Author: Edward Pizzarello

My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.

It’s Just The Pilots Now

Running a bit behind while having a great time on vacation. The flight attendants ratified their new contract with American Airlines on Sunday.  The disappointing (though not surprising) part is that just over 40% of the flight attendants rejected the contract offer.  The union…

The Things That Shape Us

It’s just television, right?  Fictional television at that.  An escape from all the tasks we have to accomplish. I’ve written recently how much I’m enjoying Aaron Sorkin’s new show Newsroom.  This isn’t specifically about the show, but more about how things that are meant…

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Review: Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax

One of the many new benefits of the Starwood Preferred Guest program is that award stays count towards earning elite status on a yearly basis AND count towards lifetime status.  Since I hadn’t yet re-qualified for Platinum this year and still need about 200…

A New Way To Book Hotels? DealAngel

I was at an investors conference yesterday featuring presentations from a number of startups.  One of the presentations was DealAngel.  Now, I don’t think I’d invest in this company, especially because Orbitz and Priceline just reported large drops in revenue amid shrinking margins.  But…