I had a brief stopover in Cairo this week on my way to Doha for Qatar Airways’ inaugural A380 flight. My friend Tiffany was there at about the same time (it just worked out that way), so we spent a morning touring Cairo.
Many of you asked questions about Egypt, and while I’ll have a full report eventually, I am way behind on trip reports so it could be awhile. Tiffany offered to put together some notes on our visit, and answer some of the most frequent questions, given that she handled the research and booking.
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In April I started living in hotels full time, and have been primarily staying at Hyatt and Starwood properties. I also mix in a fair number of Hilton and Club Carlson properties when they're more convenient, thanks to the benefits offered by their co-branded credit cards:
-- The Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card offers a free night when you redeem for two or more award nights, so if you stay in two night increments that's basically buy one get one free.
-- The Citi® Hilton HHonors Reserve Card offers Gold status for as long as you have the card, plus Diamond status when you spend $40,000 on the card in a year. While I don't love Hilton properties in general, they have a massive footprint, unlike Hyatt and Starwood.
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American starts Los Angeles – Atlanta service March 5 (it becomes bookable this Sunday). They’ll offer three flights daily – Los Angeles Departures at 12:15am, 10:30am, and 3:20pm Atlanta departures at 7am, 12:50pm, and 6:55pm But.. why? This could help feed American’s Tokyo and Shanghai flights, and oneworld Pacific partners Qantas, JAL, and Cathay Pacific […]
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Ah, meditation. Legs crossed, hands placed ever so gently on the knees, back straight, baggy cotton clothes flowing perfectly and alas, the look of pure zen on the face. Well, what if I told you that I meditate sitting down … Read more →
In early 2013 Delta SkyMiles announced that they would be adding revenue requirements for earning status starting with the 2014 program year.
Instead of just having to earn 25,000-125,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles for earning status, you'd also have to spend a minimum of 10 cents per mile pre-tax on those flights ($2,500-$12,500).
Ultimately there were two ways to get around these revenue requirements:
-- Spend a minimum of $25,000 on one of Delta's co-branded credit cards
-- Register your SkyMiles account somewhere other than the US
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