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I think this is pretty good advice on the Marriott Travel Packages via Frequent Miler.
The Loyalty Traveler has gone through all the Marriott award categories and tells readers what to book before August. Great work!
I think the 60k new World of Hyatt credit card offer is pretty attractive. But many of us have the old Hyatt credit card. So, who should upgrade? Solid advice from Running With Miles. Who also says that the new Grand Hyatt Athens will be a category 3, meaning just 12,000 Hyatt points per night!
For reader John who recently asked for a post on stopovers…I know this is not the one but some readers may find it helpful. These Airlines Offer Free Stopovers In Amazing Cities.
Decent Delta Skymiles sale if you can find seats, must book by July 11 and fly between September 7 and October 15.
This guy David Neeleman just can not stop starting airlines. After JetBlue and Azul, he is back in the US to start, please sit down, Moxy. And he is going to go against Southwest! Crazy? Sure looks like it. But his track record is pretty solid so maybe this time is different!
The blog I saw this first was Rapid Travel Chai: Uzbekistan e-Visa and 5-Day Visa-Free Transit Coming July 15, 2018.
Private equity companies do not have such a great record with their investments. So when Blackstone bought Hilton back in 2007 I was very skeptical. But with their announcement to totally unload their remaining shares in Hilton, maybe we should reconsider: What Private Equity Giant Blackstone Has Meant to Hilton. I hope the new owners devalue Hilton Honors in reverse. Bwahahaha, that was a joke, come on!
Another great post by Megan Starr: 11 Secret Spots in Scandinavia.
Here is a detailed guide on Travel to Swaziland. Let me know when a Hyatt gets built and I am there! #joking
I do NOT recommend this. But this sharing gig economy is really expanding. So, Delta loses so much luggage that they’re hiring travelers to deliver lost suitcases to passengers. Be careful out there!
The goalie of the Iceland national soccer team is a film director. And he did this awesome commercial for Coca Cola, check it out!
What a site! World War One Color Photos. Enjoy!
Your personal finance pick of the day: Having too much employer stock in your 401(k) is dangerous. Just look at GE. Yeah really, don’t do that!
GlobalGaz picks the top 20 photos from traveling to Namibia.
When you go to Mali, you are likely going to make a stop at The Dogon Villages of Bandiagara Escarpment.
Timeline of Hilton’s dance with private equity:
Interesting thoughts by the Lazy Traveler on the new World of Hyatt credit card: Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card — a Great Deal, a Lousy Deal, or the Greatest Deal Ever?
Good to see Omar blogging again. If you were going to upgrade: My Experience Upgrading to Chase’s New World of Hyatt Credit Card & FAQs.
To me, I am no Hyatt fan boy, never was. So as far as the new Hyatt card offer goes the only thing that really makes me want to get it is…the 60,000 points and I just wonder if I will get to it before it goes off the 5/24 restriction. In other words, I better hurry. But first I should cancel my old one I have had for several years. But I have a Hyatt stay coming up next month. I need to see where wife is at and maybe son can go for it too #developing.
I am SO sick of seeing posts about the Iberia 9k “Deal of the Year”!!!!!!<———SIX EXCLAMATION MARKS, BEAT THAT!<—-Just one lol.
For World Cup final four I am going with: France, Belgium, Sweden and Croatia. And yes I could go 0 for 4 🙂
The Barclay Arrival+ card is back with a signup bonus of 60,000 points. Good luck getting approved! This is a DIRECT link to the application #nodinerotome.
I have no time for trip reports, got stuck on the Iran TR, sorry!
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I really like this photo of my daughter dancing…
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First Friday. Another 3x lunch on my Sapphire. Reserve that is.
First Friday! What a start to the morning.
Good links today. Thanks.
Re your daughter dancing: thats how the other bloggers bow to the titans of the travel blogosphere at the FTU!
I added a few items to the post.
So excited for the two World Cup games today!
Thanks to the readers who rocked my Amazon link yesterday. Especially to the few who rocked that $100 off Amazon promo 😉
Between the two games I am grilling two Kobe burgers, one for me and my daughter. And weather has cooled down finally today, very pleasant in Ann Arbor!
I miss the First Friday promo. Remember when FTG was so excited to post it and they posted it on a…Thursday. LOL
For some reason DML I have more coming for you!
That was funny Oliver, well played!
Question for Amazon affiliates:
I get this message when I log in. What does it mean? Will it affect my link at all?
“CPM Ads will be retired on September 30, 2018. The last payment will be issued 60 days thereafter and reports will be discontinued on December 31, 2018. If you are interested in using Unified Ad Marketplace from Amazon Publisher Services or Native Shopping Ads from Amazon Associates, please visit each site to see if you qualify.”
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Finally got wife’s Citi AA Business card…they really wanted to make sure it was her applying and not someone else (evil smile)
Great stuff today!
Visited Swaziland last summer (well, winter there) and loved the little country!
I agree with Cranky Flier in hoping “Moxy” isn’t the permanent name. I’m tired of these too-clever names for things these days. (I know I sound old and grouchy – oh wait, I am!) But it will be interesting to see how/if it goes.
Good to know about Swaziland.
Since I am an aspiring Titan I will just have to wait for a Grand Hyatt. To get suite upgrade and free breakfast of course. Mercedes ride from the airport involved of course too. Lol.
George, thanks for the link…I appreciate it…
Que Pasta?
Not exactly what you were looking for John.
#trying
Buzz. the Amazon 20% off is apparently working still. I am loading up (!!!) on AirBnb gift cards.
I opened up a new window using your link…just to make sure my cookies are correctly stamped with the TBB thumbprint!
Thank you!
PSA: Found the Barclay Arrival Plus Mastercard every blogger has been pushing in your links!
Click on the creditcards banner, click on “Card Issuer” at the top and then click on “Mastercard”. Scroll to the bottom and click on the blue “Show more cards” button and voila, it is there!
Thanks for what you do TBB!
Anthony Boudain died with an Estate worth a whopping 1.2 million. This is puzzling to me as other actors like the horrible and untalented Kaley Cuoco and her co stars make 1 million bucks per episode, each.
Who was Bourdain’s financial planner? GEORGE???
Thanks TBBFan but cc conversions for July have been ZERO (none paid yet) so far, sad!
I was aware of this Bourdain news before you gave that Titan another click. I did not say anything about it. Was I shocked about the low net worth he had apparently? Of course! But with these estates, there is A LOT we don’t know. I am sure the guy did some heavy gifting before he passed. Trusts set up too. And maybe more. Or he did blow his millions on stuff like Johnny Depp lol.
Is Emily done with her France rip report yet??? When will it end?
And where is the baby?????????
It is phucking amazing how many things you can do with them credit cards hey?
any idea why marriott hotel and air packages disappeared from their website?