As bloggers, we take pride in helping our friends collect points and miles. It brings us great joy when they plan their first award trip. As a mentor, I occasionally …
Award Travel
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Eight months ago, I started planning our visit to Southeast Asia. The trip was centered around a package tour of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with Adventures by Disney. All of …
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Sharon and I traveled a bit in 2022. While we spent plenty of time away from home, we didn’t write about some of our trips because we weren’t visiting the …
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Points & Miles
Really, American Airlines? You Still Use This Ancient Award Ticketing Rule?
by joehegby joehegWhen it comes to booking award tickets on American Airlines, I’ll admit I’m not an expert. While we fly on American’s planes at least one or more times a year, …
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I spent time this holiday weekend looking for flights to Southeast Asia for early next year. I had a deadline because the Singapore Airlines award price increase went into effect …
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Points & Miles
Travel Dilemma: Should We Fly Business Class To Vietnam On Singapore Or Emirates?
by joehegby joehegI’m deep into the planning of our first Asia trip in years. The first thing I forgot was that flying from the East Coast to Asia takes a long time. I …
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Weekly Recap
FCC Says No Phone Use On U.S. Flights, “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Airport Guy Got What He Deserved, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Nowadays
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
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Points & Miles
How I Overcome My Biggest Weakness When It Comes To Booking Award Travel
by joehegby joehegI wrote this article pre-COVID, when traveling around the world was relatively easy. That’s not the case right now but with the possibility of an effective vaccine coming soon, I’m …
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Points & Miles
I Still Won’t Fly With United, But They Did Make It Easy To Cancel An Award Ticket
by joehegby joehegIt was in June of 2018 that we decided that we would no longer fly on a United plane. There were just too many things wrong with the airline that …
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It was back in January that I started looking for flights for our trip to Japan. I originally thought we’d fly through Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, but I put …