One Mile at a Time
In the miles & points world, we’re almost all familiar with the Bilt Mastercard (issued in partnership with Wells Fargo), which is one of the most innovative products that we’ve seen launch in recent years. Bilt Rewards is a transferable points currency, and the Bilt Mastercard is one of the most lucrative no annual fee cards out there. The...
I’m primarily a oneworld flyer, given that I live in Miami, and it’s kind of hard not to fly American when living here. I’ve written about how oneworld Emerald is my favorite airline alliance status, but in this post I wanted to take a look at oneworld Sapphire status, which is the tier immediately below that. While not quite as valuable as oneworld...
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and happy Father’s Day to those celebrating! I’m at home with family this weekend, and don’t have any travel plans until later this month, when I’m headed to Europe (though I still haven’t figured out how I’m getting there… minor details!). On the points & travel front, this week Southwest...
We recently spent a night at the 62-room Four Seasons Bogota Casa Medina. We were just in town for a night, in order to fly the Emirates inaugural flight between Miami and Bogota (which was super fun). Given how little time we had in Bogota, we wanted to make the most of our visit, and be in a walkable area. We had heard that the Four Seasons...
Link: Apply now for the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card American Express and Delta have had a close relationship for many years, and as part of that, they issue seven co-branded Delta Amex cards, including the Blue, Gold, Platinum, and Reserve cards (with the exception of the Blue product, all the others have both a personal and...
There are three major global airline alliances — oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance — and each offers some level of reciprocal elite recognition. In previous posts I’ve written about oneworld Emerald status, oneworld Sapphire status, and Star Alliance Gold status. In this post I wanted to take a look at the benefits of SkyTeam Elite Plus status....