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If You’re in Austin and Like Sushi You Must Go to Kyōten Sushiko Now

by Gary Leff

Sep 18 2016

In the two years I’ve lived in Austin I’ve developed some real favorite foods — Lamberts for barbecue in a sit-down restaurant, Home Slice for Pizza, Clark’s Oyster Bar, Peached Tortilla, Chi’lantro for kimchee fries and bulgogi tacos.

On the whole the biggest thing I’ve given up compared to DC is Asian food. Though plenty of people have their favorites, I don’t find the Thai or Vietnamese up to par (though there are places I’ll go to in a pinch). But there’s one Asian cuisine where Austin beats DC, and that’s sushi (though Takumi in Falls Church is recommendable). And the best of the bunch is brand new.

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American Airlines $73 First Class Fares (Upgrade for $7!) and How to Earn Full Miles on Discount American Fares

by Gary Leff

Sep 17 2016

Here’s the cheapest first class upsell fare I’ve ever seen. And it offers lessons about airfare search and also crediting miles — to American and to partners.

American Airlines will sell you coach one-way for the 834 mile flight between Portland and Los Angeles for $58.10. That’s a pretty good price. But it gets so much better…

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Holy Smokes: 6+ Business Class Award Seats West Coast – Europe Almost Every Day Spring/Summer

by Gary Leff

Sep 17 2016

Last night I wrote about Austrian’s new flight between Vienna and Los Angeles.

Austrian is a Star Alliance airline, you can use miles with United, Aeroplan, ANA, LifeMiles, and many other programs to book awards to and through Vienna to most places you’d want to go in Europe and even Asia.

And I shared that there were days after this new flight goes into the schedule April 10 where there are 6 or more business class seats available. Most dates weren’t showing up for United, though, although they were bookable by some Star Alliance partners.

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Finally a Business Class Fare Sale: Under $1700 Roundtrip to China

by Gary Leff

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Sep 15 2016

We’re seeing more deep discount airline flash sales than ever before, but most of those are for economy travel.

Business class sales are more rare, at least outside of peak holiday dates like Thanksgiving and Christmas where there’s no business travel so while planes are full that’s driving up coach prices but few people buying international premium cabins out of pocket.

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Sharing Citi ThankYou Points Now Capped at 100,000 Per Year

by Gary Leff

Sep 12 2016

There’s a new limitation on sharing Citi ThankYou points, moving them from one person’s account to another — up to 100,000 points per year.

This is not a limit on combining points in your own different accounts. It’s a limit on transferring points to other people. The ability to transfer points to anyone you wish though, even limited to 100,000 points per year, remains an underappreciated benefit that’s not matched by other card issuers.

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Here’s Why We’re Seeing More Deep Discount Airfare Flash Sales Than Ever Before

by Gary Leff

Sep 10 2016

It’s been over a decade since I’ve regularly seen roundtrip coach fares to Southeast Asia for under $600. Now they seem to be popping up all the time. Sometimes they’re even under $400. I don’t even bother posting fares to Europe unless they’re under $500… preferably under $400.

Airlines have a hard time telling the difference between business and leisure travelers. Airlines are doing their best to figure out how to price in a way that picks up the cheap leisure travelers who won’t buy at a higher price…

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Delta Opens the Award Availability Floodgates to London from Nearly All US Gateways

by Gary Leff

Sep 08 2016

Delta SkyMiles is offering fantastic premium cabin award availability between the US and London. They’re doing it for at least 4 passengers on a broad selection of flights, and that’s true not just for one or two US cities but across their entire network — making it as easy as it’s ever been to get saver awards between the US and Europe out of SkyMiles.

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