While it is now easier than ever to travel virtually anywhere in the world, often it seems like it’s more difficult. Flyertalk is an online forum that offers different channels for about 50 different airlines focused around their frequent flier programs. Members help other members with advice on how to gain top-level status in frequent flier programs. Flyertalk also has a small but interesting section on Luxury Hotels as well as a review of bloggers. If you want to figure out what the merger of Marriott and Starwood means to you, check-in at Flyertalk.

Source: Forbes January 16, 2017 17:22 UTC