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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
For premium credit card lounge access, 2026 is the year of the squeeze: more expensive cards, harder-to-enjoy rooms, tighter rules, and people pacing around for an open chair. The polished sales pitch is still here, but so is the reality. So the real question is which card actually cuts Transit […]
If you’ve followed modhop for a while, you know my stance on cruises; I’m not a fan, generally. Crowds, lines, a floating suburb with a buffet attached. Hard pass. So is the Ritz-Carlton Yacht worth it for someone who doesn’t normally cruise? That’s the actual question. What he does care […]
The Spirit Airlines shutdown in 2026 is going to be one of those travel stories people pretend is only about one airline. It’s not. The “Yellow Bus” (or “flying banana” as my kids like to call it ) finally pulled into the hangar for good on May 2nd after that […]
Is buying hotel status worth it in 2026? You can’t literally buy elite tiers but the four branded hotel cards below hand them over with the annual fee.. The four branded hotel cards still worth holding are the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant, Hilton Honors Aspire, IHG One Rewards Premier, and World […]
It is Monday, May 11, 2026. The Chase Sapphire Reserve refresh is now nearly a year old, and for many of us, the first $795 renewal notice just hit the inbox. If you’re like me, you’re staring at that number and doing the math. Is the IHG Platinum status (which […]
Nobody likes the grind. To me, staying fifty nights a year in beige hotel rooms just to get a free muffin is a younger person’s game. For the rest of us, brand loyalty starts to feel like unpaid homework with worse pillows. We want the perks without the repetitive trauma […]
In 2026, is Delta Comfort+ worth it? Depends on where you’re headed. Starting May 19, 2026, Delta Comfort+ on short flights is getting a lot less interesting. Delta Air Lines says it will eliminate its Express Service on flights under 350 miles for Main Cabin and Delta Comfort+ passengers. That […]
I’ve spent enough time in airport dead-zones to know the four-to-six-hour checkout-to-flight gap is where good travel days go to die. So here’s the verdict early: if you’re asking is ResortPass worth it, the answer for that rather specific window is yes for most Occasional Upgraders who only pull this […]
Three transatlantic routes launched between April 15 and April 19, 2026, and for anyone tracking points and miles updates, this was a pretty meaningful stretch. Air France launched Las Vegas to Paris, JetBlue added Boston to Barcelona, and British Airways gave St. Louis its first nonstop to London in more […]
