Apologies for my lack of contact over the weekend. I took Michelle and our daughter, Catherine to Paris for the weekend. I’m trying to get that all worked out into a series of posts for a trip report and I kept coming back to…
There are plenty of awards that recognize the best in travel but there’s only one that’s done so for most of the last two decades that relies only on the votes of travelers from around the world. I’ve been privileged enough to be involved…
A couple bits of news regarding American Airlines: As part of the requirement that the New American divest slots at Reagan, American worked out a deal to sell a chunk of slots to JetBlue. While not significant, that deal gives them ownership over 24…
Subtitle: Things that seem kinda nuts on Thursday, February 13th, 2014. 🙂 Delta Skymiles aren’t worthless. But they are still worth less than their competitors’ miles. Gary of View From The Wing walks through a surprising increase in availability for travel from the US…
Best Story Of The Year, So Far. Well, for me at least. The Yankees signed a super stud pitcher from Japan to bolster our bullpen rotation for the upcoming season. As a diehard Yankees fan, I was super pumped. As a diehard travel geek…
Italy is one of those places I’ve enjoyed every minute of every day I’ve been there. Maybe it’s because of my heritage (you, there’s a connection between the name of my blog and my family tree), but I’ve always found the Italians welcoming and…
I meet so many folks on the road who don’t understand more than just the basics about travel. I remember being that guy and also thinking that I knew everything. After over 10 years of playing the miles and points game I realize I…
It’s been a quite blog week for me. I had two straight days of meetings that have kept me tied up, and I’m headed home on an LAX-IAD flight as we speak. I have lots of things to get caught up on, but I…
I’ve been playing the travel game, collecting miles and points, for well over a decade now. While it’s gotten harder to find all the perfect flights, there’s still plenty of fun to be had. I’ve been planning a family trip this summer to Italy…
Southwest Airlines has been waiting years for the Wright Amendment to go away. If you’re not familiar, you can read the full version of the Wright Amendment here. If you don’t want to read the full thing, the cliff note version is that after…