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The New “Millennial” Airline and Free First Class Upgrades for 20 Years

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles and points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

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Starwood Introduces New Platinum Elite Benefits!

It’s been a few years now since Starwood introduces Suite Night Awards (to much fanfare, I might add). I was pumped when they announced it, but have been disappointed ever since.

SPG has gone back to the drawing board a couple times trying to tweak this benefit. They’re introducing new benefits again, and I think we’ll like these ones a lot more than previous choices. You might even choose one of the alternatives to Suite Night Awards!

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My 2015 Year In Flight

This is always one of my favorite posts of the year. It’s not because I’m telling you about where I traveled. It’s because I get to remember all the fantastic places we were able to visit.
Most trips I take have remarkable elements, especially those that I take with my family. My wife has a much better memory than I do, though. So, this exercise at the end of the year is my reminder of those memories we made.

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Hotels: 2015 Year In Review

Even though Marriott threw a major curve ball as it relates the face of hotel loyalty in late 2015, there’s still plenty of reasons to focus your hotel strategy. I focused mine in 2015 on Hyatt and SPG. Here’s my plan for 2016.