There’s currently an enticing deal for round-trip Business Class tickets on Delta from Tokyo Haneda airport to a number of North American destinations, starting at ~$1,200, for travel between now and March 2017.
By combining three recently-available offers between Amex Business Platinum and Plastiq, you can “buy” Membership Rewards points for just 0.88 cents each.
There’s a smoking hot deal over at Ctrip which is a Chinese OTA for ~$1,800 round-trip Business Class tickets from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. It looks like you can fly the Trans-Pacific segment in either United and ultimately connect to LAX via SFO, or on ANA and connect to LAX via Tokyo.
Myths around credit card foreign transactions have mostly focused on exchange rates on a given day, but how much does VISA vs. MasterCard’s processing speed affect our financial end result? Turns out that this issue is far more complex, and the officially published rates are by no means a useful predictive tool.
Everyone is talking about Chase Sapphire Reserve these days. Will it live up to the expectation, and how long will it last?
I have been keeping a close eye on all the action this week with the release of the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card and in particular, it’s been interesting to see all of the data points coming through on who has and hasn’t been getting approved as a result of Chase’s 5/24 rule. Since I was currently sitting at 7/24 (e.g. 7 new credit cards opened within the past 24 months), I made sure to do my homework on how to best maximize my chances of an approval, which would include a visit to my nearest Chase bank to apply for the card as opposed to doing so online.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you may have heard a thing or two about the new Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card that will officially be released tomorrow. There are a number of good comparisons already out there, and the consensus is that this beefed up Sapphire Preferred card is essentially positioned as the equivalent to the American Express Platinum card within the Chase portfolio.
Usain Bolt won his third straight gold in his 100M race tonight in Rio, and apparently he was so fast that he may have had factored into the evacuation at JFK tonight.
If you’re looking to escape the relative hustle and bustle on the other Hawaiian islands, then Lanai is the perfect getaway. With a population of just 3,000 and another 1,000 or so guests on the island at any given time, you won’t find much competition for space on the beaches or the 30 miles of paved roads around the island.
These days, it’s pretty easy to build up a huge balance of Singapore Airlines miles. Most people will earn miles by flying with Singapore Airlines or any number of their Star Alliance or other partners, like JetBlue. Or you could also transfer credit card rewards points via American Express, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and even Starwood’s Preferred Guest program.