Uber wins a key legal challenge in London. There have been massive protests against Uber in a number of European cities. This specific lawsuit was trying to classify the smartphone Uber drivers use to communicate distance via GPS as a “meter”, which can only…
Leave it to United (okay, the company that manages their shopping portal) to have no idea how much they’re offering on magazine subscriptions. I got an e-mail this morning letting me know that United MileagePlus is offering 24 miles per dollar through July 10th, 2014…
According to this article, virtually none. The study, by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, found 35.9% of airline passengers were using mobile technology at a given point during the four-month study. That was only slightly more than the 35.3% of fliers who…
I’m running behind on reporting this but American Airlines has announced a promo worth considering for their dining reward program. The dining reward networks that the airlines (and a few hotels) have partnered with over the years used to be a great way to…
For the month of July, Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 20% bonus on transfers to American Airlines and US Airways. [divider] I’ve always regarded Starpoints as one of the most valuable currencies. One of the main reasons they’re so valuable is the generous…
Virgin America is having an 8-hour fare sale today. It’s for travel starting September 3rd and runs through February. Sample one-way fares: LAX-LAS $47 SFO-LAX $57 PDX-SFO $57 LAX-IAD $147 SFO-EWR $147 SFO-DAL $117 The fares are good in both directions and I do…
PointsHound announced changes today that increase your earning potential on many hotels around the world. In the example cases they gave, the increases are north of 40% more miles or points. I took a look at a few hotels I frequent and did see higher earning rates on a few, though not as big as 40% more. In speaking with Pete VanDorn from PointsHound, these changes are a combination of their recent acquisition by Points.com and the strength of new relationships with certain hotels and hotel chains where bigger commissions are leading to bigger rewards for customers.
I received a note from one of my readers who I’ve known for quite some time after I had my most recent United Airlines beverage voucher giveaway. He’s a very nice guy, and that’s illustrated in the fact that he’s given me 10 more…
The US Airways MasterCard has a 20% bonus targeted spending offer for the entire months of July and August on all categories: They also added an offer to rebate all foreign transaction fees for the months of July and August: I wouldn’t consider…
People always marvel at how much time I spend on airplanes. My wife likes to tell people I live on airplanes. But, this guy takes it to a whole new level. Thanks to my reader and good friend Justin for bringing this to my…