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JAL at $11.11 per Thousand
Thanks to the Rove promotion, you can stock up on JAL miles. You can’t buy JAL miles …
Mileage Maniac
In the time I had left over from resting, I read the book by Steve Belkin — or Stepan …
Airline Pricing Dynamics
Airlines have been running dynamic pricing on cash fares for a long time, and ruthlessly. …
Hyatt Long Stay Rates
If you’re a disciplined status chaser and aren’t hypnotised by Fora’s …
Maharaja Club, and the USA of All Places
Rove uses little badges to flag where a programme gives you a financial edge. For example, …
Rove – JAL
Rove has added JAL as a transfer partner, with a 50% bonus on top. It looks as though I …
Moneypenny-Bot
This year Marriott left its fan base out in the cold on double nights. They want people …
Vibe Coding
Thirty years on. For the third time in my life, a technological shift has left me …
Wiki and the Passports
A follow-up to the wiki logistics. There’s the glossy Henley Passport Index. …
Wiki Travel, Darling
I’m reading yet another “how to get from the airport” post. Three …
Grand Hyatt Athens
$67.54 — booked two weeks before arrival. The sort of price at which Hyatt usually …
The Red Guide
Two months of villages, and my taste buds are begging for rehab. Besides, I simply missed …
Cariverga aka Calaverga
An unfunny postscript to the previous post about smoothie travel agents on oat milk. This …
A Right Mix-Up
Someone got in touch asking for an agent rate — they’d mistaken me for Antoine Al …
Ocean Headlights
The piece about my namesake was an introductory epitaph, a warm-up before the brunch …
Bourdain, Anthony
I have a lot of namesakes. But it was this particular Anthony who took his own life on 8 …
Other People's News
I read the news and I’m envious. Everyone else gets adventures; I get obligations. …
Taobao
China cross-pollinated Amazon and eBay, and out came Taobao. Verification through Alipay, …
The Flies Voted No
I stepped over my crypto principles and bought some Durov-dollars (TON) to pay for …
The World of Travel Rewards, 2026
Consultants to the left of me, consultants to the right, and me in the middle with a …