Back in the early 90s, I was a Mac guy while in high school and college. I graduated college thinking that Apple products would be everywhere. At my first job in the workforce, I realized that was not the case. Nobody was developing business…
I applied for the Citi Executive Card a few months after it came out. Not all of the benefits applied to me, but there was enough there to warrant me applying. Shortly thereafter, Citi announced it would no longer be continuing the AA debit…
As reported by 744 on Milepoint, United is doing away with the annual purchase option for Economy Plus seats. 744 is also the author of Lufthansa Flyer, an informative travel blog. I wrote recently how I felt about United’s changes to it’s elite program….
A few years ago, it sure looked like the Yankees farm system was going to cement our starting rotation for the next 8 or 10 years. We introduced 3 young fireball pitchers, all with a ton of moxie: Ian Kennedy Joba Chamberlain Phil Hughes…
I wouldn’t label myself a full-on airplane geek, but I do love flying. For me, it’s about ending up in cool places that I couldn’t otherwise afford to go to if it wasn’t for my insane habit of collecting miles and points. But, airplanes…
One of the other blogs I follow is MommyPoints. She’s a good friend who writes about miles and points like a lot of others, except she writes about it from the perspective of someone who is the “Mommy” of a middle-class family. Travel with…
Now that we’re in the home stretch of the new Mileage Plus, I’m curious how this affects people. For anyone not paying attention, Continental and United are in the process of completing their merger. Right around the beginning of March, OnePass will cease to…
My first Hyatt House stay! Well, not really. I’ve stayed at this property a few dozen times as a Hyatt Summerfield Suites. They’ve rebranded, but not much otherwise has changed. The staff always recognizes me when I check-in, which makes it a bit more…
There’s no question my daughter is a bit spoiled, especially when it comes to travel. But, she’s part of the reason I’m obsessed about points and miles. I wrote recently about the different values of points from various programs. You can re-read that post…
I don’t recall the number, but mid-year last year the folks at Hyatt Regency Denver informed me that I had stayed over 150 nights at their property in the last 14 months. That probably means I’m over 200 nights now. I know most of…