Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide Earlier this year, I went on a multi-week adventure beginning in Wellington, New Zealand, before heading to the South Island, hopping over to Melbourne, Australia and driving to Adelaide, spending some time in Cairns at the Great Barrier Reef, and then ending in Hong Kong. While in Adelaide, I had the […]
Image courtesy: Starwood Preferred Group We recently looked at how the partnership between Hyatt and MGM Resorts makes the Las Vegas Strip more open to miles and points collectors than ever before. What if you are loyal to one of the other major hotel programs out there? This feature will help to fill in the […]
Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide This post is part of Project Pacific Circle, a journey of more than 25,000 miles from Orlando to Los Angeles, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan. Along the way, I flew on some of the world’s best airlines and shared my thoughts on the ground and in the air. […]
Image courtesy: Michael Righi In my last post, I shared some details on our recent trip to Washington, DC. Today, I’m picking up where I left off, with our train ride to Philadelphia and our time there! Off To Philadelphia The next morning, our train to Philadelphia was scheduled to leave at 11AM. After a […]
Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide Trip Information A few months back, reader Lauren stopped by to ask us how best to get to Grand Cayman for her upcoming honeymoon. After spending some more time thinking about it, we heard from her fiancé, Matthew, who let us know they’re now thinking about traveling from Orlando to the […]
Image courtesy: Hilton Worldwide Our focus here is typically on how to earn free nights and flights while doing as little paid travel as possible. That might mean capitalizing on card sign-up bonuses, spending category bonuses, shopping portal and dining opportunities, and other ways to earn miles and points through the daily course of your […]
Image courtesy: Evil Twin21401 Trip Information Reader Leslie wants to travel to Churchill, Manitoba in October of next year. Though the town is located on the southwest end of the Hudson Bay, it remains a very northern city, located far from Canada’s population centers. Leslie wants to make her way to this remote village with […]
Image courtesy: Starwood Preferred Group Two Different Routes to Hawaii Part 1: Newark to Honolulu Part 2: Charlotte to Honolulu We decided to take two days to look at award possibilities to Hawaii given the high level of interest from readers in the 50th state. Today, we’re following up with our second part in the […]
We’ve taken a look at how to earn Ultimate Rewards and opportunities to redeem Ultimate Rewards. Now it’s time to do the same with another versatile, valuable points program: Membership Rewards. Earning Membership Rewards American Express Membership Rewards, like Ultimate Rewards, can be earned through spending on eligible credit cards. While Ultimate Rewards offers an […]
Trip Information PointsAway reader Brian wants to take his wife and daughter from Jacksonville to New York City, on a Friday to Sunday sometime during October, to see Wicked on Broadway. Current Program Status Brian is an American Express member, and recently used most of his Membership Rewards® in order to book a trip to […]
