Travelzoo recently has been promoting a business class fare sale to the Middle East through YesFares. The cheapest advertised fare is $2,232 for a business class ticket between Chicago and Istanbul. The highest fares are for flights originating in the West Coast. Business class fares between San Francisco to Casablanca costs […]
Author: Ariana Arghandewal
Walmart money order ban update and rumor about a system change
A few weeks ago I wrote about a possible Moneygram ban on churners buying money orders at Walmart. At the time, I was getting flooded with reports from readers who had tried to purchase money orders over $1,000 (which triggers an ID check) and were told they couldn’t buy money orders […]
Review: Marriott Markham hotel (during the Gilmore Girls Fan Festival)
I stayed at the Marriott Toronto Markham a couple of weeks ago while attending the Gilmore Girls Fan Festival in Unionville Ontario. As you may recall, I confessed my obsession with the show Gilmore Girls a few years ago when writing about my brief visit to the town where Gilmore […]
“Manufactured spending is dead”: Reality or fake news?
There’s a tendency in this hobby to proclaim everything “the death of” whatever isn’t going well at the moment. I remember back in 2011, I came across a FlyerTalk thread where a long-time gamer announced that he was quitting points and miles because the game was “dead”. What followed were […]
The importance of travel during difficult transitions
I recently left my job of two years and among other stressful things, it’s been a tough couple of months. I didn’t realize how badly leaving my job would affect me until I drove home on my last day. Expecting to feel relieved and elated even, I was unprepared for […]
Replacing Amex Marriott cards for manufactured spending
When American Express implemented a new policy to stop issuing points on gift card purchases (mainly at Simon and possibly GiftCardMall), a lot of people tossed out their Marriott Bonvoy cards. Thee new Marriott Bonvoy program has had its issues, leading once-loyal members to coin the term Bonvoyed. These two […]
Global Entry interview on-arrival at Abu Dhabi Airport
Most of you have probably heard of the Global Entry enrollment interview process. But did you know that instead of scheduling your interview months in advance at a busy airport near you, you can do an interview on arrival? There are over 50 airports in the U.S. and abroad that […]
The pros and cons of solo travel
I’ve traveled on my own quite a bit over the years. Pretty much every domestic trip I’ve taken over the last three years has been alone. My 2016 trip to Europe? I packed up and went on my own after my cousin flaked on short notice. A last-minute trip to […]
Waldorf Astoria Maldives review: Things to know before you go
I recently stayed at the brand new Waldorf Astoria Maldives, which opened just two months ago. Since there aren’t many reviews out there, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people on social media, interested in staying at the resort. I figured addressing them all in a general review […]
Is Moneygram banning churners from buying money orders at Walmart?
I’ve been getting reports from readers who think they’ve been banned by Moneygram from buying money orders at Walmart. Apparently frequent churners have been getting “transaction could not be completed” messages when attempting to buy money orders. This usually happens when they try to purchase over $1,000 worth, which prompts […]