US Amex Platinum refresh – great news for overseas cardholders
Let’s continue with some updates about U.S. credit cards: the American Express Platinum Card underwent a major revamp on September 18, and the perks have been...
21 September 2025
Category: Americas
Earn free Alaska miles in a few clicks
If you are interested in collecting Alaska Airlines miles, here’s an offer that you shouldn’t miss out. In short, Alaska Airlines is apparently sponsoring the new...
23 August 2025
More Virgin business award “sale”: South America – Europe and beyond for 42k points
We wrote about a pricing oddity in Virgin’s award system last year, where flights between Germany and South America cost only 42,000 points per way in...
10 June 2025
Qatar Airways business class deal: Jakarta – US (Qsuite) one-way for £750
A pretty good business class deal for getting from Asia to the United States: Google Flights is your friend for checking availability. If you search using...
25 May 2025
Error fare: Cairo – London / Canada in business class from £200
Let’s be quick: Availability is wide open. Note that you cannot stay more than 24 hours in London, so it’s essentially still a one-way ticket. Here’s...
21 May 2025
Business error fare: Canada – Beijing from £400
There appears to have been many error fares recently – Oman Air had a feast just a couple of days ago for routes between Asia and...
30 April 2025
My review of the British Airways Lounge, San Francisco
Oneworld operates four airline lounges at San Francisco, and I need to choose one before boarding my BA flight to London. I didn’t hesitate a second...
31 March 2025
Opening a bank account in the US as a foreigner
If you are a semi-enthusiast for credit card or frequent traveller programs, you should be familiar with the fact that United States has the best credit...
7 March 2025
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