Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a free ticket to the Austin MegaDO. The organizers have offered to add other events to the ticket (except NXNW and the UA event). Delta caused quite a kerfluffle this week. They eliminated their published award charts…
Gary over at View From The Wing has staked out the position that Delta’s decision to remove their award charts may be the single worst thing to occur in frequent flyer-dom. Ever. I mean, it’s not like he compares them to the lady that…
Frequent Traveler University has announced the full schedule for the upcoming event, April 17-19th at DFW airport. Tickets are still on sale for this event. Register here. Here’s the full list of speakers: Gary Leff, View From The Wing Summer Smith-Hull, Mommy Points Ben…
Here’s a recap of previous posts and a list of what’s upcoming for our recent trip to Italy. United Airlines To Rome St. Regis Rome Vatican Osteria 44 Photo Essay of Angels & Demons A Quiet Meal At Cul de Sac Trevi Fountain (Semi)…
EU residents will now be able to apply for a “mini-passport” that can be used to travel through most of the EU. Smart that they’re planning to make it the same size as a credit card. HT: uggboy on Milepoint. Hotel credit cards that…
Do you love BBQ? The occasional bar crawl? Ever tried out Hecklevision? I can’t even tell you how much fun I had at last year’s Austin MegaDO. And, now I have an extra ticket. So, if you missed out on registering for the event,…
For those that follow closely, the most recent sale of miles announced my American Airlines likely won’t excite. As they’ve changed the interface used for “Buy Miles” transactions, I actually needed to key in credit card information and get to a final review…
We all hear travel horror stories and hope it never happens to us. Here’s one from my cousin about their travels earlier this week. There are a few bits here and there where they likely could have ended up in a better spot. They…
View From The Wing notes this afternoon that standard award availability is now showing up on both American Airlines and US Airways’ websites for award booking using miles from either airline. Some people reading this just said, “Why would I want to book a…
Hyatt Gold Passport is offering a 30% bonus if you purchase points right now, and that made me wonder if this is a good deal. ETA: This may be targeted, as one reader has noted. I’ve gotta hand it to the marketing folks. I’ve never…