👋 Hey friends,
Welcome to Travelling Lens Insider Letter, where every fortnight I send you a carefully curated letter of all things travel, travel photography and points & miles.
Now, onto this week’s letter…
🏨 AMEX Travel just added 350+ New Fine Hotels + Resorts & The Hotel Collection Properties.
As an AMEX Platinum card holder, we’ve enjoyed many stays at FHR or Hotel Collection hotels over the years, especially with the $300 twice-a-year travel credit that comes with the card. It’s rare for us to have breakfast at a hotel, but I love having the complimentary breakfast at a FHR hotel, it’s always really good.
📸 We’re taking more photos than ever before.
Yet 99% of our photos never see the light of day. Try this fun activity after a trip—turn your photos into a mini-zine and hand it out to your travel companions. They’ll love it.
✈️ Do you travel with a partner or with family?
If you do, knowing which airlines lets you pool your points is key so you can put your focus on those programs will help you get the most out of your points and not leave points stranded in individual accounts.
💳 This is an interesting “then and now” read on the points and miles game.
As someone who’s leveraged both the US and the Australian credit card game, I can safely say the US points and miles game is the best in the world—if you how to strategically earn and redeem your points.
To celebrate National Cheap Flight Day, Thrifty Traveler is given Travelling Lens readers 30% off your first year of Thrifty Traveler Premium1, their flight deal alert subscription service, using special offer code TLSUB
With this subscription service you get email alerts on the best flight deals from your US or Canadian home airport— cash fares, points and miles, and business/first class deals where there are 2+ seats available.
You get alerted to deals that are 11+ months out, giving you plenty of time to plan your travels.
They also give you exact step by step booking instructions to make booking your first or next points trip easy.
Roman Fox shares how he plans his city trips with photography and exploration in mind.
Paul Einarsen shares 6 Easy Ways To Upgrade Your Photography This Summer
Nomadic and world traveller Stateless Shaun shares how he plans a full year of travel without booking more than 2 weeks ahead, including how he stays organised with all his travels.
Creating memorable experiences is a smart use of your time and money.
I’m on a mission to help you unlock premium flights & hotels with points, capture travel photos worth framing and plan every trip without the chaos—stress-free and debt-free.
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Your friend,
Janice
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