Before we get going, I just want to clarify one point: this was my first time lodging at anything that resembles an all-inclusive resort. Never have liked the idea of them, and still don’t. Nevertheless, the Mara Serena Safari Lodge did a relatively decent job of warming me to the idea. …
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The Delta Sky Club Seattle(SEA), an average domestic lounge with above average entrance requirements. Mistakenly, I often correlate exclusivity and quality. Because Sky Clubs are a bit more difficult to enter than some others, I had this notion that once inside, it would somehow be superior. It’s not. Admittance I …
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We’ve known it’s been coming for several months, we had our assumptions and now we have our answers. The Chase Aer Lingus card has launched, and with it, a grandiose 100K Avios signup bonus. At first glance, it appears to be a near-clone of it’s IAG peers, the Iberia and British …
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News Ordinarily I’d jump right into some valuations, but I wanted to switch things up a little bit this week on account of some breaking news. Well, not super-breaking as the info has been out for a couple days, but important nonetheless. American Express is currently targeting some customers for …
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Update: Offer is still available via Cardmatch as of 05/17/2018 I consider American Express Membership Rewards the most valuable transferable award currency currently available. Consequently, the recent re-emergence of the Amex Platinum 100K point signup bonus is cause for celebration. Regrettably, this is not a publicly available offer. Fortunately, the Cardmatch Tool …
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Newest Valuations Thus far, we’ve gone through the three-wise-men, Euro and Asian carriers. This week were heading East, all the way to the middle of it. Where, despite having outstanding products, we see low-value award currencies. We’re skipping over Qatar, simply because their program is so low-value and cumbersome, that …
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Straight from the seething depths of mediocrity, Barclays has unleashed a new card. It’s not good. The Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite Mastercard was released to the US market, presumably under the assumption that consumers don’t patronize competitors. That said, lets jump right into why we think this card is not …
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Some sad news for Southwest LUVers. Starting today, April 5th, 2018, new accounts will only be eligible for a signup bonus on one Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card. This is of course, devastating for anyone looking to earn the Companion Pass via new account offers. Previously, the process was …
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European Carrier Valuations A couple weeks ago we ran over the Three Wise Men, last week we took a look at Asian carriers, this week we’re heading East, to the land of great beer, great cars and a terrible record on free speech, Europe. We’re actually only going to take …
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Who doesn’t love a little mystery. I sure do. And that’s exactly what we’ve got here. The FAA recently released an audio recording of the interaction between air traffic control at Albuquerque center, American Airlines flight 1095 and a private Learjet. He’s the abridged transcript. In the full version, there’s …
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Points Reckoning