Congrats to those who threw their hat in the ring for some the SPG Moments swag I offered up last week: dmel: China iPhone cover Ketan Shah: US Open hat Carol Ramcharan: Scottsdale iPhone cover And…I was able to get my hands on one…
Gary commented on my Sheraton On The Falls post earlier, stating that the property is a convention center. I replied back to him, pointing out that the SPG site actually refers to “conference centers” and not convention centers. That being said, Gary’s link shows…
When we originally planned our trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls, I was looking forward to crossing another destination off my list. After all, I’d never been to Toronto despite it’s proximity to where I grew up (New York) and the short flight from…
I’m definitely one of those people that does not want the person next to me on a phone call during a long flight. Now, maybe it would be less annoying on the quieter 787, but I still don’t think I’d enjoy it. Boeing is…
I summarized yesterday the recent (painful) struggles my favorite domestic carrier, American Airlines, has been having lately. And, then, this morning, the head of AA’s AAdvantage loyalty program sent out a note to some (or all) of the airline’s elite customers, saying the following:…
Bankruptcy has been tough for all the legacy airlines to navigate. American has had it’s fair share of troubles to this point, but I didn’t think things would get even worse so quickly. Again, it’s the pilots. Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal,…
Cruising through IAD on Tuesday, I took another peek to see if Pre-Check was open yet. They had originally announced the security lanes upstairs would be re-opened in early September. They blew past that deadline and there didn’t seem to be a lot going…
I guess this is giveaway week for me. Yesterday, I posted a bunch of pictures of different SPG items I was giving away that we got at our SPG Moments event at the US Open. Today, I decided to clean off my desk prior…
Nothing major, mind you. Just something I hadn’t come across in my many flights. I had somewhat forgotten about it until a friend mentioned to me today he got diverted on a flight today. It was a couple weeks ago, a pretty hot day…
A final wrap-up on our awesome trip to the US Open. First, there was our awesome experience with Andre Agassi. Then, there was a great day hanging in the SPG luxury box to watch some tennis. And, finally, on our way out the door…