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Sometimes, things change in the credit card earning environment. When MBNA cancelled the MBNA Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Mastercard, I stuck with the replacement MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard until a major benefit was removed. I ended up looking for another credit card earning opportunity and ended up landing on the popular American Express Cobalt Credit Card. Read on to see how I ended up coming to this conclusion, and how my… Read More
The Singapore Changi International Airport recently opened The Jewel. The Jewel is a large shopping mall immediately attached to the Singapore Changi International Airport that is anchored by a large waterfall in a central atrium. The Jewel is publicly accessible and you do not need to be a ticketed traveller in order to visit. Along with new retail space, The Jewel offers the Changi Lounge. The Changi Lounge located in the public… Read More
After several years of construction, American express has opened its first centurion lounge in London Heathrow. American Express located lounge space in London Heathrow Terminal Three for its first United Kingdom Centurion Lounge offering. Our British Airways Club Suites flight would depart from London Heathrow Terminal Three; allowing us the opportunity to test out American Express’s newest offering. We would discover a busy lounge space, along with the usual excellent American Express… Read More
In order to cope with increasing costs associated with delivering an internationally recognized premium card, American Express has hit their Canadian Platinum Charge Card holders with a steep annual fee increase. They have off set this increase with a modest series of credits that will require some work and study in order to get your value out of them. Dependent on your perspective, the changes range from fair to outright bad. Let’s… Read More
San Francisco is a major market for European travel. As a result, the city remains well served by Skyteam airlines Air France and KLM. With non stop flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam, it’s essential that Skyteam offer a business lounge for it’s travellers. Our visit to the Air France / KLM Lounge allowed us to experience the fundamentals of their current lounge offering. Review: Air France / KLM Lounge,… Read More
After establishing itself as one of the most popular American Express Centurion Lounges, the Seattle Tacoma International Airport Centurion Lounge expanded into a brand new location that is three times the size of its old location. With the old lounge being exceptionally compact and over crowded for a premium airport lounge, would the new lounge offer any additional features or space? Read on to see how our in depth experience of the… Read More
Once it a while, we get a great promotion that really adds value to it’s card holders. American Express (Canada) has just announced that it’s American Express Business Platinum Card Holders will now have complimentary access to Hilton Honors Gold Level status. Like many things with the American Express Platinum Card, enrolment is required, but it’s a simple process. Let’s review the announcement to see what the changes are for current cardholders…. Read More
Istanbul’s airport recently relocated from the Istanbul Atatürk International Airport to a brand new Istanbul International Airport facility located a short distance away. The move allowed the airport authority to develop many new lounges and amenities for its travellers. The iGA Lounge Istanbul represents one of these new lounges as the premier contract lounge at Istanbul International Airport. We would get the opportunity to fully test out of the new lounge on… Read More
The new Istanbul International Airport represents a vast improvement over the old Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. With improvements come additional space and amenities. The iGA Sleepod Istanbul is one of these improvements. The iGA Sleepod offers a capsule hotel where you can visit by the hour and obtain a fully flat sleep or nap within the secure side of the airport concourse. How would the iGA Sleepod Istanbul fare on our visit… Read More
The upscale Dan Hotels group operates a number of branded Dan Lounges throughout the Ben Gurion International Airport Terminal Three at Tel Aviv, Israel. While the Dan Hotels Group has many properties as part of the Leading Hotels of the World brand, it would be among the first hotel chain lounges that I’ve seen in the airport space. Our visit to the Dan Lounge would allow us to test out their facilities… Read More
It’s not every day that you get to be among the first into a new lounge. With a fortunate travel schedule, I was among the first travellers through the brand new American Express Centurion Lounge Seattle Tacoma International Airport. The new lounge was a vast improvement over the cramped and over crowded space of the old Centurion Lounge. Please join us for our first look review… First Look: Visiting All New American… Read More
While not everyone has the ability to be flying on deluxe business class tickets, at times you have to rely on contract lounges in order to make your travels just a little more comfortable. The Petra Lounge in Amman, Jordan is one such lounge designed to meet that need. It provides an alternative that is typically accessible through a credit card membership, or by purchasing access at the door. I would take… Read More
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