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....

The Chase Freedom FlexSM Credit Card (review) is an incredible no annual fee card belonging to Chase’s Freedom portfolio, which can help you maximize your points thanks to its quarterly bonus categories. With the third quarter right around the corner, Chase has just opened registration for the Q3 2024 bonus categories, so I’d highly recommend registering...

In April 2023, Austrian Airlines revealed plans to refresh its long haul fleet, replacing its existing wide body aircraft with Boeing 787s. It’s an exciting day on that front, as Austrian is today operating its first-ever long haul flight with a 787 Dreamliner. Austrian replacing 767s & 777s with 787s Up until now, Austrian’s active...