Dining

Disney World Expanding Alcohol Offerings In Magic Kingdom

December 23, 2016By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Disney World is expanding the places where you can grab a beer or glass of wine. But, the list of places is still pretty limited.

Changes To Disney Dining Plans Coming

June 20, 2016By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Disney Dining Plans are a reliable way for lots of families to save money at Disney. With the changes announced today, are you more or less likely to purchase a dining plan in the future?

Paris Restaurant Reviews. Athens & Paris For Dollars A Day

June 10, 2016By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Paris has lots to offer for the food lover. As in most big cities, not all the best restaurants are at “Main and Main”. A bit of research prior to traveling and the right questions while in Paris will yield pleasurable dining.

Our Two Favorite Restaurants In Greece. Athens & Paris For Dollars A Day

December 28, 2015By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Vouliagmeni presented us with many great food options. We had great seafood and Japanese/sushi with great seaside locations. But, two of our simplest stops were the best.

Is Your Next Lyft Going to Help Earn You Free Starbucks?

July 23, 2015By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Lyft and Starbucks are hopping into bed for an interesting loyalty arrangement. Read more….

$99 One-Way Fares To Paris And 15% Off At Select Hyatt Hotels. The Best of the Rest For Friday, July 17, 2015

July 17, 2015By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Todays’ Best of the Rest includes WOW Air sale to Paris and Amsterdam, SPG Moments at the US Open Tennis Championship, Frontier Airlines big middle seat and more….

Restaurant Review: Ray’s Boathouse Seattle

July 16, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle is one of my favorite restaurants when I come to town. A quick sampling of their menu….

Pizza Week In Review For Sunday, June 21, 2015

June 21, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

In case you missed it, here’s the Pizza Week in Review, including posts on Uber in Hong Kong, TripAdvisor hopping into bed with Marriott, the crazy valuations for Uber and Airbnb, American Airlines getting scolded for doing the right thing and more….

Hotel Review: Equinox Resort In Vermont Dining Options

June 16, 2015By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Following on my review of the excellent rooms and facilities at Equinox Resort in Vermont, here’s a review of their main dining options. Read more…

Restaurant Review: Cho Lon Denver

June 7, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

If you’re craving authentic Asian food, the small plates at Cho Lon in Denver should be on your list. Read more…

TODAY ONLY: Book 8,000 Mile Round-Trip Award Flights On United Airlines Through End Of Summer 2021

If you’re still dreaming about where to travel this summer, you should definitely pay attention to the award sale United Airlines is having today. There are some prices on award tickets here that I don’t ever recall seeing. I did a bunch of searches for a recent story I published on The Points Guy and I wanted to make sure to share some of that data here as well. A few notes before we dig into city pairs: You have to book round-trip flights. You need to include a Saturday […]

I Took My First Airplane Flight In 14 Months. Here’s What I Learned

When I think back to last March, flying home New Zealand with a brief pit stop for some work in Las Vegas definitely didn’t seem normal When I was on the tarmac in Auckland waiting to take-off, the United States closed the borders to anyone arriving from Europe. That seemed pretty serious at the time. Still, I told my wife I was coming home and would probably be off the road for four or five weeks. 14 months later and fully vaccinated, I got back on the road last week […]

It Looks Like I’m Chasing Delta Diamond Status Without Getting On An Airplane

It’s been another one of those whirlwind months where nothing happens the way I planned it. Plenty to catch you folks up on in the near future, but until then we’ve had something of an interesting development in the elite status world. First, a bit of background. My Road Warrior History, In Brief I started traveling for work back in 2000, with a lull for a few years, then in earnest starting in 2007. Since then, I regularly clocked 100,000 miles on airplanes each and every year, pandemic years excluded. […]

Radisson Rewards Program Changes May Be Positive For Members

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we learned the Radisson Rewards program would split in two. That might seem like an odd decision for a loyalty program. Ultimately, it didn’t have anything to do with customer preference or the like (it’s actually a regulatory issue). It’s notable (maybe only to me) that Radisson is one of the first hotel chains I have memories of. My father was a road warrior and used to book us at Radisson hotels for family vacations. This was back in the day […]

Targeted Awesome Offer, 1,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles For Each Night At Hyatt!

As we start to return to travel after what seems to be the worst of the pandemic, travel companies are starting to flex their ability to encourage customers to travel. Early on, though prices were low we didn’t see too many promotions. That was probably an indication that airlines and hotels didn’t think they could convince people to get out there and book a trip. We’ve actually seen fewer incentives than I would have expected so far. Low prices are certainly an incentive, but I don’t think that alone is […]

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

Those low-cost carriers always have very appetizing fare sales. Who wouldn’t want to pay $20 to fly somewhere? But, what does $20 really buy you? I found out exactly what Frontier does (and doesn’t) offer customers on my first flight with them recently.

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

People talk about how bad the traffic is in places like Los Angeles with plenty of adjectives. And, it is quite bad. But, the traffic in DC is what I refer to as “stealthy bad”. It doesn’t get the same press that LA traffic does, but a trip that normally takes an hour can easily turn into a 3-hour ordeal. With visiting dignitaries, protests and construction as variables, weather can also wreak havoc on a system that consistently backs up during rush hour. For those of us that live in […]

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could request a same day change to your flight. And, then things started to get a bit screwy. It started with just one flight I couldn’t get to price right with Choice Plus as an add-on. But, then I did a bit more digging and found out […]

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

As travel has gotten more stressful the benefits of elite status are even more valuable. In some cases, what used to be free for everyone is now only free for those customers that fly most frequently. I value my American Airlines Executive Platinum status more highly than any status I’ve earned, including 1K service with United Airlines. However, Global Services is another matter. For those not aware, Global Services is an invitation-only status level that United bestows on their best customers. What defines a best customer? Well, United doesn’t list […]

Is Foursquare Dead?

Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up with this concept where you could earn airline miles and hotel points for checking in at various places on Foursquare. I can’t say I thought it was a terribly good business model, but they convinced a bunch of hotel chains to hand out miles for this. […]

Tom - May 6, 2021:
I think you forgot the anchorage Fairbanks one. Even though it's not [...]

Brendan - May 4, 2021:
Thanks for the info. That makes perfect sense and wanted to [...]

Edward Pizzarello - May 4, 2021:
Brendan, I have cleared international security in the past for flights out [...]

Edward Pizzarello - May 4, 2021:
Michael, that's a long stretch with a mask. I commend her!

Edward Pizzarello - May 4, 2021:
Dan, agree the tech should give them that level of info. [...]