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oneworld First Class Battle Royale – Cathay vs. JAL

ByDW April 10, 2017June 4, 2024

This past March I had the pleasure of experiencing both Cathay Pacific First Class and Japan Airlines First Class on…

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Review: JAL’s Brand New First Class Amenity Kit

ByDW April 10, 2017June 4, 2024

This past April 1st I experienced Japan Airlines First Class on their 777-300ER for the approximately 11-hour flight from Tokyo…

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Flight Review: Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER NRT-ORD

ByDW April 10, 2017June 11, 2024

This past March I had the pleasure of experiencing Japan Airlines First Class on their 777-300ER for the approximately 11-hour…

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World OF Hyatt Confuses Explorist Club Lounge Access Award

ByDW April 9, 2017June 4, 2024

Hyatt Gold Passport is now World OF Hyatt and there is nothing we can do about it. The program is…

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Sonoma and San Francisco on Points and Miles

ByJS April 9, 2017June 4, 2024

Last year, my husband and I visited Sonoma and San Francisco with friends entirely using points and miles. We saved about…

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Advice | Credit Cards | Spending

Over-committing to Minimum Spend Requirements?

ByDW April 8, 2017June 4, 2024

Credit card spending requirements – a necessary evil! There ain’t no way to earn hundreds of thousands of points and…

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Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills – Highs and Lows

ByDW April 8, 2017June 4, 2024

I stayed 4 nights at the Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills this past March. It was just a small part of a…

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Flight Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class 777-300ER HKG-NRT

ByDW April 7, 2017June 4, 2024

This past March I experienced Cathay Pacific Business Class for the first time on their 777-300ER for the quick 4ish-hour…

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Advice – Allow Push Notifications on Twitter

ByDW April 7, 2017June 4, 2024

Are you on Twitter? Do you follow all of your favorite points and miles deal experts? Do you allow push…

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JW Marriott Hong Kong – the Highs and Lows

ByDW April 6, 2017June 4, 2024

I stayed 2 nights at the JW Marriott Hong Kong this past March. It was just a small part of a…

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