The Power of Points. We’re Going To See Billy Joel And It Isn’t Costing Us A Penny!
Our second SPG Moment looks like it’s going to be for a Billy Joel concert. Michelle and I are pretty stoked!
US Open
Cheap Flights To Tokyo, Delta Telling You Why You Shouldn’t Collect Their Miles And A Surprising Number Of Airline Crews Having Sex In-Flight
The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.
What Makes a Moment? Video of My Wife Playing Tennis With Andre Agassi. Thanks, Starwood Preferred Guest!
I had one of my best point redemptions of all time last year when I redeemed a trunk load of Starwood Preferred Guest points for a tennis lesson with Andre Agassi at the US Open. My wife was the lucky participant and we had…
SPG Moments Giveaway Winners
Congrats to those who threw their hat in the ring for some the SPG Moments swag I offered up last week: dmel: China iPhone cover Ketan Shah: US Open hat Carol Ramcharan: Scottsdale iPhone cover And…I was able to get my hands on one…
Giveaway: United Beverage Vouchers
I guess this is giveaway week for me. Yesterday, I posted a bunch of pictures of different SPG items I was giving away that we got at our SPG Moments event at the US Open. Today, I decided to clean off my desk prior…
SPG Moments At The US Open: A Quick Spin Through The Goody Bag
A final wrap-up on our awesome trip to the US Open. First, there was our awesome experience with Andre Agassi. Then, there was a great day hanging in the SPG luxury box to watch some tennis. And, finally, on our way out the door…
An SPG Moment: Men’s Semifinal Tennis At The US Open
I’ve always enjoyed watching tennis on TV. I was more attached to the stars of the previous generation, especially Andre Agassi. Growing up in NY it always seemed a shame I never made it to the US Open in Flushing. But, collecting miles and…
An SPG Moment At The US Open With Andre Agassi
It used to be you could just redeem your miles for airline tickets. And hotel points for, well, hotel rooms. And then you could redeem airline miles for hotel rooms and vice versa. Then, merchandise crept into the picture. Who wouldn’t want to use…
A Good Chuckle From My Wife’s First Comment On My Blog
I’ve been writing this blog for a number of years now, though more regularly lately. During that time my wife has made lots of comments to me about blog posts, but all were verbally. Some were critical, others chuckle-worthy. Then, there was my post…