Are Delta Agents Empowered to Lie on the Phones?
Companies make most information available on their websites for you to do your research on your own without calling the phone agents. When you can’t find what you need however, you should be a able to dial in to your trusty customer service representatives to get an answer. Twice yesterday I called into Delta to have them help me with something and was blatantly lied to. This isn’t the first time this has happened nor will...
Booked: The World’s Cheapest (and Most Obscure?) Business Class Redemption
We recently shared a post about how to get a credit card as an expat. It’s a pretty simple way to continue earning American Express Membership Rewards while abroad and something I’ve personally taken advantage of. From that, we’ve earned over 50,000 points on our Gold Card in less than a calendar year. 20,000 of those points came from the sign-up bonus, while the rest has come from spend. I’m not cheap to feed....
The Trick to See More Amex Offers Instantly
Saving money is cool again (did coupon clipping ever go away?) and there are plenty of ways to do it digitally. American Express has had Amex Offers for years now. Simply by using your card, you can save money or even earn extra Membership Rewards on each purchase. Each American Express card you have comes preloaded with a certain amount of offers assigned to it, and there are literally hundreds of offers. New ones are released each...
How To Get A Credit Card As An Expat
The problem Moving to another country is an exciting time. However, it can also be very stressful. You have to worry about finding a place to live, making new friends, and figuring out how everything works in an unfamiliar environment. Figuring out your credit card situation is probably pretty low on your list of concerns. After all, you probably have at least one credit card with no foreign transaction fees. These are great if you...
New Air France / KLM Amex Offer for 20,000 Membership Rewards!
American Express “Amex Offers” are one of the best ways to save a ton of money above and beyond the card’s normal savings and help offset the annual fees. They change monthly, and sometimes even weekly, and you’ve got to keep your eyes on your account on the regular to see all the new offers pop up. A new one showed up in my account today which I plan on taking full advantage of. Spend $1,000 or more with Air...
Which Routes Have Qatar Airways Qsuites?
Qatar Airways Qsuites is widely regarded as the world’s best business class…at least for now. It’s easy to assume that if you’re flying business class on Qatar, you’ll end up in Qsuites. However, that’s far from the case. Within their own fleet, Qatar’s business class configuration ranges from the highly desirable Qsuites, to 1-2-1 reverse herringbone, to 2-2-2 where not all seats have...
National Car Rental’s One Two Free Promotion is Back
National Car Rental’s One Two Free promotion is back, offering travelers the chance to earn a ton of free rental car days over the next six months!
Did Hilton Representatives call us “retards?” That’s simply not OK
As a small blog in the travel related blogosphere, we are quite used to getting a few abusive, R rated comments every now and then whenever someone disagrees with our point of view. It comes with the job, and we’re OK with it. But in a first for us, someone from Hilton corporate just unleashed a barrage of insults on us. Last Christmas, we published a review of a hotel in which we were...
British Airways launches Premium Economy Sale from $700 Round Trip!
British Airways is running a nice tidy little sale right now. This presents the opportunity to travel in relative comfort in Premium Economy (World Traveler Plus) OR use your Avios to move up to Club World. There are a ton of routes available, so you’ve got the ability to take advantage of this no matter where you live. A deal from $700 Round Trip in ECONOMY is a deal, and this for Premium Economy is a steal. The Deal Our...
Part 8 – The St Regis Maldives Overwater Villa, $12,000 value, for free
The overwater villa is the dreams of most. In the St Regis Maldives, having an overwater villa with direct ocean access is the perfect launching pad for a relaxing honeymoon or vacation. Enjoy the review of the St Regis Maldives Overwater Villa.