Discover...
Reader Case Study: How to Book a One-Way Hawaii-to-Mainland Ticket for 17,500 Singapore Airlines Miles
TD booked two tickets from Maui back to Columbus using Singapore Airlines miles, at just 17,500 KrisFlyer miles + $5.6 in taxes per person....
Reader Case Study: How to Book China Airlines A350 Business Class Between China/Hong Kong and the U.S. with Delta Miles
TD was tasked by LD with booking two award tickets from Shenzhen/Hong Kong to Honolulu for LD’s parents for next year’s Hawaii trip. In the end, they used Delta miles to book two C...
An Introduction to Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) — Travel Savings Guide (2)
When using your card outside the U.S., watch out for the DCC trap....
[12/17] Ends at 8pm ET: Send One Tweet and Get 1,000 Marriott Rewards Points
Marriott has been running more social media promotions this year, where you can earn points by interacting with Marriott on social platforms. The annual cap is now 45,000 points, w...
