As someone who’s lived on the East coast his entire life, Seattle is a bit of a hike when it comes to travel. I’ve been there a number of times and enjoyed each visit, but because of distance I just don’t get there as…
Just a quick update to my post yesterday about variable amount gift cards disappearing from Office Depot. I stopped by my local Office Depot again this morning and all the same cards I purchased were still being displayed. It didn’t appear they’d updated the…
While I was watching TV last night with my wife I happened upon a post by Mommy Points that changed my schedule around a bit today. She was reporting that it seemed variable amount gift cards were disappearing from Office Depot, at least in…
Hyatt Has Been Busy Adding Properties To The Portfolio. It’s always great to see my favorite chain adding properties. They added four properties in France. Two new hotels in Paris, one in Cannes and one in Nice (with a casino). All seem like decent…
I remember when I started writing this blog a few years ago. I had a big pile of miles and points and I enjoyed helping other people plan their travel. So, I figured I would write about it once in a while. I figured…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Tom Horton, CEO of AMR (the parent of American Airlines) is in talks to become Chairman of a combined American Airlines/US Airways airline. This is a big indication to me that things are likely almost wrapped up…
Unless you’re an aviation enthusiast, it’s unlikely you know who Gordon Bethune is. A quick peek at his Wikipedia page shows a career working for various airlines (and even a stint at Boeing), but the thing he’s most known for is his long tenure…
A quick note on AA’s contest celebrating their new logo. All you have to do is upload a picture (not necessarily one of you, can be anything) to enter. There are some other social media options as well. They’re giving away 1 million miles…
As a frequent traveler I rely on my iPad as in-flight entertainment/work tool on pretty much every flight. It’s great not to have to rely on the airlines to provide an imperfect technology solution. Here’s a list of what’s new on my iPad: Evernote…
Now that I’ve switched the majority of travel back to American Airlines I’m spending a lot more time on the AA website. Over the past few weeks I’ve noted the 40,000 mile sign-up offers for the Citi Platinum Select/AAdvantage World MasterCard in the margin…