Miles For Family
Dormy Inn Shibuya Jingumae Hot Spring in Tokyo: Practical, Not Fancy
This is a continuation of my Japan/China trip report. See also Back from China and Japan Trip! 5 Takeaways, Worth it: JAL Premium Economy Award Seats, Better Than Expected: AA Premium Economy Shanghai PVG to DFW, Hits and Misses from our day at Tokyo DisneySea, Take this Line and Shove...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
My Visit to Gellért Hill and Citadella in Budapest
I walked on the north pedestrian walkway of Erzsébet híd — also known as Elisabeth Bridge in English, which is named after Elisabeth of Bavaria — across the Danube River from Pest to Buda during a beautiful but albeit somewhat cloudy autumn day to approach the Gellért Hill and Citadella...
Frequent Miler
Chase Points Boosts explained & evaluated | Coffee Break Ep61 | 7-1-25
What are “Chase points boosts”? In this episode, we’ll explain and evaluate this new feature for hotel and flight bookings through Chase Travel℠. Coffee Break: Chase Points Boosts explained & evaluated Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Korean Air KAL Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
The Korean Air Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, at least in its current form, is a distant fourth place behind the other three SkyTeam lounges at LAX. KAL Korean Air Lounge LAX Review At the outset, let me note that Korean Air just closed this lounge and will refurbish...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Korean Air KAL Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
The Korean Air Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, at least in its current form, is a distant fourth place behind the other three SkyTeam lounges at LAX. KAL Korean Air Lounge LAX Review At the outset, let me note that Korean Air just closed this lounge and will refurbish...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Spectacular Views of Peyto Glacier and Peyto Lake in Canada
Visiting Banff National Park in Alberta without driving on Icefields Parkway is like swimming without water — and Bow Summit is amongst the highlights of places to visit along Icefields Parkway because of its views of Peyto Glacier and Peyto Lake.
Snow covers the ground — and, to a lesser extent,...
Traveling For Miles
Save at three MGM resorts with this Amex offer [Targeted]
As well as the Air France/KLM offer we wrote about earlier, American Express has also launched a new offer for stays at three MGM properties in Las Vegas. The offer is valid for stays that are paid for by 25 September 2025 and allows the spending target to be reached...
Traveling For Miles
Earn 20,000 bonus Amex points on Air France/KLM bookings [Targeted]
Amex has launched a new offer for spending with two SkyTeam airlines, Air France and KLM, and it allows targeted cardholders to earn an impressive 20,000 bonus Amex points when they spend just $1,000 with either airline.
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Miles For Family
Ideal Base for Visiting Machu Picchu: Hotel Points Vs. Paying Cash
This is the fourth installment in my series of posts on our recent trip to South America. See my previous posts Back from our family trip to Peru and Easter island: Bumpy start, awesome memories , Flying in LATAM economy to South America and Easter Island and Layovers in airport-adjacent hotels:...
