Right after I posted about rumors the FAA was moving closer to relaxing the regulations for electronics on planes, I was contacted by Scott Mayerowitz of the Associated Press. I don’t think the two were related, but Scott asked me my opinion on the…
About a month ago, I wrote about the expectation that service between LAX and Sao Paolo, Brazil was for later this fall. There were still a few hurdles to clear, and Thursday American cleared another hurdle when the DOT issued a Show Cause Order…
It looks like National Car Rental is bringing back it’s popular One, Two, Free promotion this summer. It appears that people participating in last year’s version are getting invitations to pre-register for this year’s promo. Last year’s version ran from August, 2012 to…
If you’ve been on a plane any time in the past 5 years, you know the drill. All those electronics need to be off before the plane can push back from the gate, right? But, the pilots are using iPads in the cockpit for…
United’s having a busy week, and it’s not even Friday yet! First, they added a spending requirement for elite status. Then, very late Tuesday night (essentially yesterday for us East coasters) Hack My Trip picked up on another change, this one for non-elites. Now, if…
It’s been just about 2 years now since I was on StarMegaDO3 and we got the chance to go hang out in Montreal with the folks from Bombardier. If you’re an occasional traveler, you may not have any idea who Bombardier is. But, if…
Marriott Rewards has reestablished a partnership with American Airlines’ AAdvantage program so you can earn miles in their program when you stay and redeem points for AAdvantage miles. This partnership died a few years ago. While I can’t say I was that sad to…
Looks like United previewed some upcoming changes to their program this morning on Milepoint. Following Delta’s move earlier this year, United is adding a spending requirement to achieve elite status. Quoting from their post: Starting in January 2014, Premier qualification for members living in…
I realized last night that even though I talk about how great the Ink and Sapphire family of cards are from Chase, I had a glaring hole in my own wallet. And, what a great time to realize this issue, since the Ink cards…
Credit cards (and the accompanying sign-up bonuses) have become a big part of most effective strategies for earning points and miles. Just a few days ago I was discussing a great way to pick the low hanging fruit by buying gift cards from office…