Recently, Citi has updated the Prestige. As I’ve mentioned before in my post about how I offset my annual credit card fees, the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit was a major part of that strategy. With the new changes, the $250 air travel credit is now a $250 general travel credit, beginning in September the 4th night free will
Read MoreMonth: January 2019
Flight Deal: Chicago to Beijing ~$400
United, Delta and Air Canada are currently offering flights from Chicago (ORD) to Beijing for ~$400. It looks like travel is for late February through April. I tested Feb 24 -27 and was able to see fares from United for $389. I should note that these flights were not booked into basic economy so you should be able to check
Read MoreMy Rewards Strategy for 2019
I took an inventory of all the rewards currencies that I currently collect and decided I’m going to have to change my rewards strategy for this year. At the end of 2018 I had a large collection of Membership Rewards points, from the American Express Gold sign up bonus and the American Express Platinum 5x on airfare. I also had
Read MoreMy Travel Plans for 2019
This year my travel plans are not as concrete as they were last year. This is because the nature of my job has changed between last year and this year (so long #consultantlife). Given that, there are some destinations that I want to check off my bucket list this year. The biggest of which is visiting Australia. Given the relatively
Read MoreMy 2018 Year in Review
Happy Year! 2018 was a big travel year for me. I didn’t visit the variety of places that I have in previous years but I spent the most hours in the air (thanks #ConsultantLife). For perspective here are all the statuses I’ve earned: American Airlines Executive Platinum (previously Platinum) Marriott Platinum (previously Gold through American Express) Hyatt Discoverist (no status)
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