It’s been quite a while since I’ve stayed at a Le Meridien hotel. If my memory serves me correctly, it was 6 years ago at Le Meridien Barcelona on La Rambla. It’s possible the brand standards have shifted since then, but I don’t think…
Gone are the days of truly great holiday promotions from the airline shopping portals, but there are still some good bonuses to be had if you can coordinate your purchases appropriately. American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping Portal is offering 350 miles for every $175 in…
Costco is having an even bigger sale than the last one on iTunes gift cards for the next ten days. A $100 pack of iTunes gift cards is $79.49 through December 1st: That amounts to a 20% discount, and you can still get another…
I wanted to thank everyone who took time to weigh in on some decisions I was trying to make by the end of the year in relation to elite status. First, I had asked folks if I should make a very painful mileage run…
I wanted to take a quick break from my post about our recent trip to Italy to share a few quick tips on ways to navigate the city. In case you missed the previous posts, here’s a list along with what’s upcoming: United Airlines…
Lots of great discounts to take advantage of right now. Let’s get right into it: Discounted Starbucks gift card on Groupon today. Probably won’t last long! JetBlue has a 2-day 20% off sale on a whole ton of dates and not a lot of…
Thanks to one of my readers for sending this along. Verizon is offering free wi-fi in a few different ways, along with some other goodies. You don’t have to be a Verizon customer, though there is an extra gift if you are. They’re dubbing Wednesday,…
Labor peace remains elusive at the new American Airlines, though relations between unions and management for appear to be as bad as they’ve been previously. It wasn’t long ago that Doug Parker, then CEO of US Airways, was working out deals with union members…
It looks like Hyatt may be getting their first property in Ireland, and it’s a nice one. The Four Seasons is taking back their flag on an existing Dublin property and it looks like Hyatt is the likely winner of bidding for the new…
This is a bit of inside baseball, but as I’m catching up on TV with my wife, I came across another of those instances where television and movie producers are quite liberal with how they portray air travel. No, this wasn’t like the movie…