Amex Platinum

IHG

Jul 28, 2026

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3 min read

How I Built My Baltimore Rugby Weekend

What began as a hotel comparison gradually became a trip assembled from free-night certificates, Amex credits, statement offers and award opportunities.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Hilton Credits in London: Five More Tests

Jul 27, 2026

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2 min read

Hilton Credits in London: Five More Tests

Building a clearer picture of what triggers the Hilton credit.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

How I Chose a Luxury Hotel for a 16-Hour Layover

Jul 16, 2026

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9 min read

How I Chose a Luxury Hotel for a 16-Hour Layover

Comparing the Capitol Kempinski, Conrad Singapore Marina Bay, Singapore EDITION and Shangri-La for a 16-hour layover using Fine Hotels + Resorts, loyalty earnings and total trip cost.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Three Santorini Resorts, Compared Side by Side

Jul 16, 2026

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7 min read

Three Santorini Resorts, Compared Side by Side

Why we chose three Fine Hotels + Resorts properties instead of one, and how pricing, loyalty programs and a little optimization shaped the weekend.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

How I Used Four US Amex Uber Credits From London

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

How I Used Four US Amex Uber Credits From London

Another small operational workaround for managing US credit cards from overseas.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Jun 24, 2026

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4 min read

THE THIEF Oslo Review

An Oslo luxury hotel chosen for the math, but remembered for the experience.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Jun 22, 2026

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7 min read

Why Amex Keeps Adding More Credits

Merchants may value Platinum credits as much as cardholders do.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Oslo Airport Lounge Access: Which Priority Pass Cards Still Work?

Jun 2, 2026

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3 min read

Oslo Airport Lounge Access: Which Priority Pass Cards Still Work?

Testing direct Amex access and Priority Pass at Oslo Airport.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

May 26, 2026

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4 min read

Oslo Hotel Math

Why the expensive hotel belonged on the cheaper nights, why the family hotel handled the expensive ones, and why this was never going to be a one-hotel trip.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

The Cost of Untested Constraints

Why small assumptions quietly change how you spend

Expat Vista

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

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Feb 7, 2026

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4 min read

Taking One for the (Expat) Team

Testing Amex’s new Q3 Resy credit from outside the U.S.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Feb 5, 2026

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3 min read

Siem Reap: Using FHR as a Capped Rebate

Three nights, two tools, and why stopping early was optimal

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Jan 21, 2026

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3 min read

Grand Mark Prague Hotel Review

A boutique hotel stay deliberately timed for Sunday pricing, Fine Hotels & Resorts value, and the best chance of securing an upgrade.

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Jan 9, 2026

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3 min read

When FHR Stops Being the Right Tool

Amsterdam, abundant luxury, and the limits of rebate logic

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR): When It Works (and When It Doesn’t)

Jan 8, 2026

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5 min read

Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR): When It Works (and When It Doesn’t)

When the fixed credit works, and when the pricing cancels it out

Expat Vista

IHG

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Certificates, expiry risk, FHR timing, and why sequencing mattered more than value

Expat Vista

Amex Platinum

How I Built My Baltimore Rugby Weekend

Hilton Credits in London: Five More Tests

How I Chose a Luxury Hotel for a 16-Hour Layover

Three Santorini Resorts, Compared Side by Side

How I Used Four US Amex Uber Credits From London

THE THIEF Oslo Review

Why Amex Keeps Adding More Credits

Oslo Airport Lounge Access: Which Priority Pass Cards Still Work?

Oslo Hotel Math

The Cost of Untested Constraints

Hilton Credits in London: What Triggers

Taking One for the (Expat) Team

Siem Reap: Using FHR as a Capped Rebate

Grand Mark Prague Hotel Review

When FHR Stops Being the Right Tool

Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR): When It Works (and When It Doesn’t)

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

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