Q1 was ExpatVista’s first full quarter.

The more interesting result isn’t a single “best” post. It’s that the pieces that travelled best in the newsletter weren’t the same ones that received most focus on the site.

What Readers Opened

When Fine Hotels + Resorts Works, and When It Doesn’t

It’s a rebate tool, and it only works in certain markets

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Becoming the Miles Bank

Liquidity, trust, and the hidden cost of ‘free’ miles

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Three Free Night Certificates, One Weekend

How uncapped FNCs unlocked rooms that pricing said shouldn’t exist

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What the Web Found On It’s Own

A different group of posts has started to surface.

Marriott Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

How Marriott’s post-2020 mechanics turned an elite status into a default outcome

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Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

Marriott increased Free Night Certificate top-ups to 25K points. The change improves usability but also fixes a structural problem inside Bonvoy award pricing.

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IHG Points Are Almost Always on Sale

How Often IHG Runs 100% Buy-Points Bonuses, Quantified

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Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

The border-proof perk hiding in plain sight

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The Split

Some posts travelled well in the inbox.

Others carried on once they were on the site.

There was overlap, but not completely.

So What Next?

Keep writing both.

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