Credit to View From the Wing who first posted this. Get 2000 Starpoints or $50 if you test drive an Acura. The only way to get the points is to get a certificate from a W hotel. So, you need to be traveling to…
Over the years I’ve refereed/participated in a number of debates about which hotel loyalty program is the best. Reasonable minds can disagree (except for those people who think Marriott is the best out there) about the best program, and different types of travelers will…
American Airlines and Iberia Express announced a code-sharing agreement this week. Not monumental, since AA already has an agreement with the larger Iberia Airlines. And, while I wouldn’t want to collect Avios (the former currency of just British Airways and now joint currency of…
This summer was a heavy emphasis on Canada travel. If you haven’t been following along, we had a family trip to Halifax a few weeks ago. You can read my hotel review and suggestions for things to do. Just a few weeks later found…
JetBlue has had a number of interesting flight options over the years. My favorite was the unlimited flying option (titled All You Can Jet, iirc) announced a couple years back. The WSJ has a quick rundown of this year’s program plus some info about…
On my way back from Denver last night, I hit 100,000 miles flown for the year. Now, most of my frequent traveler friends will chuckle at that, having surpassed that number earlier in the year. But, for most mere mortals, 100,000 miles seems like…
View From the Wing posted a very detailed summary of the current “goings on” with American Airlines. The big update here from my last post is that British Airways has confirmed their involvement in the process. They’ve publicly stated they would be open to…
One of the more annoying issues with travel is the frequency with which you’ll confront employees of airlines, hotels, etc. that have no idea how their own program works. No doubt these are big companies with lots of moving parts, but they don’t really…
A couple of news stories from the last day or so on American Airlines’ plans to exit bankruptcy: First, a piece that originally announced that US Airways had agreed to sign a non-disclosure agreement with AMR to discuss the merger in more formal terms,…
I spend a lot of time telling people how best to spend their miles. There’s not much else that’s more frustrating than seeing people use 50,000 miles for a $200 airline ticket. One of the common refrains I hear is, “I can never find…