Lufthansa First Class Review: 747-800 + First Class Terminal (FRA-EWR): $372 + 70,000 Points

There are certain bucket list flights on any travel hacker's checklist. Things like Etihad's First Class Apartment, for the closing suite doors and onboard shower. Some bucket list items are tougher than others. One...

Hard Rock Atlantic City: Rock Royalty Trip Review

This summer saw a wave of free statuses and free nights at new hotels in Atlantic City, NJ, namely at the Ocean Resort and the Hard Rock Atlantic City. I wrote about how I got...

Ocean Resort Casino Atlantic City Review of “Black Card” Benefits

Ocean Resort Atlantic City - Free Nights Hopefully you had read my post about how to get 5 free nights in Atlantic City. You got three at the Hard Rock and two at the Ocean...

Sheraton Port Douglas, Australia (Great Barrier Reef) Hotel Review

This hotel review is part of a series of reviews related to my trip from New York to Australia. See also: Qantas QF 12 First Class Review from New York to Sydney via Los Angeles ...

Review: British Airways (BA) First Class London to Austin (787-9)

(with additional light reviews of the Sofitel Heathrow T5 in London and the Kimpton Van Zandt Hotel in Austin) This is a guest post by British travel enthusiast Benjamin Black This holiday season I travelled to Austin on...

Qantas First Class Review: QF12 JFK-LAX-SYD A380 (New York to Sydney)

QF12 from New York to Sydney is an interesting experience.  The flight stops in LAX, as at present no commercial planes can fly from New York to Australia non-stop. But more interestingly, despite having...

New York to London on Delta One (Business Class) for $5.60 and 70,000 miles:...

It's not that 70,000 isn't a lot of miles. It is. But since the last several rounds of Delta Skymiles devaluations, it's the cheapest ride across the pond up front using Skymiles. If you want...
My meal at the JFK Virgin Clubhouse

The Virgin Clubhouse at JFK is one of the best lounges around

  I'd long heard about the fabled Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK. Replete with complimentary massages (for those flying Business Class / Upper Class on Delta / Virgin Atlantic), amazing made-to-order food, and a long...

Singapore Airlines A380 First Class Suites review (My cost: $187 + 80,000 points)

  There are a handful of 1st Class flights considered truly aspirational. Truly premium First Class airline products. The top three talked about products are Emirates First Class (with on-board shower), The Etihad First Class...

I booked this First Class flight on JAL to Japan for $46: Flight...

JAL First Class Review If you read my post “How I booked a $29,000 flight for $46,” I was referring to this JAL First Class experience, JFK-NRT and return. If you’re fairly new to the miles...