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Cathay Pacific Award Availability: How and When Business Class Seats Are Released

In order to plan a business class trip to Thailand, I had to narrow down airlines and award programs pretty quickly. After some early digging, I filtered my options down to Cathay Pacific using Asia Miles. I tracked Cathay Pacific award availability closely and eventually booked our seats. This is what I learned from tracking Cathay Pacific business class award space in real time.

Planning a Trip to Thailand with Miles and Points

After leaving the kids at home and visiting Cuba, and later French Polynesia, we convinced ourselves that what we really needed next was a quiet, snowy cabin in the middle of nowhere. No more sweaty nights. No more dirty streets. Just cold air, silence, silence, and maybe a fireplace.

French Polynesia: What We Used and What We Paid

This post isn’t about which beach was the best or what we did with our days (that’s coming next). It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we made the trip happen: business-class flights to Tahiti, a quiet stay on the island of Huahine, and how we used a mix of points, miles, and cash to make it work. If you haven’t caught on yet, we use miles and points for just about everything. So while the social media clickbait might sound like we spent a fortune, the real story is how we didn’t. Here’s what we spent, what we saved, and how we made it all come together.

Trippin’ to Tahiti: Tahiti in Business Class with Miles and Points.

The whole purpose of our blog is to showcase our travels, and how we achieve them. This short post is no exception. With miles and points the world is open to anyone. This is how we’re flying to Tahiti in business class with miles and points.

Escape to Africa: Our Plan for an African Safari

From the beginning of our travels, an African Safari has been high on our bucket list. As we stated in “The Plan for Japan“, everything is possible with a little preparation and planning. So, this is what we’re working on and preparing for.

Our Trip Through the Netherlands and Germany

The Netherlands and Germany are especially beautiful in the spring, with blooming fields, mild weather, and cities that feel full of life after winter. We were fortunate to be able to take a short trip through both countries and got to experience a bit of everything—charming towns, colorful landscapes, and more castles than we could count. It was the perfect time to visit, and we were lucky to catch the Netherlands and Germany at it’s best.