During our first two days in Sydney, we took a free walking tour of the city, had dinner in the Rocks, took a ferry to Manly Beach, and spent an evening in Darling Harbour.
As the mid-point of the year has now come and gone, I figured it was that time of the year to compile my travel statistics for the year thus far. Though I’ve taken a couple wonderful trips, my rate of travel lags FAR behind my pace in 2013.
Flying to Australia on frequent flyer miles in the Winter is no small feat. I used United miles to fly between the USA and Sydney in United Global First Class. Domestic Australia flights on Virgin Atlantic and Qantas were planned with British Airways Avios, American Airlines miles, and cash.
An analysis of United, Delta, and American’s saver-level business class award space on the premium JFK-LAX/SFO shows that both Delta and American are MUCH more generous with this premium award space, as it’s almost impossible to find space on United.
The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!
United announced that they are moving to a revenue based earning structure for its MileagePlus program in 2015, and it’s not all bad — unless you’re the one paying for the ticket! I analyzed the new program’s earning structure and compared the earning rates in 2014 and 2015.
Ryanair offers some of the cheapest transportation from point-to-point in Europe. Unfortunately, booking flights in their website can be a headache with all the hidden fees. This is a guide to booking your flight on Ryanair’s site to avoid those fees!
After sailing out of Venice, the first port of call on our “Mediterranean Empires” cruise on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam was Katakolon, Greece followed by Piraeus (Athens), Greece…
Starwood has announce a promotion for up to triple Starpoints for stays during Oktoberfest at any of their participating Munich properties, including the Four Points by Sheraton Munich Central.
Probably the most common question that people ask me is, “how do you find such good deals? Where do you look for these cheap fares?” There is not a quick, simple answer to that question. There are several different avenues that I monitor on a regular basis for good fares. I’ll detail those later in…