Review: Parga Princess Hotel
Parga is a cute beach town on the west coast of Greece that experienced a tourist boom in the early 1970’s. During the high season there are direct flights from over a dozen European countries, and it’s been a secret hiding place for Europeans who have been in the know for decades. We booked this hotel for 75 euros through hotels.com via our TopCashBack shopping portal. If you...
Elite Status Match on Alaska Airlines until December 2017!
Elite status is the name of the game in the airline world today. We wrote a post about this a while back, but just a reminder, elite status is the way to first class upgrades, fee waivers, priority boarding, checked bag waivers, and much more. Since we’re not wealthy by any means, having elite status is the only way that we can sit up front as much as we do when we fly domestically. One of the questions that comes up all the...
Will Amex’s offer for Virgin Gold translate to Alaska status?
It’s no secret that Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are set to merge. Back in April of this year, Alaska announced that it was going to pay an unbelievable $4 Billion for the primarily West Coast airline, and the rumors started to fly. There was a bit of a bidding war, even including JetBlue, who wanted to create a true coast to coast airline. Alaska, trying to nudge their way into SFO and LAX, wanted to make sure to secure...
Wanna win 100,000 miles?
As you probably know from reading our blog, we’re huge fans of earning miles. In fact this year alone we’ve earned over 1.7 million miles, and we’re on track to earn over 2.2 million. Because we are always looking for a way to earn as many miles as possible, and we love shopping online, we love using the shopping portals that all the airlines offer as a way to earn even more miles. I was scrolling through what I thought was a bunch of...
Overheard on my Alaska Airlines flight this morning
I love Alaska Airlines, and it’s no secret. We’re fanboys of the airline for sure. Living in Seattle it makes it quite easy to hop on flights to wherever we need to get to, and their customer service is second to none. The miles that we earn have a ton of flexibility and they are currently the only US airline to give you a mile for every mile flown. That last point alone is enough to make sure that Alaska earns our travel dollars. But...
Free Uber rides in Seattle Today
Uber has always been a part of our travels. Since it’s so ubiquitous all over the world at this point, it seems that no matter where we are, we’re able to grab a WiFi signal and fire up the Uber all over the place. It’s also great considering the language barriers and safety concerns that taxis bring with them in some foreign countries or for certain travelers. If you haven’t signed up for Uber yet, why the heck not? Click here...
King George Hotel, SPG RIDICULOUS Breakfast, Platinum Benefit
Hotel Review for the King George Hotel in Athens, Greece.
Review: SPG, King George Hotel, Athens, Greece
Starwood has a strong presence in Greece. They’ve got about 10 properties and have just added a few more of the Design Hotel properties in the past couple of months. Their two flagship properties in Athens are the Grande Bretagne and our hotel of choice, the King George. This hotel is A STEAL at a category 5 hotel, and is in my opinion incredibly underpriced. Now that I realized I typed that, I hope no one from SPG ever reads this,...
How we upgraded from Business to First on Emirates
Earlier this year, Alaska Airlines upped their redemption rates on one-way tickets with Emirates. They took a lot of flak for doing so, especially for doing so with no advance notification. Luckily, Ben and I made a reservation 2 days beforehand from India back to the USA. We booked it at 90,000 miles each way, and now the cost has risen over 66% to 150,000 miles For me, even the increased price is WELL worth it, as the service is...
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