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We spent five nights at the 147-room Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos, which I’ve been curious to check out, given that it only opened in 2021. The initial reviews of the hotel online are pretty harsh, so what’s my take?
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Southwest Airlines Credit Card Eligibility Explained
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Chase and Southwest have five co-branded credit cards, and it can be tough to keep track of the eligibility requirements of these cards. At the moment all five cards are offering excellent bonuses, so I wanted to cover the basics of what you need to kn…
EL AL Trialing Organized Inflight Prayers In Galley
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EL AL is trialing a new program on long haul flights that I think makes a lot of sense.
Turks & Caicos Entry Requirements: My Experience
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We planned our trip to Turks & Caicos pretty last minute, just a couple of days before departure. I wanted to share my experience with the entry requirements, since they’re kind of simple, but also kind of complicated. I didn’t see a whole lot abou…
Awful: World Of Hyatt’s 2022 Hotel Category Changes
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World of Hyatt has just revealed hotel category adjustments for 2022, impacting which hotels are in which category (and in turn impacting how many points are required for free night redemptions). These changes are terrible for those who like aspiration…
British Airways Asks Pilots To Work As Flight Attendants
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo has the details of an internal memo that outlines how British Airways is so short staffed on flight attendants, that the airline is looking for pilots and office workers to temporarily take on the role.
New Air India CEO Is Former Turkish Airlines Chairman
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Air India was recently privatized, after being government-owned and losing money for years. The airline has been purchased by Tata Group, which also holds majority stakes in both Vistara and AirAsia India (and was the original owner of Air India many y…
Condor’s Bold United States Expansion
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Starting in the summer of 2022, Lufthansa will no longer be the only German airline flying to several major airports in the United States, including BOS, JFK, LAX, and SFO.
Today Only: Earn Bonus Miles On Apple Purchases
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Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases youd make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones youd earn for credit card spending. Whenever I make…
Hotel Owners Want To Cut Club Lounges, Other Amenities
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Obviously the pandemic has been incredibly tough for the travel industry. However, it seems like the hotel industry in particular is hell-bent on making the guest experience worse in the long run, essentially trying to take cues from ultra low cost air…
Review: JetBlue Embraer E190 Economy Class
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For our trip to Turks & Caicos, I booked two separate tickets. I booked one ticket from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale on Silver Airways, and then separately I booked a roundtrip on JetBlue from Fort Lauderdale to Providenciales.
How Do You Earn OMAAT Gold & Diamond Status?
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I’ve been trying to provide some general blog updates over the past few days, including a commitment to more trip reports, and my overall take on the state of points & travel blogging.
PSA: Renting From Hertz May Get You Arrested
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Hertz seems to have a pattern of falsely accusing renters of stealing cars. I think this is at least worth being aware of, especially as we learn more about the extent of Hertz’s false accusations.
Gorgeous: Qatar Airways Retro Livery Boeing 777
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This Qatar Airways retro livery might be one of my favorite ever
Review: Silver Airways ATR42-600 Turboprop
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To kick off our trips to Turks & Caicos, I first had to get from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale. I was kind of excited about this, as it would allow me to finally fly Silver Airways, a US airline I hadn’t flown before.
Weekly Review: February 12, 2022
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I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! I’m just back in Florida after returning from Turks & Caicos, and am looking forward to a long haul international adventure this coming week — stay tuned! On the points & travel front, this week…
United Airlines & Flight Attendant Union In Bitter Retaliation Dispute
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United Airlines management and the union representing flight attendants (AFL-CIO) are currently engaged in a dispute regarding the firing of two flight attendants, who are accused of retaliation. This situation is getting so serious that United’s manag…
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Review (2022)
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Marriott has a suite of co-branded credit cards issued by both American Express and Chase. While the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card is Marriott’s $95 annual fee card, there’s also the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Credit Card, which has no annual fee. I …
Turks & Caicos On A Whim
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The Frustrating Hyatt Suite Upgrade Award Process
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I’m a huge fan of World of Hyatt, and overall am a very happy Globalist member. One of my favorite perks of Globalist status is the ability to earn suite upgrade awards, which are offered through the Milestone Rewards program. However, there’s one aspe…