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…
But you need a US Airways credit card to take advantage of the deal. Due to an upcoming trip that I know I can get more than 1.8 cents per mile value out of, I’m openly contemplating this opportunity for the first time ever….
American Airlines has officially announced it will stick with the reservation system that American has used for ages, Sabre. This is not a terrible shock as Doug has publicly stated he learned from the last time he tried to use the smaller airlines’ reservation…
The AAdvantage eShopping portal is offering a tiered bonus until February 14th, 2014. $150 in collective spending on the AAdvantage eshopping portal earns a 500 mile bonus. $300 in collective spending on the AAdvantage eshopping portal earns a 1,000 mile bonus. $450 in collective…
It’s no secret the United Airlines booking engine has its issues. Heck, it’s only been a handful of months since they had to shut down the entire booking engine because they were selling flights for free and couldn’t figure out how to fix it….
Hertz and Avis both have offers that you should be taking advantage of (no pun intended) if you have car rentals coming up. I’m a big Hertz fan, so we’ll start with their offer: Earn 4 miles per dollar on all Hertz rentals. This…
What if you could meet the head of a major hotel chain’s loyalty program for drinks and ask them anything you wanted? What if they were the one buying you drinks? That’s exactly what Jeff Zidell, Senior VP of Hyatt Gold Passport is doing….
