Mendoza Trip Report #1 – IAD-MIA
Packing for this trip was more challenging than I thought it would be. I was going to be gone for…
Mendoza Trip Report Teaser: Stray Dogs in Santiago
I’m still working on my trip reports on my Mendoza/Santiago trip, but have to share a crazy thing I witnessed today…
Booking Mendoza on BA: Try Try Again, Then Pick Different Dates
Head’s up for those using Avios miles. Last month, the British Airways award reservation system had an ongoing glitch. Now at…
Unconscious Snobbery
I just received an email from the concierge of one of the 5* hotels I’m staying at in South America using…
Better FTD mileage offer
Last week I did a round up of the best mileage deals for Mother’s Day. FTD has come out with a…
Best Ways of Acquiring Foreign Currency
For most international destinations, avoiding travelers checks and money exchange places will make using local currency easier and cheaper. Use a…
If You’re Only Getting One Travel Rewards Credit Card, This is the One
Looking for your first travel credit card? I was talking to a friend this weekend – he and his wife…
2,000 Priority Club Points for Sharing Your Email Address
Shop, Dine or Cruise and Earn Points Never miss a point with Priority Club® Shopping, Priority Club Dining and Priority…
Figuring out United Waitlist Ranking
Jeanne and I have an upcoming CLT-EWR-HNL-PHX-IAD-CLT mileage run. For the 10 hour segment on United we secured bulkhead seats in…
Mileage Offers for Mother’s Day Flowers
Here’s a summary of the best offers I found. If you come across more lucrative offers, please let me know!…
Get more out of Groupon and Google Offers
Did you know you can earn cashback or points on many of the deal-of-the-day sites? Ebates is currently doubling the cashback…
Miles and Points Strategy for Mendoza
In a few weeks I’ll be taking my first trip to South America and I’m super excited. The destination and…
