One of the common questions I get is how do you rack up enough miles and points to travel as much as you do. Besides traveling, earning points and miles through credit card spend, and paying attention to the latest promotions, knowing the little tricks like what I’ll share in this post is what helps…
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New LAN Vip Lounge Bogota, Colombia
I spent the week in Bogota, Colombia this week for work…and a little fun. Besides the traffic and roads in general, Bogota is a wonderful place to visit. Many areas of the city give off a much more European feel with numerous libraries and outdoor cafe’s. For almost a year, OW did not have lounge…
Journey to Easter Island – LAN Flight Experience
As I’ve said before, I can’t get myself to take pictures on an economy flight of my knees pressed up against the seat in front of me, the thimbles of cheap red wine served, or “the chicken dish” but I do like to compare the experience against other airlines. This trip provided a crash course…
Journey to Easter Island – Trip Motivation and Planning
I often use metrics like ‘Cents Per Mile’ to try to evaluate my decisions for using points and miles. While there is utility in doing such, the truth is that points and miles are really just a silly game to me. My goal in collecting and redeeming points is not to save money I would…
Snapshots from the most remote airport on Earth
Mataveri International Airport, the most remote airport on Earth, located on Easter Island has only about a dozen scheduled flights per week. You only get about one shot per day at catching a big bird take off. I checked the schedule and drove up a mountain this afternoon to catch this LAN 767-300 take off…
My Next Trip: The Most Remote Airport on Earth
It’s been almost 6 full weeks since my last international (points-funded) trip and I am getting antsy. What better time for a ridiculous routing award through South America and into the middle of the Pacific Ocean! It was a sad day for me last year when British Airways transitioned to Avios. While there are some…
Update On Korean Air Award Flights To French Polynesia With Chase Ultimate Rewards
Korean Air called me today to clarify the 90,000 mile SkyPass award to French Polynesia. On Monday I wrote in detail how to book the Korean Air SkyPass 90,000 Business Class award to French Polynesia by using the Chase Ultimate Reward sign up bonuses. The airline agent was not familiar with the pricing for this…