Zachary Abel

Zachary Abel
News

Saudi Arabia plans to dig a canal and turn Qatar into an island

Saudi Arabia plans to dig a canal and turn Qatar into an island

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One flight could net me 2 Elite Statuses. What would you do?

Is having 2 better than one? We take a look at the opportunity to hold two mid tier elite statuses vs one top

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Who knows if those 90k Iberia Avios will credit, but here’s how I’m looking to spend mine.

Remember, this could all be cancelled, and the Avios need to be used by 12/1. But let’s speculate. There is a lot of

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How to incorporate a One Way Korean Air award flight using Alaska Miles

I’m currently building a trip to Asia this fall/winter with my buddy, Dave. If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you know

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How I reserved a Qatar Qsuites Quad for my family with individual reservations

Yesterday, I posted that I was taking a family trip to Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and because of routing, I’ll end up with a

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Trips

How I’m flying United’s New Polaris Business Class to Israel and Qatar QSuites back via Jordan/Qatar

A trip to the Holy Land has been at the top of my family’s bucket list for my entire life. Next year, barring

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Credit Cards

Targeted Amex Offers: $60 back on $300 spend at SPG and 2k bonus points with Best Western

One of my favorite perks of American Express cards are their targeted Amex offers. I currently carry two Platinum cards: Mercedes and Business.

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Hotels

How using Ultimate Rewards for a Hyatt Place has been one of my most valuable redemptions

One of the best redemptions I've made with Ultimate Rewards wasn't a 5 star hotel or First Class flight. It was at an

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Get Charitable! A London-Do at a great hotel benefiting a great cause.

Let’s get together to help those less fortunate. Travel has made a great impact on my life, and I’ve been extremely blessed to

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Buy SPG points with a 35% discount

Life is truly amazing. I was just going over some potential trip options with a friend, and one of the best ways to

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