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Confession: How I Travel
Disclaimer: Please be aware that offers for credit cards referenced in this post may have changed since the time of publication. I have a confession to make. I’m a trust fund baby who has 16 million dollars to spend on first class suites thanks to sending a Nigerian prince a wire transfer and getting quite…
Lifemiles Upcoming Changes
Lifemiles is one of my favourite frequent flyer programs, and while I’d like to think that they are, it seems that they continue to deteriorate the value of their miles. Changes in the Star Alliance Award Chart Effective October 15, Lifemiles is modifying their award chart for regions including Europe, South America, and North America.…
Redeeming American AAdvantage miles for travel on El Al
While the Middle East is one of Oneworld’s stronger focus areas, service to Israel tends to be more scarce, especially in the premium cabins. British Airways and Iberia offer service to Tel Aviv, but high fuel surcharges often make award travel unattractive. One of the lesser-known non-Oneworld partners of American Airlines is El Al Israel…
American Express Platinum Canada Review
Disclaimer: Please be aware that offers for credit cards referenced in this post may have changed since the time of publication. I’ve talked about the benefits of the American Express Platinum Card before such as American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts which offers some great value hotel deals, but the overall value of the Platinum Card…
Air India Joins the Star Alliance
Air India and Star Alliance have had a somewhat coloured relationship, but looking past that they have finally officially joined as a member of the Star Alliance today. Star Alliance has historically been weak in the Middle East/Subcontinent Area compared to Oneworld and SkyTeam, but now we finally have another option to redeem Star Alliance miles…
Open Jaws, Fuel Dumps and Hidden Cities… Oh My!
A few days ago I shared a great trick to remove certain fuel surcharges when using Aeroplan miles to fly from the US or Canada to Europe on Lufthansa. If you are a fairly astute reader, you would have also noticed that certain applications of the same trick can be very useful when it comes…
Bearskin Airlines Aeroplan Redemptions
Bearskin Airlines is Aeroplan’s regional airline for travel within Ontario, and one of the smaller airlines within the Aeroplan “family”, so to speak. Over the past few years Bearskin Airlines have somewhat reduced their route network (previously serving Calm Air cities such as Flin Flon, as well as routes such as Kitchener to Montreal) and…
Aeroplan Fuel Dump: Lufthansa Style
Everyone loves Lufthansa First Class – it’s the “poster boy” of travel hacking, for better or for worse. It’s easily the most accessible first class product using miles so has become almost become the default first class airline, so to speak. However with the past United MileagePlus devaluation and US Airways switching from Star Alliance…
Up to $40 Credit for New UBER Users!
I LOVE Uber. It is seriously one of the most amazing and efficent transportation options available while you travel. As you probably already know, there is a $30 promotional credit running for new users. You can sign up here, or with the code UBERCKM for $30 off your first ride. Details: Worth up to $30 Work…
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