Gene Hackman to Tom Cruise in The Firm: The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is (a) whatever the IRS says, (b) a smart lawyer, (c) 10 years in prison, (d) all of the above. There are a lot of grey areas in miles and points, and those grey areas are largely the making […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: From my award booking partner Steve Belkin, aka beaubo, comes a new project. Was Citibank able to obtain the Costco co-brand relationship because it had lost so much darned money in the recent past? Abercrombie & Fitch’s private jet. Mr Jefferies, who was pushed out in December amid […]
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I know some like ragging on miles/points bloggers for allegedly being obsessed with the Park Hyatt Maldives and Park Hyatt Paris.
I've actually never stayed at the Park Hyatt Paris (and have no interest in doing so), and have only been in the Maldives once, and that was with a friend who had a special rate at a non-points hotel because he's a travel agent.
The Maldives was fine. Don't get me wrong, it would be fun for a romantic honeymoon or something, but if you're like me and are perpetually single/prefer wandering the streets of a city, it's kind of boring. In a post last year about my philosophy on travel, I explained there were certain places I considered to be "Google Images" destinations. I explained it as follows:
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Club Carlson is giving away prizes to people who register and follow them on twitter. The giveaway on twitter happens March 19th. I’m sure I won’t have that front of mind on the 19th. But you get 1000 points just for registering, and you can do that now and forget it. No purchase necessary. Void […]
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Qatar Airways finally began operating out of Doha's new Hamad International Airport last May, after a huge delay.
The airport is pretty spectacular, though still isn't done. It was actually a couple of months before they opened their business class lounge, and their first class lounge has yet to be opened.
While I would take it with a grain of salt, Qatar Airways claims that they'll be opening their new Al Safwa First Class Lounge in late April 2015. Via Business Traveller:
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