My Favorite Things To Do Minsk – Introduction Minsk is the capital of Belarus and a city that is very busy working through the last 100 years of history. The city (as is the country) is trying to figure out what is its identity in a post-Soviet environment with mainly Russian speaking population. Minsk is […]
– Chase bankers have been pitching the IAG bosses last year and voila we now have three (almost identical) Chase cards for their TOP 3 airline brands Iberia, British Airways and Aer Lingus (all offering 50,000 points at sign up plus spend related bonuses) These cards have historically not been affected by the 5/24 rule […]
– Cape Verde is going visa free for most European passports – the visa fee is just $27 anyways (incl. American passports) The group of islands have yet to capitalize on its location between Europe, Africa and South America. While a stronghold of peace and relative prosperity it suffers from high transportation costs. I still […]
Qatar Airways has had a transit hotel for Economy and Business Class passengers when booked on Qatar Airways ticket stock for several years now. All it takes is a 12 hour plus stopover in Doha – this is valid even if there is an earlier flight. However partner award tickets are not eligible for this […]
– there are again great Business Class fares from Dublin to most major US airports starting at $1,345 RT – including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Honololu and more – United.com has once again (that seems to be a summerly phenomenon) eliminated Ethiopian Airlines from the award search engine This occurs regularly and the […]
– Hilton Honors has a tripe points promotion for Hilton Diamond members (double for everyone else) for stays until August 31st 2017 Earn Double Points on every stay at 4,900 hotels when you sign up and complete a stay from May 1 through August 31, 2017. Have Diamond Status? You will earn Triple Points on […]
– the United Shopping mall still has the very cool 8 miles per $ spend deal live – Cathay Pacific is bringing the A350 to San Francisco From October 29, 2017, flight CX893 will expand from a three-times-weekly service using a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to a daily A350 service, bringing the total number of San […]
– Arton Capital (which helps in getting a second citizenship if you have money) has published another Passport Index Here are the results for the TOP 3 best passports. Top 10 most powerful passports 1. Germany Visa free score: 157 2. Singapore, Sweden Visa free score: 156 3. Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, UK, […]
– if you have time in February and wanted to see the US Pacific Islands – take a look at this itinerary (bookable via Priceline), just $392 get you from New York all the way to China via the Pacific (One-Way) Play with Priceline and ITA a bit – there might be a way to […]
– WOWair came through on its promise on $69 from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Europe (Stockholm, Copenhagen, Bristol and Edinburgh) We found dates in February/ March/ April; usually for Tuesday departures. The return flights will come in a bit higher but there are $99 fares (and you can always choose to return with […]