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Dubai & Mauritius 2014: Emirates Lounge JFK
Our chauffeur was a nice lifetime New Yorker (when he heard I was from Virginia, he recounted a tale from decades ago of going into a grocery store in Richmond and only finding a single brand of...
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Dubai & Mauritius 2014: JFK to Dubai Emirates First Class Suites
We boarded from the lounge and the entire time down the jet way to describe me as a kid in a candy store would be a vast understatement. I’ve flown some amazing products in the past few years, but...
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Dubai & Mauritius 2014: Grosvenor House Dubai
This was our second trip to the UAE after visiting Abu Dhabi last year (St. Regis and Park Hyatt reviews), and we were much more looking forward to our Dubai trip since we found Abu Dhabi a little...
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Dubai & Mauritius 2014: DXB to MRU Emirates A380 First Class
If I’m honest, a real factor that influenced our decision as to destination was the ability to fly in first (as opposed to business) class all the way there. It’s actually not doable that often when...
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Why is BMO Harris shuttering Diners Club accounts?
Reader Jake recently asked if my Diners Club account was affected as part of the massive sweep of closures BMO Harris enacted of the “Elite” version of their new consumer credit card that earns Diners...
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Dubai & Mauritius 2014: St. Regis Mauritius
We were the first ones through immigration thanks to disembarking first. After collecting our bags, which took a little longer than I hoped, we met the St. Regis representative. I read in advance that...
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Getting the US Airways card this week is almost a no brainer … but I’m not...
The Barclaycard US Airways card is going away after this week when the US Airways and American frequent flier programs merge, and everyone that has one is going to be issued a new American Airlines...
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Italy 2015: Preview & Costs
During this trip report, I’ll be reviewing: Lufthansa First Class IAD-MUC Lufthansa First Class Lounge & MUC Airport Lufthansa Business Class MUC-NAP Hotel Excelsior Naples Santa Caterina Hotel...
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Italy 2015: Dulles to Munich Lufthansa First Class
This is probably my favorite flight to Europe from DC because it leaves so late (10:30pm). It’s very hard for me to sleep on the 5-7pm ~6 hour flights to Europe that basically land at 1am “body clock...
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Citi Prestige Possibly the Best Thing to Happen to Mattress Running Since???
The Citi Prestige card is getting lots of virtual ink out there with the new 50,000 point sign up bonus–and rightfully so. 50,000 Thank You Points are worth $800 worth of flights on AA/US Airways or...
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