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Alitalia Magnifica Business Class Review – New York to Milan

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In early December of 2013, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffsetter took a three night trip to Milan, Italy. Part mileage run, part weekend getaway, part desire to see another Christmas Market in Europe. Put it all together and we had an excellent time in Milan. What follows is a series posts over the next few weeks about the Milan trip, including: Booking Business Class Tickets to Milan, … [Read more...] about Alitalia Magnifica Business Class Review – New York to Milan

Alitalia Business Class Lounge at New York JFK Airport Terminal 1

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In early December of 2013, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffsetter took a three night trip to Milan, Italy. Part mileage run, part weekend getaway, part desire to see another Christmas Market in Europe. Put it all together and we had an excellent time in Milan. What follows is a series posts over the next few weeks about the Milan trip, including: Booking Business Class Tickets to Milan, … [Read more...] about Alitalia Business Class Lounge at New York JFK Airport Terminal 1

Is the Delta Award Calendar Search Feature Broken for Everyone?

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Update: As was pointed out in the comments, this feature has always been broken for Delta users, not a recent development as I was inferring in this post. The problem is that the award calendar only works with Delta flights and since Delta does not fly to Budapest I was not seeing the calendar.  I am trying to book an International business class award ticket to Budapest in … [Read more...] about Is the Delta Award Calendar Search Feature Broken for Everyone?

Delta Personalized Reservation System Saves Time, is Less Annoying

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I am on the phone with Delta’s platinum sales and service line several times a month adjusting flights, booking award tickets, complaining, having my heart broken when I actually try to use Skymiles, etc. Generally, the service I receive from the agents on the line will help solve my problem, even if it takes a few times of doing the hang up, call again drill to get the … [Read more...] about Delta Personalized Reservation System Saves Time, is Less Annoying

Hotel Sorella Houston City Centre Hotel Review

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Late September of this year, I had the opportunity to visit Houston, Texas for the first time and present at the Blog Elevated conference. I spent two nights at the Hotel Sorella City Centre before and after I presented on Google Analytics for Bloggers to the crowd. In between preparing for the conference and watching the other presenters, I decided to break out my brand new … [Read more...] about Hotel Sorella Houston City Centre Hotel Review

Park Hyatt Chicago Hotel Review

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Heading into a bachelor party weekend in August in Chicago I knew two things: I was tasked with finding a place for 4 people to stay on a Friday night in summer and My last Hyatt free night certificate from signing up for the Chase Hyatt Visa was about to expire at the end of September Clearly that meant that I had only one course of action for choosing … [Read more...] about Park Hyatt Chicago Hotel Review

[Video] Le Meridien Tahiti Hotel Review (Standard Room and Overwater Bungalow)

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Welcome to another edition of the Jeffsetter video series. While I'm still working on producing my full trip report from my June trip to Tahiti and the Cook Islands, I have managed to produce several videos that I shot while I was on these islands. Today's video is a video review of my experience at the Le Meridien Tahiti. While this is the first video review that I am … [Read more...] about [Video] Le Meridien Tahiti Hotel Review (Standard Room and Overwater Bungalow)

[Reader Question] Chase Hyatt Visa or the SPG American Express Card?

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The following is a question from reader Brad in Minneapolis, MN. Brad received an offer for the Hyatt Visa in his email inbox and had some questions for me.  Hi Jeff - I received the email below from Hyatt and I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the offer? I know you're big on keeping track of the latest rewards cc offers. Just curious how this stacks up with the … [Read more...] about [Reader Question] Chase Hyatt Visa or the SPG American Express Card?

Air Tahiti Nui Lounge LAX Airport Review – Tom Bradley Terminal Lounge

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This post is part of a series of posts documenting my trip to French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. Other posts in this series include: Trip Planning: Booking on Air Tahiti is Scary, Booking Air Tahiti Nui Business Class Using Delta Skymiles Flights and Lounges: Delta Sky Club LAX Showers Videos: Kia Orana from Aitutaki in the Cook Islands … [Read more...] about Air Tahiti Nui Lounge LAX Airport Review – Tom Bradley Terminal Lounge