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Ben Nickel-D'Andrea’s Biography

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Ben is a luxury travel writer, an immigrant with three citizenships and a husband. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian, and has a background in linguistics and languages and travels the world for the love of it. You'll find him flying up front in first or business class all over the world and enjoying food from fine dining to street fare.

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Avelo Airlines Launches New Credit Card Partnership With Capital One

Avelo Airlines Launches New Credit Card Partnership With Capital One

Avelo Airlines is launching a new, unique partnership with Capital One, which allows Avelo flyers to take adv…

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How To Use Hyatt's Guest Of Honor Globalist Benefit - NerdWallet

How To Use Hyatt's Guest Of Honor Globalist Benefit - NerdWallet

To use it, you'll have to gift a Free Night Award to a friend or family member. When you do, that person will…

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How to Gift MVP Status on Alaska Airlines - NerdWallet

How to Gift MVP Status on Alaska Airlines - NerdWallet

Being an Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K comes with plenty of perks to elevate your travel experience, but did y…

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5 Times It Might Make Sense to Get a Personal Loan

5 Times It Might Make Sense to Get a Personal Loan

Because of the recession caused by the pandemic, lenders are tightening their lending standards and are being…

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Buenos Aires Travel Guide: 48 Hours Of Epic Eating, Drinking & Exploring - God Save The Points

Buenos Aires Travel Guide: 48 Hours Of Epic Eating, Drinking & Exploring - God Save The Points

Buenos Aires is one of the most captivating cities in the world, and I'm not just saying so because I called …

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Points & Miles: Vacation In New York City For Next To Nothing

Points & Miles: Vacation In New York City For Next To Nothing

At GSTP, we're always trying to highlight amazing flight deals, and there are usually quite a few US cities w…

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Delta Unveils New Delta One Suites, Menus, and Premium Amenities

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By Ben Nickel-D'Andrea Verified
Delta Air Lines already operates one of the swankiest first and business class cabins out of the U.S. based main carriers. But not one to rest on its laurels, Delta is now enhancing its Delta One Suite with new culinary and signature onboard travel experiences. I was one of the lucky few who got to experience these changes firsthand in a media event held in New York City yesterday. In a press release published today, Delta provides even more information about all of these upcoming changes.
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Atmos Summit Visa Card Lounge Passes: How To Earn and Redeem Them

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By Ben Nickel-D'Andrea Verified
Want an easy way to log into your loyalty program accounts without needing to look up your password? Just click the name of any loyalty program in your AwardWallet account dashboard to automatically log in to that account profile. A one-time installation of a browser extension is required in most cases for this to function.
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Atmos Rewards Communities: Get Bonus Points and Extra Perks for Joining One of These Groups

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By Ben Nickel-D'Andrea Verified
Since revamping its previous loyalty program, Mileage Plan, into its newest iteration, Atmos Rewards, Alaska Airlines has made flexibility a key part of the experience. That’s why Atmos Rewards members can now choose a community that best tailors the program’s perks to what matters most to them. Now that all communities are live, the promise of great deals, more curated perks, and partner offers for every kind of traveler is already taking shape.
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