How flipping cool is this?!?! Hidden Cities! According the The Guardian they used LASERS known as LIDAR to find a city nearly the size of NYC buried in the forests surrounding the Unesco World Heritage site: Angkor Wat. It completely...
American Airlines A321T Business Class Review: JFK-LAX Transcon
Miles’ strategy for an business class upgrade worked! Last week we wrote about a strategy that could help you secure an American Airlines Business Class upgrade on it’s transcon A321T if you aren’t a ‘keeper of the gate’: Executive...
Activate your Chase Freedom 5x Categories for 3rd Quarter Today!
I recently wrote a couple articles detailing the Chase Freedom card: Wholesale Clubs and How to check your 5x category spend. I used points earned from such bonus categories to fly on United Global First on a Wedding trip in...
A great piece of goodwill from American Airlines: 5000 miles for delay
I recently wrote an article about my strategy to increase your chances of upgrading to business class on American’s A321T business class. I tried to use 500 mile upgrades to get from main cabin extra to lie flat business...
Confirmed! Chase Freedom 5x at Costco/Sam’s for 3rd & 4th quarter
I was actually on the phone with two different reps this morning and both confirmed that the bonus would be extended through the 3rd quarter! But, it looks like the 4th quarter will be included as well! This is...
You must visit the Biltmore Estate at least once in your life.
Miles highly recommends visiting the Biltmore Estate. It’s truly a magical place, a true American castle built of Indiana limestone and fashioned after european castles. There is a feeling when entering the estate that you have entered another land, kinda...
Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade Review: Deluxe King
Great location, cool historic property, decent value in downtown Cleveland The Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade is just that…at the arcade. The arcade is a beautiful indoor, glass ceiling, arcade of stores, and restaurants. The hotel has rooms...
Last Chance! Buy Alaska Air miles with a 50% bonus – this offer is BANANAS!
If you max out the deal you’ll be getting Alaska Air Mileage Plan miles at just under $0.02/mile I just wrote an article a few days ago about Alaska Air Award Sweet spot: Middle East You can click here...
Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta Review: Club Ocean Front Hot tub King
It’s ALLLLLL-Inclusive This is exactly why we chose to come down to the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta. We wanted to check-in to luxury and check out of worry, responsibility, and most importantly tracking our expenses. Vacation is supposed to...
Flashback – The Peninsula Bangkok Review: Peninsula Suite – Best negotiated upgrade ever
The best upgrade I’ve ever negotiated! I’m new to the boardingarea.com family and thought I would republish the very first entry I ever wrote on monkeymiles. It still stands as the best hotel negotiation and upgrade I’ve ever been...