I barely met my monthly goal (3 books in July) after finishing Anthony Bourdain’s book yesterday. After traveling every week in July, I thought I’d have no problem hitting my July book list goal. That was not the case! The books in this month’s list are all across the map in terms of category. From […]
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It was a productive reading month, compared to May, as I was able to knock out 3 books on my June book list. I finished up the last of Richard Branson books that I wanted to read and it didn’t disappoint. The remaining 2 books in June are ones that I’ve continually put off, one
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Compared to what I read the last month, I read less for my May book list. I have a goal to read three books every month, so I came up a little short this month. I ended up with a lack of variety as both books were written by Richard Branson. The message of the
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How To Get There The stretch from Bologna was the culmination of our five-day Italy trip. The quick trip started on Prosecco Road and next to the quiet town of Sacile with close friends. As with the other cities we visited, I put together a Bologna and Rome travel guide vlog to check out. Bologna is about an hour
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Reading books, like the ones in my April book list, was never interesting to me until a marketing class in my junior year of undergrad. I was assigned to read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and have been hooked ever since. This post is part of a new series where I’ll be sharing books that I’ve
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American Express Membership Rewards is one the 5 transferable point programs. The other 4 programs are Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Rewards. Similar to using Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex has several notable airline transfer partners including ANA and Singapore Airlines. Unlike using Marriott points with airline partners, Amex does
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Starwood Preferred Guest The SPG program is regarded by many as providing highest value per points amongst the transferable point programs. As I mentioned in using Chase Ultimate Rewards, I appreciate the flexibility in being able to use SPG Starpoints with airline partners. SPG, unlike Chase, Citi, and Amex, has an added benefit when you
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Chase Ultimate Rewards The Ultimate Rewards (UR) program has been one of my favorite transferable programs to date because of their airline partners and ease of transferring points into airline miles. Chase currently partners with nine airlines and four hotels. As a follow-up to the post on understanding transferable points, I want to dive into
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For the last part in the booking award flights with points and miles series, this article will focus on the award flight search process. It’s extremely helpful to familiarize yourself with the programs you plan to use by signing up for their loyalty program. I recommend searching proposed routes on the search engines of the programs you
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Award travel works best by keeping the miles, points and out-of-pocket spend to a minimum. As I shared in how I book award flights, it’s important to have a plan and process. It makes for a more efficient and pleasant experience filled with fewer headaches. As a primer, the U.S. has three major airlines that
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