It’s been a quiet week for me, with my days bookended between a trip to Colorado Springs, CO and Rochester, NY. Frustration-Free Award Searches Ladies and gentleman, my dream has come true.  The Wandering Aramean has developed a tool that will search all transatlantic... Read more

Jet Airways has sent out emails to several members of the Jet Privilege program, where they are crediting 20% of the flown miles for the last 20 flights flown with Jet Airways/Jet Konnect between the period 05 May 1993 to 05 May 2013. The mileage credit is exclusive of cabin... Read more

One of the frustrations many travellers have when arriving in Turkey is that you need to obtain a visa on arrival for many nationalities. Countries who nationals can now apply online for their visa are below: Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados... Read more

Lufthansa offers one of my favorite first class products in the world, though unfortunately over the past few years it has become progressively more difficult to redeem miles for it. They only release first class award space to partner airlines at most ~15 days before departure,... Read more

Introduction Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Mumbai Terminal 1A Airborne: Flight AI 660 (BOM-DEL), Air India, Economy Class Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Delhi Terminal 3 Airborne: Flight AI 657 (DEL-BOM), Air India, Executive Class One of... Read more

The size and crush of people in China is hard to fathom until you have experienced it. Yesterday I traveled with a colleague from Louisville, Kentucky on the Beijing-Shanghai Air Express (京沪空中快线), a coordination of several airlines providing roughly hourly services... Read more

Last November when Elite Airways announced their intentions to start service in 2013 I suggested that the choices they made in terms of their hub and initial destination were probably suspect. It seems that they agreed on those aspects, shifting a lot of the details around. But,... Read more

US Airways Express flight 4560, a DeHavilland DHC-8 operated by Pidemont Airlines, traveling from Philadelphia to Newark managed to make a safe belling landing last night. None of the 31 passengers or 3 crew members on board were injured. According to a story published in the... Read more

Yesterday, United Airlines announced a new benefit for small businesses. Called MileagePlus Small Business Network (MPSBN), basically it means that if you are part of a qualifying small business in the United States, you can earn MP miles not only as passengers but also earn... Read more

Brad wrote in with another question for my open forum as he debates whether he should buy a traditional revenue ticket or redeem miles for an award ticket. As usual, my answer reflects my specific needs and interests and what I know about Brad. The purpose of this post is to... Read more

They say Texas has the BEST BBQ in the world (we will just have to see about that). I am looking forward to lunch with some fellow Delta Points & Will Run for Miles readers on Tuesday and you can check the post to where we are going HERE. I will naturally be paying with... Read more

It’s Saturday again, so please put you seat in the upright position, stow your tray table, and ensure the floor area is clear infront of you with the floor area clear in front of you as we go to this week’s safety video. This week – its Monarch Airlins…... Read more

As you know, we are always looking to buy at Staples with our Ink Plus® Business Card and Ink Bold® Business Cards to maximize on the 5 x points that you get using the card at Staples. If you go through the Chase portal you can get the extra 2x points that they are offering... Read more

Spending the night at 9,000 feet in elevation at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort reminded me of the time I stayed in Quito, Ecuador (9,350 feet). I walked around Quito feeling naturally high with dreamy thoughts floating around my head and big picture ideas jotted down in my... Read more

This is an update to my earlier post and includes the results of my attempt at a second and third Chase Ink card from back in December. I already had an active Chase Ink Bold but decided to apply for the Chase Ink Plus and a second Chase Ink Bold (for my other business for... Read more

After two taxis, a border crossing, a smuggling tunnel, and four plus hours of travel, a bucket of KFC from Egypt makes its way to excited customers in Gaza. From The New York Times: Formerly called Kentucky Fried Chicken, a KFC franchise opened in El Arish, just over Gaza’s... Read more

Although I grew up in Ft Lauderdale for some reason I liked the Charlotte Hornets.  Maybe it was because Muggsy Bogues was such a star or maybe it was because I just really liked Hugo.  I remember spending all of my first grade year preparing for hurricanes, especially Hugo,... Read more

Happy Saturday! Hope you all had a great week and were able to get on some deals and promotions. As you are well aware by now, at the end of every week I do a weekly recap post to ensure that you do not miss out on anything from the past 7 days. The following... Read full... Read more