Credit Cards We Use For Online Shopping
Earn points and miles when shopping online. We share five cards we use to earn points for travel.
How Valuable Is the Rakuten Visa Card?
How valuable is the Rakuten Visa for those who collect points and miles? On February 15th, 2020 The Rakuten Visa excluded three stores from earning 3x when shopping through the Rakuten Portal: Giftcardmall, Giftcards.com and Raise. Here is a portion of the statement they shared: Starting February 15, 2020, Rakuten Cash Back Visa® Credit Card purchases made through Rakuten on GiftCardMall.com, GiftCards.com and Raise.com will be eligible for 1% Cash Back instead of an extra 3% Cash Back. Is this a big deal or not? It depends. For many people the card functions as it always has, it earns 3x when shopping…
Review: Aerotel at the Abu Dhabi Airport
On a recent trip we had a 11 hour, overnight layover in Abu Dhabi. Our incoming flight landed in Abu Dhabi at 9:40 pm. Our connecting flight left the next morning at 8:45 am. That adds up to an 11 hour layover. We decided the best plan was to get a hotel room and try to get some sleep. We looked at hotel options close to the airport and decided on Aerotel. Aerotel is not only close to the airport, it's in the terminal. Aerotel is located airside, within the transit area of Terminal one. If Abu Dhabi is your layover, you don’t…
The Not-So-Obvious Risk of Award Tickets: Buying Miles, Award Tickets and AA Shutdowns
We recently wrote a post on why buying points and miles can make sense. Our example involved buy Alaska miles for a business class flight on Emirates. In this post we want to point out a risk when buying miles to book an award ticket. This risk was recently highlighted when American Airlines shut down a number of accounts and cancelled award tickets. But first, a reminder of why buying airline miles can make sense. When Buying Airline Miles Can Make Sense Let’s say you want to fly business class on American Airlines from Los Angeles to London. The cash price for the ticket is…
Sign Up For A Frequent Flyer Account (or other rewards program).
Welcome to the world of points and miles! We’re sharing how ordinary people can travel to extraordinary places with the use of airline miles and hotel points. In this series we lay out steps to save money and travel more. These steps include: Getting Started with Points and MilesLook and Learn Before You LeapDecide What Type of Reward Points You Want to Begin EarningSign-Up For a Frequent Flyer AccountEarn Your First PointsEarn Points Through Credit Card Sign Ups- Part 1- Count the CostEarn Points Through Credit Card Sign Ups- Part 2- Ten Steps to FollowEarn Points Through Credit Card SpendingEarn…
Sunset Over the Arctic Circle from 36,000 Feet
Our recent flight from Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles routed us over the Arctic Circle. Here are some pictures of the Sunset over the Arctic Circle from 36,000 feet.
Digger’s Lab – La Mer Beach, Dubai
As a child I played with Tonka Trucks. In Dubai we came across a Tonka-type attraction called Digger’s Lab. Digger's Lab touts itself as a “construction theme park” and it’s located on the sand of La Mer beach. Digger’s Lab has scaled versions of various construction equipment and gives kids (and adults) a chance to play in the sand. La Mer beach is a fun destination, whether you lay on the beach, or help dig it up. Digger's Lab is located at La Mer Beach. Check out our other post to learn more about our visit to La Mer Beach For more information on…