Cathay Pacific expands SFO service with brand new Airbus A350

by Sharon Peterson | Mar 11, 2017 | airlines, dontrepost

Cathay Pacific expands SFO HKG services to 3x daily, and one of the daily flight will be served by its brand new A350-900 aircraft.

The magical journey through thousands of tori gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine

by Sharon Peterson | Mar 10, 2017 | destinations, family travel

First thing on our day 2 agenda in Kyoto was to visit Fushimi Inari Shrine, home to thousands of tori gates in varying sizes and faded colors.

Amex devalues Centurion lounge access; sticks it to families

by Dan Miller | Mar 10, 2017 | airlines, airports, american express, dontrepost

American Express has drastically changed their access policy to their (outstanding) Centurion Lounges. Starting soon, immediate family members will NO LONGER be …

Watch your points bloom with AAdvantage eShopping Portal Bonus

by Sam Doyon | Mar 10, 2017 | all, american, dontrepost, shopping

Shopping portals can be a great way to boost your point count–check out American’s newest promotion in celebration of Spring!

4 ways to not pay UK Air Passenger Duty (APD)

by Dan Miller | Mar 9, 2017 | airlines, airports, all, british airways

Traveling to the UK? Here are 4 simple tips to avoid paying the UK Air Passenger Duty (APD)

Alaska adds 13 new nonstop routes from the San Francisco Bay Area

by Sharon Peterson | Mar 9, 2017 | airlines, alaska, dontrepost, news and notes

With the acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska continues to expand in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today it announced 13 new nonstop routes, adding to the 6 routes it previously announced.

2 highly innovative elements of Qatar’s new ‘super business class’ seat

by Ian Snyder | Mar 9, 2017 | all, business, dontrepost, in the news

The QSuite is here. You may think that the perfect business class seat has just been unveiled, based on all the hype. The design does include 2 innovative..

4 top travel podcasts you might be interested in

by Dan Miller | Mar 9, 2017 | all, family travel, podcasts

If you’re into family travel, miles and points travel, or both – here are 4 travel podcasts you may want to check out

Free 500 Singapore miles if you sign up by April 14, 2017.

by Sharon Peterson | Mar 9, 2017 | airlines, dontrepost, promotions

Not a member of Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer program? Join now and get 500 free miles before April 14, 2017.

Trouble with Plastiq (not) making my mortgage payment

by Dan Miller | Mar 8, 2017 | all, manufactured spending, plastiq

I called Plastiq – they said it was Fifth Third’s fault, and I called Fifth Third and (you’ll never believe this!), they said they had never gotten any such payment.