MegaDO (noun): A once-in-a-lifetime gathering (that happens once a year) of like-minded, slightly nuts travel geeks where they charter an airplane and fly to different destinations around the world. A big plane. You know, like a 757 or 767. To visit airlines, plane manufacturers,…
I saw this sign when I got back to Dulles airport in the B concourse. As a foodie and a student of the restaurant industry as a whole, Starbucks has offered a wealth of case study. Now, they’ve started branching out past coffee, mints,…
A brief detour from points and miles and cool destinations. But, worth a quick read and a smile. I had a very important meeting today. I don’t want to make my job sound more exciting then it really is. Nothing I do is curing…
AVIS is offering 250 bonus AAdvantage miles per day for car rentals. This one is good through the end of 2012. There’s a discount code that goes with it as well. A couple random checks yielded some rates that were the same without the…
There’s been plenty of press over the last few months about possible progress between the pilot’s union and American Airlines. At times the pilots have seemed delusional but recent reports seemed to indicate things were moving closer. Oddly, it seems we may be all…
It looks like US Airways has now started rolling out some holiday offers in their shopping portal. I don’t see too many stellar values, but Under Armour is now 6 miles per dollar instead of 3. If you’re in the market for a laptop,…
The first domestic US commercial flight of the 787 Dreamliner happened this week, and Mommy Points was along for the ride. Other than her “Dreamy” pun it’s a solid read about a memorable day in air travel. 😀 I had a great experience on…
Michelle and I recently took our first extended trip without the kids since our second was born. We’d taken overnight trips without the kids, but this would be the first trip where we’d sneak away for a long weekend. We were headed to Austin…
I was just thinking the other day when we announced the next Frequent Traveler University that it was odd my go-to hotel company, Hyatt, didn’t have a property in Tysons Corner, VA. This is about 30 minutes from my house, and for those not…
American Airlines’ AAdvantage program shopping mall has some early double mile deals if you’re early bird shopping for the holidays. Right now, you can earn double the normal amount of miles at such merchants as: Macy’s (4 miles/dollar) Nordstrom (4 miles/dollar) Under Armour (6…