“How are you today, sir?” “Darn happy to be skipping town.” Friday: JFK, Lan check-in terminal 8, lounges at terminal 4 (The Lounge, weak, with Diners Club, The Oasis, excellent, with Delta Sky Club), fly to Santiago, Chile. Saturday: Connect on Pluna to... Read more

This is a sculpture at the Vancouver International Airport; I have been running a few times to catch a flight but I hope I didn’t look like him .Musings of the Global TravellerThoughts, advice and travel news from around the world by a seasoned frequent... Read more

This is part two of a Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia trip report covering our stay at the W Retreat Koh Samui: Part 1 – SQ 21 – Newark (EWR) to Singapore (SIN) Business Class on the Longest Flight in the World Part 2- W Retreat Koh Samui Part 3 – Le Méridien... Read more

Nearly all airline passengers prefer an aisle or window seat over a middle seat when flying. The benefits are obvious. As for me, I admit my preference is an aisle seat when flying. Nothing wrong with window seats but I prefer the extra room, even a little, that comes with... Read more

Via Twitter today (the alert interrupted my backswing….), Lufthansa is offering $60.00 vouchers for travel between August 12, 2012 and September 9, 2012. Vouchers are limited, so register quickly! (See link below). The voucher needs to be redeemed between May 25 and May 31... Read more

On Monday we unveiled Points, Miles, and Martini’s newest giveaway, BEST TRAVEL DEAL EVER in which we were giving away 5,000 American Airlines miles for offering up your best travel deal. A big Thank You goes out to all our readers for participating in this giveaway. I hope... Read more

Can you believe India’s kingfisher is still flying. The group has now slipped from the largest to sixth airline in terms of passengers but continues to fly and amazingly people keep booking seats on them! Last week, the Indian government announced the carrier owes $US... Read more

Received an email from Delta this morning with a double miles promotion on select flights from LaGuardia from May 21, 2012 – July 31, 2012.  The bonus is good on all booked first and economy flights except those in L, U, T, or E fare buckets.  There is no link to... Read more

Readers know I am no “Fan” of Facebook. I do not have my “name” there and use a generic login just to keep watch of what is a good deal from companies who use the social media site. I stumbled across one ending very soon. It looks like it has little... Read more

Accor Hotels seems to me to be more about regional discount rates and local loyalty bonuses rather than global promotions offered by most major hotel loyalty promotions. Le Club Accorhotels requires work to dive into all those promotions and the limited availability of hotels in... Read more

Via Twitter: (pretty self explanatory) Link to get voucher: https://promotion.lufthansa.com/us_summerend/ T&C The voucher can be redeemed between 25/05/2012 and 31/05/2012. Travel must be between 12/08/2012 and 12/09/2012. Vouchers are only valid for itineraries where all... Read more

This afternoon is your last chance to enter the #AAtoAsia Pinterest promotion. The prize is 2 round-trip, American Airlines tickets from the U.S. to Tokyo…….In Business Class!   So  you’ll get to experience the new menu items from Chefs Richard Sandoval and... Read more

Priority Club has a Memorial Day weekend special over the next four days, May 25-28, to redeem points for gas gift cards at a 25% discount. Three gas retailers participate. Each gas company has their own gift card so you must choose your pumping preference. Chevron Exxon Mobil... Read more

The Quarter Finals wrap up with Hong Kong (HKG) taking on Zurich (ZRH): In previous Quarter-Final matches Amsterdam (AMS) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) have advanced into the Semi-Finals. The match between Singapore (SIN) and Munich (MUC) is currently underway and ends tonight. If you... Read more

Introduction Credit Card Points Airline Miles Hotel Points With the introduction out of the way, here are my valuations of Membership Rewards, Ultimate Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest points. Yes, I realize SPG points aren’t technically “credit card... Read more

Earlier this week, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com.  In the post “Sears 15X: Leveraging the deal” I showed a number of ways one could capitalize on the opportunity.  In the post... Read more

British Airways Visa: up to 100,000 point signup bonus The most lucrative current credit card signup bonus is scheduled to be pulled June 7. The public offer is: 50,000 points after first purchase 25,000 points after spending $10,000 on the card within a year 25,000 additional... Read more

I love Starbucks‘ partnership with Apple. Every week, there is something free from the Apple iTunes store at Starbucks. It started out with songs (song are still offered), but has grown to include Apps, Books and TV episodes. I have gotten tons of paid goodies for free... Read more