The Dispatch

Dispatches from the other side of the day.

Award sweet spots, hotels worth the points, and the occasional trip worth copying. No schedule, no filler.

Field Notes

The 9 p.m. Flight That Buys You a Free Day

Fly east overnight and the calendar does the work — you land into a morning you didn't have to spend getting there. A small scheduling trick that changes the whole shape of a trip.

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Hotels

Hotels

Tokyo's Quiet Luxury, On Points

The city's best rooms aren't the ones with the famous names. A short list of Tokyo hotels that over-deliver on a redemption — and how to actually get into them.

Award Sweet Spots

Award Sweet Spots

The Round-the-World Sweet Spot Hiding in Plain Sight

One alliance still prices a multi-stop, multi-continent award by distance, not by segment — which means a trip that should cost a fortune sometimes costs less than a single one-way.