Oberoi Hotels, the owner and operator of some fantastic luxury properties such as the Oberoi Amarvilas, Oberoi the Rajvilas and the Oberoi Udayvilas, inaugurated their Dubai hotel on June 15. From the pictures, it looks like a very luxurious property, something which can perhaps... Read more

Last week, I posted about Jet Airways offering a 20% bonus on converting your credit card points to Jet Privilege miles. I got a few queries about the transfer process and/or output, and I thought I’d answer them here in public interest: I got a question on Twitter, asking me... Read more

While perhaps not actually significant for most of us, given what a bad week of news it has been in the airline industry, any good news without strings attached is worth sharing, in my opinion. It appears as if Iberia has actually increased the maximum size for carry-ons, as... Read more

Sorry for the delay on this.  Using “schedule post” only works when you actually write this before you want to post it. My travel has slowed down a bit and been replaced by constant conferenec calls.  I’m not sure what I like better, but I’ll survive.... Read more

Day 3 of the Paris Air Show has been and gone, so lets wrap up the headlines today Towards the MC-21. First up is that Irkut is on course to release its competition to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 – the Irkut MC-21, with the aim to manufacture first one towards the end... Read more

The TWA terminal looked as good as ever as model Coco Rocha boogied down under the roof of the old Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Terminal at JFK. I like the the dash down the red carpeted flight tubes at the end of the video as well… Check out a behind-the-scenes look of the... Read more

Last year I explained how to use ‘hidden city ticketing’ to save big money on airfare. Airlines often price tickets from one city to another through a hub cheaper than flights that terminate at the hub. Flying United New York to Milwaukee through Chicago is often... Read more

This post could also be titled “GPS doesn’t always work.” I almost never use GPS. I have an iPhone, so have always just used the Maps feature. However, on a few recent trips I was going to be driving several hours in large cities (New York and Toronto) and wanted someone... Read more

Last week I posted about 7 stackable promotions that creates some MAJOR earning opportunities for savvy Southwest flyers.  While the nationwide double points promotion has expired since then, Southwest credit card holders are in luck because a new double points offer has just... Read more

Chase’s secure message center is fantastic, especially with a 2 hour response time today. Here’s the message I received when asked to be matched to the new 60K offers: Dear Mr. PointMetothePlane, Thank you for contacting us about your reward inquiry on your Chase Ink... Read more

An important question is raised by the impending roll-out of Delta Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs) and United’s future roll-out of the Premier Qualifying Dollars (PQDs). Is American Airlines the last vestige of the Mileage Runner? And is DPM the new mileage... Read more

Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport is the stuff of barside stories of grizzled expats at bars across Asia. Now it has reopend for the slow and steady approach of cruise ships. The terminal will accommodate cruise ships too large for Ocean Terminal. The first arrivals were... Read more

There are perks of joining Skybonus. This  55,000 RDM + 20,000 MQM offer  was e-mailed to just about all Skybonus members and is a working open link. It is a BUSINESS card and comes with $5000 in spend to get the points so keep those two things in mind and that this business... Read more

Late as usual, but if you are interested in grabbing drinks with me, I’ll be at Quinn’s Pub (1001 East Pike St) in Capitol Hill on Thursday after work. Probably around 5:30 to 7 PM. There is both a bar on the ground floor and additional tables upstairs, so please... Read more

With the limited time increase of the Chase Ink Business cards sign up offer, I wanted to go into detail of the differences of the four cards. Overall, they are similar in nature, but there are some distinct differences that can help you determine which card is for you (if... Read more

The news out yesterday about United Airlines adding a dollar spend requirement to their elite status qualification process had me note that it was likely my last year with 1K elite status. That raised some questions from readers based on how much I fly about how much I spend to... Read more

PointsHound is running two promotions this week. The first is a Twitter contest with Hawaiian Airlines. The way to enter is to watch for any PointsHound tweets that contain the hashtag #winHawaii. Retweet one of those messages, and you get one entry. You can enter up to three... Read more

While I was in Hawaii recently, Hyatt and the MGM rewards program M Life announced their reciprocal partnership.  I very much love Hyatt and the MGM Vegas family of hotels, so I was a bit bummed to be too tied up vacationing on points to delve into the details when it was first... Read more