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  • Points & Miles

    How To Combine Points From 2 Banks to Book an Award

    by joeheg September 30, 2023
    by joeheg September 30, 2023

    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 …

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  • Airlines

    Our Southeast Asian Adventure: 12 Flights, 4 Countries & 16 Days

    by joeheg February 21, 2023
    by joeheg February 21, 2023

    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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  • Travel

    Why We Visit Small Towns More Than Major Cities

    by joeheg January 31, 2023
    by joeheg January 31, 2023

    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 joeheg October 25, 2022
    by joeheg October 25, 2022

    When 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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  • Points & Miles

    Looking For Saver Award Space? Good Luck Finding It

    by joeheg July 5, 2022
    by joeheg July 5, 2022

    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 joeheg July 3, 2022
    by joeheg July 3, 2022

    I’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 SharonKurheg December 5, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2020

    Hi, 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 joeheg November 28, 2020
    by joeheg November 28, 2020

    I 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 joeheg September 8, 2020
    by joeheg September 8, 2020

    It 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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    Two Reasons I Don’t Want To Cancel My American Airlines Award Flight

    by joeheg June 5, 2020
    by joeheg June 5, 2020

    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 …

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