Since Google Reader is shutting down, I spent some time on the plane yesterday reading through many of my “starred” blog posts. Here are a few on travel that I found particularly noteworthy:

Looking at getting a new credit card? Check out this post on which credit cards are the best, depending on what you spend money on: http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2013/02/27/the-most-rewarding-credit-cards-depending-on-what-you-spend-money-on/

Want free nights? Want to know which hotel loyalty program gets you to free nights the fastest? Check this post out: http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2013/02/26/which-hotel-program-is-most-rewarding-for-free-nights-the-results-will-surprise-you/

If you’ve got some Delta miles and want to play around with some of the tricks I use to get *even more* value out of your miles, check this post out. It does a pretty good job of explaining how to get a “free” one-way award out of Delta when you’re booking a round-trip award ticket. http://boardingarea.com/blogs/frequentmiler/2013/01/25/delta-two-one-way-awards-for-12500-miles/