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New York City

Apr 11, 2026

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4 min read

Wingate Long Island City Hotel Review

What a high-priced NYC weekend looks like when you step outside Manhattan

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Expat Logistics

Apr 9, 2026

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3 min read

Amex as a Global Credit Footprint

How Amex’s Global Card Transfer can help when you arrive with no local credit history

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Loyalty program design

What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

Apr 8, 2026

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5 min read

What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

The hidden pricing shift and new card restrictions behind the 25K top-up

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Family Travel

Residence Inn Saddle River Review: A Functional Base for a New Jersey Sports Weekend

Apr 7, 2026

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3 min read

Residence Inn Saddle River Review: A Functional Base for a New Jersey Sports Weekend

Booking optionality, space over style, and the cost of getting around

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Portfolio Management

Closing the Loop: Selling at 240k, Buying Back at 95k

Apr 7, 2026

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2 min read

Closing the Loop: Selling at 240k, Buying Back at 95k

An Arbitrage in Hilton Aspire Free Night Certificates

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IHG

Crowne Plaza Utrecht Review: Next to the Station, Built for Short Stays

Apr 4, 2026

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3 min read

Crowne Plaza Utrecht Review: Next to the Station, Built for Short Stays

A one-night stay around a hockey schedule, and what this hotel delivers

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Loyalty Programs

Apr 1, 2026

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1 min read

Q1 Most Read on ExpatVista

What Q1 2026 Readers Opened, and What the Web Found on ExpatVista. Our newsletter and site results weren’t quite the same.

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Amex Platinum

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

Hilton Credits in London: What Triggers

Testing how payments are processed across hotel bars and restaurants

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Rideshare

A $100 Blacklane Credit Isn’t Worth $100

Mar 29, 2026

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2 min read

A $100 Blacklane Credit Isn’t Worth $100

Why a seemingly perfect stack of credits produced less value than expected

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Hotel Reviews

Mar 26, 2026

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3 min read

Ritz-Carlton Berlin Review

One night at Potsdamer Platz, included with our Marriott Gourmet Odyssey package

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Hilton

Mar 25, 2026

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4 min read

The 240k Hilton Point / FNC Swap Actually Worked

What was required, and what Hilton’s system allows

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Hilton

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

Liquidity, optionality, and the portfolio logic behind a Calala booking

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Wingate Long Island City Hotel Review

Amex as a Global Credit Footprint

What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

Residence Inn Saddle River Review: A Functional Base for a New Jersey Sports Weekend

Closing the Loop: Selling at 240k, Buying Back at 95k

Crowne Plaza Utrecht Review: Next to the Station, Built for Short Stays

Q1 Most Read on ExpatVista

Hilton Credits in London: What Triggers

A $100 Blacklane Credit Isn’t Worth $100

Ritz-Carlton Berlin Review

The 240k Hilton Point / FNC Swap Actually Worked

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

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