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Rakuten Special: Earn 11&/11x American Express Points at 200+ retailers (One Day Only)
Rakuten is offering 11% cash back at hundreds of retailers or 11x or more in American Membership rewards if you have your account connected(Even Better Deal). This is a fantastic return and we should see similar deals this Black Friday and holiday season. Be quick as this increased rate should end at midnight. Details Final…
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Google Travel & Getting the Most with Google Flights
Google flights is one my favorite tools and should be your go to tool when searching for flights(even award flights). The site is easy to use and allows you to compare prices across different airlines and alliances. The tool’s great calendar view also allows you to view prices over time, while also allowing you to…
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Aeroplan: An Underrated Award Program with Exceptional Value
Aeroplan is Air Canada’s loyalty program and is quickly becoming one of my favorite programs. Aeroplan has an easy to use interface and while other airlines, most notably Delta and United, are dramatically increasing award prices, Aeroplan offers great opportunities from New York to Europe for as low as 60,000 points. Even better, Chase is…
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Mensho Tokyo: Top Ramen spot in the Bay?
Mensho Tokyo serves delicious umami filled bowls of ramen in the heart of San Francisco. Located near the famed Union Square, Mensho is a small shop with limited seating and mouth watering bowls of ramen that might just make it the best ramen in the bay. I’ve been to this spot a couple of times…
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El Farallon: Excellent Seafood and Magnificent Sunset Views. What’s not to love?
El Farallon is a high end seafood restaurant located on the cliffs at the edge of the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabo Pedregal in Cabo. The spots offer candle-lit dining with unobstructed views of the splendid sunset and Pacific Ocean. The spot is a bit pricey, but it was worth the visit as Jen and I…
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A Colossal Challenge: Finding Premium Award Space for 2
Premium award space is typically difficult to come by, but by no means a tall task. Even as airlines has shifted away from standard award charts, “saver fares” for business class seats can still be sporadically found on United and American Airlines. If you’re truly lucky, Delta might have a few seats. All in all,…