Sharing the tricks and tools of better travel
One of the big lessons of churning credit cards for bonus miles is that it's usually not worth keeping the card after the bonus points post, or that if you do, you should try to get the fee waived. But what if it's a card that has some really nice benefits and you can't get the fee waived? Personally, I just feel guilty asking for a fee waiver for … [Read more...]
As I keep saying, I'm not normally into hotel elite status and points. I focused most of my early credit card churn on airlines to take advantage of earning 50K bonuses for both United and Continental cards before the merger closed that opportunity, and there aren't a lot of cheap hotels for mattress runs near Seattle like there are in, say, the … [Read more...]
Some of you might have already seen the 20-minute short film Frequent Flyer by Gabriel Leigh. If you haven't and really want to get in on the travel hacking I write about here, I suggest you find time this week to watch it. Frequent Flyer from Gabriel Leigh on Vimeo. It gives me a little bit of nostalgia every time I watch it and think … [Read more...]
There’s a very interesting thread over at FlyerTalk that started out discussing “the most useful frequent flyer blog” and then lately turned into a battleground over the merits of blogger pay, product placement, and original content. As I begin my fourth week as a blogger, I have to say that many of the questions and complaints posted … [Read more...]
I've come across these before, but one of them popped up in an email listserve the other day and I thought I'd share them. Director Rick Mereki and his colleagues put together three great short films that convey the diversity and excitement that motivates me to travel. See his Vimeo site for more details. MOVE MOVE from Rick Mereki on … [Read more...]
