Travel

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Around the World in 100 Hours: An Introduction

(I wanted to title this post Around the World in 80 Days 100 Hours, but I can’t figure out how to do strikethrough in a post title. Thoughts?) Introduction United Club San Francisco, International Terminal United Business Class San Francisco to Seoul Asiana Airlines Business Class Lounge Seoul Korean Air Lounge and Singapore SilverKris Lounge…

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How to Get Thai Airways Seat Assignments in Advance

If you book an award on Thai Airways using another carrier’s miles, you probably won’t get a seat assignment at first. Luckily, it’s quite easy to get your record locator and an advance seat assignment. You can call the Thai Airways office in LA at 1-800-426-5204, or even better, you can email them at laxreservation@thaiairwaysusa.com….

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Why I Buy Most of My Flights Through Travelocity

Continuing on the theme of online shopping portals, I almost always buy my flights through Travelocity, specifically because of the Ultimate Rewards portal, using my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. Chase Sapphire Preferred gives 2 points per dollar spent on travel. You can also use the Ultimate Rewards portal to book travel directly for 3 points…

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Trip Report: US Airways Envoy Class PHL to CDG

Earlier this year, I booked a roundtrip business class ticket to Europe for only 60,000 US Airways miles. This award no longer exists, unfortunately, but you can still book off-peak economy class tickets to Europe on US Airways for only 35,000 miles (only 30k if you have a US Airways credit card). The only catch…