This WSJ piece shares the somewhat startling news that Orbitz users that access their site using a Mac tend to spend 20 to 30% more per night on hotel rooms. Orbitz found Mac users on average spend $20 to $30 more a night on…
I remember thinking when Steve Jobs passed away that I would write something meaningful on my blog about his life and premature passing. Time got away from me, but I knew I wanted to read the biography/autobiography Walter Isaacson penned with a ton of…
I recently reviewed my stay at the Grand Hyatt New York after their renovation. While I enjoyed the stay, I definitely wasn’t blown away. So, it was interesting to hear the opinion of a friend who shares a lot of the same fanaticism about…
Practice what you preach, I say. But, it’s not what I actually do. I always preach collecting points or miles when they’re a good value even if you’re not sure when you’re going to use them. Club Carlson, which represents the Radisson brand among…
The New York Times is reporting that AA is very close to a deal with it’s pilots union. I may be whistling past the graveyard, but I think this is excellent news. AA and the pilots have been fighting negotiating for virtually 4 years. The…
American Airlines just extended a promotion I’ve been using for a while with my Hertz rentals. The CDP # is 217692 and the PC# is 169853. A decent amount of the time, using codes like these drive up the price of your rental, which…
Over the course of my travels I’ve visited a lot of airports. Over 80 by last count, which still pales in comparison to some people I know. Included in that number are all of the top 25 US airports by passenger volume. Well, with…
I’m not an NBA fan, and yet I couldn’t help but comment on last night’s NBA Finals game between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James has been vilified more than Richard Nixon and I’m still not entirely sure why. Don’t get…
I’ve never been the biggest Doug Parker fan. I think he says thing sometimes just to make headlines, and frankly I think he has something of an ego. So, to see stories like this one keep popping up is a bit annoying. Doug says…
It’s only June and I’m already over 80,000 miles in the air for the year. Now, some will scoff at that number and have probably booked much more than that. Most of my trips are domestic short haul, so there’s a bunch of them….