Booking Etihad award tickets is one of my favorite uses of American Airlines miles. However, selecting a seat online isn’t possible for flights booked with award programs other than Etihad’s. Here’s how to select seats on Etihad flights that were booked through a different airline. Select a Seat Through the App You may have luck…
There are a lot of increased sign-up bonuses this month including the Delta cards from American Express and the IHG card from Chase. However, I’m probably most excited about the 40,000 mile offer from Alaska Airlines. Here’s the list of top credit card sign-up bonuses for March 2019. Chase United Explorer Business Card 75,000 miles…
Each credit card issuer has its own set of rules to prevent rewards abuse aka credit card churning. To avoid getting denied for a credit card or missing out on the sign-up bonus, you’ll need to consider how many credit card applications are allowed within certain timeframe and how often you can receive the sign-up…
The longer I’m in the points and miles game, the more value I see in booking first class flights. Unless you’re a millionaire, how else would you get the opportunity to drink expensive champagne in pajamas after taking a shower in an airplane? Living out this fantasy on Etihad First Class is even easier than…
Greece is so packed with UNESCO World Heritage Sites that it’s no surprise that two of my favorites are located only 45 minutes apart. Mycenae is fascinating because it’s one of the oldest sites you can see in Greece. To quote Rick Steves, the Mycenaeans “were as ancient and mysterious to Socrates and Plato as…
Things have slowed down a bit since my last results post. My husband is still under 5/24 so we are slowly making our way through a mix of Chase cards and business cards from other banks. Here are our credit card applications and results for Fall 2018. My Applications This is the first quarter in a…
Winter may feel slow, but the release of new credit card sign-up offers sure isn’t! There are a few new deals worth jumping on like the 75,000 mile offer on the United Explorer business card. Here’s the list of top credit card sign-up bonuses for February 2019.
I’ve been talking about going to Machu Picchu for years and finally pulled the trigger on planning this trip. The plan is to start in Cusco, hike the Inca Trail, and stop over in Lima before heading back to Boston. It’s tough fitting everything into just over a week but I’m pretty excited about how…
In Ancient Greece, Corinth was a wealthy, cosmopolitan city thanks to its location. It controlled land access to the Peloponnese, and as a result, controlled trade in both the east and the west. While modern Corinth is not quite the Corinth of its heyday, the ruins of Ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth are certainly worth a…
I’ve been lucky that almost all of my points and miles redemptions have gone off without complication. It seems that the only time I have any trouble is when it comes to redeeming Hilton Free Weekend Night certificates. I wrote about one bad experience here where Hilton charged my credit card $920 to buy points…
