The Citi Prestige Card has become one of the best credit cards around and one that it is constantly among my highest ranked cards. Among the many great benefits of the Prestige card is the ability to redeem ThankYou Points at a 1.6-to-1 ratio for American Airlines tickets. In other words, if the cost of…
Last month I sailed on my first cruise in 18 years (and second overall), the Disney Wonder, on its first Alaska voyage of the year. The experience was fantastic. Here are ten things I learned on my week-long cruise: 1. Food on a cruise can be exceptional I am sure this is not the case on…
Back in March I wrote about how Marriott had decided to renew my Gold Elite status “[i]n thanks for [my] loyalty as a Marriott Rewards Credit Card member.” I’ve had Marriott Gold or Platinum elite status since October 2010, so I was extremely happy about being able to keep a high-level elite status with them…
One of the most attractive Daily Getaways offers for this year went on sale earlier today: the discounted sale of Hyatt Gold Passport points. There were four different amounts of points available for sale: 24,000 points for $260 (1.08 cents) 30,000 points for $330 (1.1 cents) 72,000 points for $775 (1.07 cents) 40,000 points for $415…
A popular recent Amex Offer provides the opportunity to earn 2X points on Amazon purchases: On its face, this might appear like an attractive Amex Offer considering very few credit cards earn more than one point on Amazon purchases. However, depending on what other credit cards you have, this is likely an Amex Offer that should be ignored.…
Early last year American Airlines eliminated telephone booking fees in connection to award bookings that included airlines not bookable on the AA web site. This was a great move by American considering that less than half of their partners, including many of their most popular ones, are available for online bookings. The current AA partners…
My daughter (not pictured above) turned two in January, so it has been a little while since I’ve had to book a lap-infant ticket. However, upon completing such a booking for a client today I was reminded of the #1 rule when it comes to lap-infant fares: always ask the airline agents to double check…
In 2007, Machu Picchu was recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Since then, the number of tourists visiting this magnificent Inca city built in the 15th century has grown exponentially. Unfortunately, so have the costs associated with a visit to Machu Picchu. Between trains, buses and entrance ticket, you are…
Lima is one of those major cities in which using taxis can be a complete hassle. For starters, taxis in Lima do not use a meter, so fares are determined by drivers. As such, fares should be negotiated before getting in to the taxi and that can be tricky, especially if you do not speak Spanish.…
You are flying into your home airport. You have flown into this airport hundreds of times, so you know exactly what is supposed to happen every step of the way for those last few seconds before landing. And then, as you begin to expect the aircraft to touch down at any moment, the thrust of…
