Want the ultimate challenge finding award seats? How about having 6 kids? That’s what Dan Miller from Points with a Crew plans for when his family takes a trip together. But, he also has some other cool tricks up his sleeve.
In honor of breast cancer awareness, I’ve added a bunch of pink to the blog for the month of October (with the help of graphics guru Denny). We call it Pinking Up The Place! Breast cancer treatment has made marked strides in the last…
Hotel loyalty programs are looking for ways to reward members in more meaningful ways. Starwood Preferred Guest was really the pioneer with things like SPG moments, where you can redeem points for experiences like a tennis lesson with Andre Agassi or tickets to a concert. Hyatt takes it to a new level today with the ability to earn and redeem World of Hyatt points for fitness activities, facials and massages. They took it a step further and introduced benefits for Globalist and Explorist members.
This week’s episode of the NowBoarding podcast features Jennifer Yellin, Deals We Like. She’s a regular on my Miles To Go podcast, sharing great deals with listeners. She’s a fountain of knowledge on Southwest Airlines, AMEX offers and so much more. Apparently, she inherited it from her mom, who is one LEGIT traveler!
Southwest Airlines is having a 3-day fare sale that has some pretty low fares to some great places, as low as $49 one-way. The fare sale reminded me of a good tip to keep in mind to help save you money when you travel with Southwest.
Less than a year ago Hyatt announced a partnership with Oasis home rentals. They quickly integrated that partnership into the loyalty program in a meaningful way. World of Hyatt members could earn points for Oasis stays and redeem them for luxury apartments/homes in key…
The only reason I did Bridge Climb
The newest Miles To Go episode runs the gamut from Disney cruises to planning a trip down under! We get started with Joe from As The Joe Flies and the Disney Deciphered Podcast. I’ve been on Disney Deciphered with Joe and his partner-in-crime Leslie. It’s…
Work and life have me running behind as usual. While we published podcast episodes the last few weeks, I neglected to post about them here. So, you might have missed Jon Nickel-D’Andrea as my guest on the NowBoarding Podcast. Each week, the NowBoarding Podcast sits…
Is a swap in upgrade types for very frequent travelers reward enough to spend thousands of dollars more with United Airlines? Is the fact that Delta requires $15,000 in spending from their top elites a good enough reason to make this change for United? Will United actually make more upgrades available to top-tier 1K members?