I don’t have a ton of time to post, but the shuttle Discovery landed piggy back on a 747 at IAD this morning. Since the shuttle program has been discontinued, landings such as these are bound to be a thing of the past quite…
I’ve probably booked a few hundred room nights at the Hyatt Regency Denver over the last couple of years, so the staff knows me pretty well. I’m always treated very well by the staff, but I especially look forward to when the hotel is…
Sorry for the initial blank post. Not sure what happened. It was reported a couple of days ago that Johnny Damon was signing with the Cleveland Indians. Until tonight, I hadn’t seen the numbers on the contract. It’s being reported as 1 year, $1.25MM…
19 hours in San Antonio. I’d never been before, and was looking forward to seeing if the River Walk was as interesting as it had been described. I’d be spending most of my time at a conference, but I figured I would have time…
I blogged earlier on the check presentations for oneworld MegaDO. And now, we’ve got a short video featuring Suzanne Rubin from AAdvantage and Randy Petersen from Milepoint.com. It’s the single biggest amount of money going to one charity as a result of MegaDO fundraising. …
US Airways flight attendants rejected yet another contract to give them pay raises and consolidate them into one seniority list. Flight attendants from the old US Airways are still working under pay cuts they took under a 2005 contract while the airline was still…
Restaurant website here. The first thing we noticed upon arrival is that “Guppy’s on the Beach” is not a very appropriate name. The restaurant is next to the main road. To get to the beach, you have to cross the road, walk through a…
I don’t have an online source for this, as I read it in the hard copy of the most recent edition of Airports International. Air India is trying to get someone to purchase the first 7 Boeing 787s it’s due to receive and lease…
Restaurant website located here. This was one of the recommendations we had that’s probably worth trying. It was our best meal of the trip. I wouldn’t put it amongst the greatest restaurants I’ve dined at, but I definitely think it’s near the top in…
Part 1 of my Sheraton Sand Key review. Part 2 of my Sheraton Sand Key review. This is where the travel game can get the best of you. Our family has been spoiled. Because we keep a big pile of points we can afford…