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The warm nuts are back: New American Airlines meal service beginning 11/18

November 15, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

The warm nuts are back: New American Airlines meal service beginning 11/18

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Beginning November 18, American Airlines has announced a new, updated meal service to First Class passengers in an email sent out to AAdvantage members. What’s in store? More meals on more flights We’ll offer you a full meal with your … [Continue reading]

A Look at the Future Hyatt Diamond Challenge

November 5, 2014 by James Larounis 1 Comment

A Look at the Future Hyatt Diamond Challenge

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Hyatt discontinued their very lucrative Hyatt Diamond Challenge on October 31, leaving maybe would be miles and points chasers wondering how to obtain the blogged-to-death status. We appreciate the overwhelming enthusiasm for Hyatt Diamond elite status. The Diamond trial promotion … [Continue reading]

Hotel: Behind Closed Doors at Marriott

October 31, 2014 by James Larounis 1 Comment

Hotel: Behind Closed Doors at Marriott

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I’m always fascinated when a travel industry leader is featured in a documentary. Not too long ago, British Airways had an excellent mini-series highlighting their daily operations. Produced in 2012, CNBC came out with an excellent documentary going inside the … [Continue reading]

Here’s how to book Virgin Australia tickets with Delta SkyMiles.

October 20, 2014 by James Larounis 2 Comments

Here’s how to book Virgin Australia tickets with Delta SkyMiles.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I get asked a lot how to use Delta SkyMiles to purchase a Virgin Australia flight to Australia. I figure’d I’d write a 5-step post on how to get this done. You should have at least 160k miles available, for a round-trip … [Continue reading]

Review: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

October 20, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Review: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Located just minutes from the San Jose International Airport is the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. An Uber from the airport to the hotel will cost you about $15. The property is situated in an industrial office park area of the … [Continue reading]

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