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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Head to Head: United Polaris Burger vs. American Flagship Burger and more...

A really great burger starts with quality beef. It should have processed cheese that melts well. And it should be inside of a potato bun. Don't give me ciabatta bread for a bun. Don't give me a kaiser roll. As good as brioche can be, it's not ...

Head to Head: United Polaris Burger vs. American Flagship Burger and more...


Head to Head: United Polaris Burger vs. American Flagship Burger

A really great burger starts with quality beef. It should have processed cheese that melts well. And it should be inside of a potato bun.

Don't give me ciabatta bread for a bun. Don't give me a kaiser roll. As good as brioche can be, it's not well-matched to a burger. The bun is a delivery vehicle for the burger. It needs to be big enough to contain the burger, but shouldn't be so large that it overwhelms the burger.

Everything you put on the burger needs to fit inside of the bun. You don't want the burger to fall apart when you eat it.

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The World’s 15 Best First Class Products, Ranked

The key to these rankings is subjective weight that goes into different components of the product. I value personal space more than anythnig else, so a first class configuration that's four seats across isn't going to rate as well for me as one that's two or three seats across.

I'd never rate Air France or Garuda as highly as others -- despite phenomenal ground service and attentiveness -- because of the lack of real estate each first class passenger gets in the cabin.

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Chase Sapphire Banking Launches Next Week But Don’t Sign Up Right Away

Earlier in the month I wrote that Chase is expected to introduce 'Sapphire Banking' on August 27. Chase is now confirming the project.

You don't pay fees for most things — checks, foreign transaction fees, out of network ATM withdrawals (and the other ATM's fee gets reimbursed), wire transfers or stop payments.

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Review: United Polaris Lounge Houston

The staff here are friendly. The lounge is gorgeous. Tarmac views are fantastic. Everything about the Polaris lounge Houston is well designed.

There are showers and nap rooms, an extensive buffet and a sit down restaurant. What's more even though the lounge is small most of the day it doesn't seem to be crowded, since the airline's flights are better space throughout the day rather than clustering solely around 5 o'clock.

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New 60,000 Mile AAdvantage Business Card Offer (Get 2 for 130,000 Miles)

American Airlines has two different bank partners issuing credit cards. Barclays advertises their cards inflight and in the airport (but not within 100 feet of an American Airlines Admirals Club). Citibank advertises theirs everywhere else.

The nice thing is we've seen competition between the two card issuers. We frequently see their bonuses move up at down together.

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Uber Changes How You Request Rides to the Airport and Half of Cathay Pacific Pilots Want Out

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Delta Award Alert: 4+ Business Class Saver Seats to Europe, New York/Boston – London

It's still possible to get value out of the SkyMiles program and it's worth highlighting when you're able to get saver business class award space using those miles.

The bizarre thing is that the price of even saver space varies widely on Delta, although sometimes that rebounds to your benefit. Virgin Atlantic saver award space is cheaper than Delta saver award space, and both are available for four or more passengers in business class.

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Today Only: Triple LifeMiles for Hotel Bookings

The Star Alliance program Avianca LifeMiles has a hotel booking site that is really Rocketmiles. And they have a one-day triple miles offer (there's only about 12 hours left). You can earn up to 36,000 miles per night.

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Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.

   
   
   

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