What Are Some Tips for Earning SPG Platinum Status?

TPG reader Savannah tweeted me to ask: @thepointsguy- “I really want to go for SPG Platinum this year, but don’t know if I’ll meet the requirements. Any advice?” Just like me, Savannah loves her SPG Platinum status. The easy tip if you’re nervous about re-qualifying is simply to stay, stay, stay. Book as much travel...



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Korean Air SkyPass Transfers Have Returned To Ultimate Rewards!

As I wrote about on Thursday, Korean Air SkyPass transfers are finally returning to Chase Ultimate Rewards.

The option to transfer points from Ultimate Rewards to SkyPass suddenly disappeared last November, and then about a month later we learned that transfers would be returning sometime in January.

Anyway, the option to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Korean Air SkyPass at a 1:1 ratio has finally returned.

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I Just Saved Over $173 – 58% – On an Upcoming Car Rental. Here’s How You Can, Too..

Flying into a city during the week car rentals can be expensive, especially at the airport. I needed a four day rental, and the came out to about $400. Discount codes that I’m actually eligible for weren’t really bringing this down. Now, I find that I do quite well renting cars via Hotwire.com. You’re guaranteed […]

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Thrillable Hours: Lan Cao, author and lawyer

In my Q&A with lawyers doing interesting things, I interview Vietnamese author Lan Cao.

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from Legal Nomads http://www.legalnomads.com/2015/01/lan-cao-author.html

An Iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/01/24/iceberg-paradise-bay-antarctica/

Send Us Your Reader Success Stories!

Over the years, we’ve had many readers share their success stories with us. Folks for whom traveling domestically once a year was a luxury are now traveling the world with just a few credit card sign-up bonuses. And the best part? They are sharing their stories with us and others who benefit from knowing that […]



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Wow! Antarctica!

An Amazing Trip I’m just now getting back to reality, but I wanted to share some quick pictures and thoughts! It all started with me being a bit nervous. Antarctica! Jeez… I felt like I was both unprepared and unworthy. But I kind of swallowed all that down and boarded a US military plane in […]



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Don’t let your next rental car go flat

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Is Citibank About to Start Sending Out Tax Notices for Credit Card Rewards?

@drdavidge tweets: He writes, “I am part of an small invitation only discussion group between Citi and AA where they ask questions and send out surveys..” And shares this two question survey: Have any of your miles credit cards sent you a 1099 tax notice for miles that were rewarded to you? Select all that […]

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Coming Soon: Hilarious Bangkok Airport Documentary

There's nothing I love more than a good airport documentary. National Geographic has done a great "Ultimate Airport Dubai" series, which, as the name suggests, follows operations at Dubai Airport. I loved the whole first season, and the show is now back for a second season.

It looks like BBC Three is producing a six episode series about Bangkok Airport, which promises to be pretty hilarious. Here's a 30 second trailer:

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More $99 Transatlantic Fare Dates, British Airways Now Likely to Acquire Aer Lingus, Use MasterCard to Cuba and Bring a 747 to Burning Man!

News and notes from around the interweb: $99 fares to Iceland and cheap connecting fares to Europe will now start earlier out of Baltimore. Third time’s the lucky charm? After rejecting a second proposal two weeks ago, Aer Lingus may be set to accept a takeover bid by British Airways and Iberia parent IAG. FlyHermes.com […]

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U.S. Airliners Land In Atlanta After Bomb Threats

The threats against Delta Flight 1156, coming from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest Airlines Flight 2492, from Milwaukee, were deemed credible.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/us-airliners-land-atlanta-after-bomb-threats-1793912

Consolidation in Online Booking Sites: What Selling Orbitz and Travelocity Will Mean to You

Expedia, which was already operating Travelocity with its own search technology, is now acquiring its Sabre-owned smaller rival. Since Travelocity had long since given up investing in its search and booking platform, and I found it virtually unusable as a standalone (though I still tried to use it, as it would offer be 2 Ultimate […]

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Weekly Review: January 24, 2015

Hello from sunny Florida! I’ve spent the past five days at home with my parents (not living in hotels, for once), and it has actually been kind of relaxing.

I’ve been getting sleep. I’ve been going to the gym. My mom has cooked.

As much as I love to travel, it's really, really, nice to slow down for a while.

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Here’s American’s First Boeing 787 — They’ve Now Owned Every Single Boeing Jet

American took delivery of its first Boeing 787 on Thursday, and flew it to Dallas on Friday. They have 42 firm orders for the 787-8 and 787-9 and options on an additional 58 planes. We’ll see the aircraft flying between domestic hubs for a few weeks when the aircraft first goes into revenue service during […]

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