Category - Recaps

Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Need A Passport by Michael W Travels. Benefits of the job I guess. FoundersCard Adds 5% Discount for JetBlue Mint by Travel Codex. I don’t think FoundersCard is good value, but I know some readers have... Read More →

Global Entry Adds Enrollment on Arrival at IAH, HOU, AUS, SFO & YVR by Travel With Grant. Surely the last thing I feel like doing after landing, but better than making a special visit to get it done. Booking.com Accommodation Portal... Read More →

One Thing You Need to Know Before Visiting Argentina by The Deal Mommy. Seems this is an effect of Mauricio Macri lifting the fixed dollar to peso rate and allowing it float, effectively killing the blue market there.  Citi AT&T... Read More →

B&B Theatres Hit in 2-Year Credit Card Breach Krebs On Security. Another day, another breach. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, I don’t think the damages for having payment data breached are high enough... Read More →

Review: Overnight Luggage Transport in Japan by DEM Flyers. Need to keep this in mind for future trips. American and Alaska Airlines Gut Their Partnership Effective January 1, 2018 by View From The Wing. Not terribly surprised to see... Read More →

U.S. Approves Laptops on Flights From Abu Dhabi, Etihad Says by Bloomberg. Yay! Is Best Western’s email credit card offer worth it? by Ez Journeys. Targeted offer that is only marginally better than the public offer.   Update:... Read More →

An obscure accounting change could boost Amazon, Starbucks, Wal-Mart profits by hundreds of millions of dollars by MarketWatch. Will be interesting to see how this plays out and if it will encourage even more gift card discounts. Is... Read More →

Talking to Your Reluctant Spouse about Miles and Points by The Deal Mommy. I’m sure a lot of readers can relate to this. Capital One axes my wife’s credit card by Miles Per Day. Learn from Vinh’s mistakes!   Department... Read More →

$400 British Airways discount with AARP by Frequent Miler. Full discount is available again! North Carolina Has A New Tourist Attraction- A New Island! by Michael W Travels. Sounds pretty cool, I love when islands/sandbars are... Read More →

Supreme Court to Hear Travel Ban Case by The New York Times. Did you know that American Express Platinum cards give you access to lounges at Universal studios?. Another hidden benefit of these cards.   Airbnb Is Testing a Luxury... Read More →

Taking a Private Jet to Play Cards in the Bay Area — A Poor Man’s Experience with Shared Private Jet by US Credit Card Guide. Expect to see a lot more of these trip reports! Hopefully readers that were interested got in on the free deal... Read More →

If you’re a J.P. Morgan Chase customer you can get a discount for a Maserati. Feel free to buy me one as well, thanks. Hat tip to reader Terry (would probably be rude not to buy him one also). Baby born on flight to India gets... Read More →

PayPal Adding Faster Withdrawal Option (with a 25 Cent Fee) & Accepting Venmo Payments (Effective July 27, 2017) by Travel With Grant. Fast-track to A-list [Targeted?] by Frequent Miler. Not a companion pass, but still useful... Read More →

Cuba Travel – New Restrictions By President Trump by Travel Codex. If you want to travel to Cuba, I’d do it sooner rather than later. Here’s How Much Businesses Pay To Get On Those Big Blue Exit Signs by Jalopnik via TBB... Read More →

Hyatt Playing Chicken With Expedia, May Disappear From Online Booking Sites August 1 by View From The Wing. LendingTree Acquires DepositAccounts.com by PR News Wire. ‘The acquisition purchase has a possible total consideration of... Read More →