by Julien Bortz | Feb 23, 2017 |
A little over a year ago, I booked myself a four night stay at the Park Hyatt New York eager to try the new hotel and spend some time in the heart of the Big Apple. I went by myself and enjoyed all of the hotel’s wonderful offerings: Large rooms, beautiful pool,...
by Julien Bortz | Feb 12, 2017 |
The United MileagePlus Explorer card typically offers a public sign up offer of 30,000 points when you spend $3,000 in 3 months (I don’t like all of those 3’s). That offer was bumped up to 50,000 points when you spend $3k in 3 months with an additional...
by Julien Bortz | Jan 3, 2017 |
As we all know, good things must come to an end. When Chase first announced its brand new credit card, the entire bloggosphere immediately exploded with excitement. Rarely do you ever see a credit card with so many great perks AND a massive sign up bonus. But as...
by Julien Bortz | Dec 30, 2016 |
2016 has marked a very interesting year for American politics and with 2016 coming to a close, we take some time to reflect on a very interesting an highly scrutinized aspect of the American Presidency: Family vacations. According to Judicial Watch, in the 8 year...
by Julien Bortz | Dec 29, 2016 |
Norwegian Air has some crazy low fares to Europe! Most notably, you can fly from Boston to London for only $80 one way! Norwegian is a low-cost carrier that charges for checked baggage, food, drinks, and allows one free carry-on per person. It can be a great deal for...
by Julien Bortz | Dec 29, 2016 |
HT DansDeals Korean Air is already known for offering a lot of great availability in first class on their own metal. You can fly from North America to Seoul in first class on their A380 for just 80,000 points transferable from the Chase Ultimate Rewards program and...
by Julien Bortz | Dec 29, 2016 |
I recently wrote about my great experience flying Virgin Atlantic in Upper Class from San Francisco to London where I’m almost always willing to use my points to fly comfortably on a trans-Atlantic flight. But once I actually get to Europe, all bets are off!...
by Julien Bortz | Dec 27, 2016 |
After taking advantage of the lucrative bonus sign up bonuses recently offered on the Amex Delta Gold and Platinum cards, I began brainstorming on ways to utilize my new SkyMiles points for my trip to Europe this past summer. I’ve always wanted to try Virgin...
by Julien Bortz | Sep 15, 2016 |
Silvercar is taking the car rental world by the storm. They continue to slash the conventional norms that renting a car can be easy, fun, and not crazy expensive. They have easy an easy reservation system that can be accessed through their app, they offer a premium...
by Julien Bortz | Jul 14, 2016 |
With the recent increased offers on both the American Express Delta Gold and Platinum SkyMiles Credit Cards, I decided to pull the trigger and apply for both cards, hoping to rake in 110,000 points and $150 in statement credits. Application I applied for both credit...
My name is Julien Bortz and I'm a travel enthusiast with the desire to empower everyone with the knowledge that they can and should be traveling the world for free! Contact Me! 