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Are your frequent flyer miles taxable? Yes.

August 28, 2014 by James Larounis 2 Comments

Are your frequent flyer miles taxable? Yes.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! In the interest of not providing incorrect tax-advice, I’m providing links to major research about taxing frequent flyer miles in the interest of yesterday’s decision in Shankar v. Commissioner in regards to Citi Thank You Points that you can interpret and … [Continue reading]

New Kimpton Loyalty Program

August 26, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

New Kimpton Loyalty Program

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Do you want the chance to talk to Kimpton about their new loyalty program, Kimpton Karma? Join @Kimpton on Twitter on August 28th at 10am PST to chat with Maggie Lang, Sr. Director of Guest Marketing at Kimpton. I’ll be sure to … [Continue reading]

Should I apply for the “Old” Amex Blue Cash card?

August 25, 2014 by James Larounis 5 Comments

Should I apply for the “Old” Amex Blue Cash card?

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I’m torn. This weekend at the Family Travel for Real Life Conference just outside of Dulles Airport, someone mentioned that you can still apply for the American Express “Old” Blue Cash Card. The card provides up to 5% Cash Back … [Continue reading]

My move from Delta to American, Part I: The meal service

August 25, 2014 by James Larounis 8 Comments

My move from Delta to American, Part I: The meal service

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! After being a loyal Delta and United flyer the last few years, I made the decision at the start of this year that I’d challenge into American’s AAdvantage program, and move my loyalty to American. This isn’t a decision I … [Continue reading]

BREAKING NEWS: The end of 4,500 Avios short-haul one-ways?

August 24, 2014 by James Larounis 5 Comments

BREAKING NEWS: The end of 4,500 Avios short-haul one-ways?

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Uh oh. It’s never good to see a devaluation in an airlines frequent flyer program, but what’s even worse is a devaluation that could almost double the amount of miles required for an award ticket. As many are aware, the British … [Continue reading]

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JamieJamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler. [Learn more about Jamie...]

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