Tag: citi

  • Virgin Atlantic discounted companion award seats

    Update: Since the Virgin Atlantic award-chart changes in late October 2024, the Companion Fare 50% discount does not seem to exist anymore. I have a confession to make: I didn’t know until recently that Virgin Atlantic offered discounted award seats when you fly with a companion. My family has flown on Virgin Atlantic more than…

  • Citi ThankYou Points 50% transfer bonus to Turkish Miles & Smiles

    Turkish Airlines’ Miles & Smiles loyalty program is offering a 50% bonus to points transferred from Citi to Turkish by June 15, 2024. Now, because Turkish has recently devalued its award chart, this immediately struck me as a great way to get another fantastic Turkish business-class award redemption for a lower number of miles. That…

  • Lounge review: Air France Lounge, CDG Terminal 2F (February 2024)

    Charles de Gaulle is normally one of my least favorite airports to have a layover in because it’s huge, it’s always crowded, and there are no Priority Pass lounges worth visiting, no matter what terminal you’re in. We’ve had several layovers at CDG over the past year or so, and each one has been mediocre…

  • Flight review: Air France business class LAX-CDG (Boeing 777-300ER) (February 2024)

    Overall review: Air France business class on the 777-300ER was really enjoyable, with great food, a comfortable seat, solid entertainment, and good service. It felt like such a treat! It’s one of the best options to get to Europe in a pretty darn nice business class for relatively few miles and taxes/fees from the West Coast,…

  • Hotel review: Hotel Aquarius (Venice, Italy)

    Stay: July 2023 Paid: Transferred 50,000 Citi ThankYou points at 1:2 ratio to Choice Hotels hotel program, which resulted in 100,000 Choice Hotels points after the transfer. This covered two rooms for two nights at the peak rate (25,000 Choice Hotels points per room per night). Status: None Rooms: Suite & Junior Suite Would I…

  • Two things you need to know about transfer bonuses (and the reasons why)

    You may be seeing references to transfer bonuses and wonder what those are or how you could benefit from them. By the end of reading this, you’ll know exactly what two things you’ll need to do to make sure you will be ready to take advantage of them the next time one comes around. Let’s…