I vacillate back and forth about my participation in the various dining programs. There are a few instances where a restaurant I’ve already dined at is a part of the program, so those are easy decisions. There’s also the “surprise dine”, where you go…
Hilton is giving away some decent prizes over the next 25 days. Appears to be fairly “no strings attached”. For example, today’s giveaway is a 3-day weekend at any Hilton property worldwide. More exciting, there’s a 1,000,000 point giveaway in a few days as…
Today is LIVESTRONG Day. It’s a day to celebrate the battles we’ve won and recommit to the battles yet to come in the fight against cancer. If you’ve got a few minutes, I hope you’ll add a quick message today. It’s free, and a…
The following people responded in the affirmative for a free beverage on the good folks at United: Ketan Shah JamesP Fredd cholulaf B-Rad Jason A Adrian dmel David Send me your address to ed -at- milepoint dot com and I’ll get one in the…
The Westin was our final stop in our trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls. We stayed at the Sheraton Centre Toronto first. Then, on to Niagara falls (read here and here), with a stay at the Sheraton on the Falls. I also previously detailed…
7 years later, they still can’t agree. Kinda like they didn’t last time. US Airways flight attendants rejected a contract that would have given them immediate 13% salary increase. That means 7 years after the merger between US Airways and America West, the two…
A new low for government intervention has been ratified. Mayor Bloomberg received approval from the NYC Health Board to ban sodas, sweetened teas and juices in sizes bigger than 16 oz. A nod to Ron for sending the article along to me. As I…
I’ve heard frequently from others about the Andaz 5th for a few years now. Gary of View From The Wing swears by the property as his go-to in NYC and has written about it numerous times. I’ve had my fair share of stays in…
Read Part 1 here. After Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds, we discovered there was another “behind the falls” excursion on the Canadian side. Oddly, it’s called “Journey Behind The Falls”. Journey Behind The Falls: A 10 to 15-minute walk from the…
As reported by Wandering Aramean, United Airlines took delivery of their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural BOS-NRT Japan Airlines 787 flight back in April. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the 787, believing it would change the way…