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…
Up until now, I’ve only had one emergency landing. I’ve had a couple of diversions that ended up not amounting to much, and one issue of “warm brakes“. That’s probably within the margin of error for the number of times I should have experienced…
Maybe you’ve already got a ticket for the Frequent Traveler University this November in Los Angeles. Maybe not. Either way, the next Frequent Traveler University has been announced for April 26-28th in Tysons Corner, VA. Registration is now open. I’ve helped out with the…
I took a few days off from blogging, though not totally voluntarily. Hurricane Sandy has affected millions of people, me included. Our family has a house on the Jersey Shore and my father has been up there trying to figure out if it’s okay. …
I guess it may be a good thing I’m not in charge of American Airlines. If I ran the airline and a judge had already told me that I could void the pilots contracts, I don’t think I’d be back at the bargaining table…
I had just started detailing a post on what to do if you were stuck traveling through the hurricane when I saw this post courtesy of View From The Wing. If you scroll down past the electric stuff, you’ll find Gary has already put…
For those that don’t spend 30% of their life on airplanes, the various shopping malls run by the airlines can be a great way to accumulate miles. Generally speaking, you can buy pretty much anything you need through one of the malls at the…
I haven’t been traveling to Las Vegas as often as I used to, which has lead to a serious dent in my poker playing. Along with a brief stop at the Palazzo a few weeks ago, I also had a chance to walk through…
The AA pilot’s union continues to think that they’ll get a better deal from US Airways. Their union head thinks that’s the way things are headed right now. This still continues to baffle me. I’ve written before that Doug Parker isn’t really to be…