trip construction

UK Rail

BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

Mar 12, 2026

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6 min read

BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

A prepaid rail framework for non-UK residents

Expat Vista

hotel strategy

Jan 23, 2026

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7 min read

Berlin, Planned Around One Fixed Date

East, centre, and west over three days

Expat Vista

Points Accounting

Jan 23, 2026

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3 min read

The Berlin stay, in numbers

A clean ledger of hotels, points, and one structured experience

Expat Vista

Capital One

A good redemption. A messy process. One real mistake.

Jan 22, 2026

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7 min read

A good redemption. A messy process. One real mistake.

A business-class case study in sequencing, pricing anchors, and hindsight

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Expat Logistics

UK Railcards: the simplest way to stop overpaying for British trains

Jan 16, 2026

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6 min read

UK Railcards: the simplest way to stop overpaying for British trains

How visitors and expats reduce UK train fares without learning the system

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Amex Platinum

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

Jan 8, 2026

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7 min read

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

Market structure, fixed rebates, and when the math stops helping

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IHG

Three Free Night Certificates, One Weekend

Jan 8, 2026

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5 min read

Three Free Night Certificates, One Weekend

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

Expat Vista

Miles & Points

Not All Free Night Certificates Are the Same

Dec 31, 2025

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3 min read

Not All Free Night Certificates Are the Same

Why capped, flex, and uncapped FNCs behave very differently in practice

Expat Vista

IHG

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Dec 28, 2025

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6 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

trip construction

BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

Berlin, Planned Around One Fixed Date

The Berlin stay, in numbers

A good redemption. A messy process. One real mistake.

UK Railcards: the simplest way to stop overpaying for British trains

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

Three Free Night Certificates, One Weekend

Not All Free Night Certificates Are the Same

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

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