For as long as I can recall, Laguardia airport in New York has had a restriction on the length of flights permissible at the airport. The “perimeter rule” restricted flights to a maximum of 1500 miles from Laguardia with very few exceptions, forcing longer…
Starwood Preferred Guest has announced a new promotion with Uber. Starwood Preferred Guest members will earn bonus Starpoints for all Uber rides based on their level of elite status, according to the chart below: I think the really big plus here is earning up…
Is Delta really charging elite members more for awards than non-elite members? Wow, that technology needs help. Meanwhile, US Airways MasterCard is offering 50% more miles on all transactions from March 1st through June 30, 2015 in a very widely targeted offer. JetBlue is…
It’s that time of year again, where your Hyatt Diamond suite upgrades are expiring on February 28th. If you renewed your Diamond status for 2015, you’ll get new ones on March 1st. But, if you haven’t had the chance to use up the ones…
I was just reading on View From The Wing that the DOT decision is out on the mistake fares United was offering a couple weeks ago for dirt cheap travel from the UK to points abroad. Gary notes that the DOT essentially ignored parts…
Starwood Preferred Guest is one of my favorite hotel loyalty programs, next to Hyatt Gold Passport. Their loyalty currency, Starpoints, are difficult to earn in bulk as you can only earn them primarily by staying at their hotels and spending on their credit card…
It’s that time of year again. Since 1988 the Freddie Awards have been the voice of the frequent traveler. No panels of experts, just you and I voting on our favorite hotels and airlines. Millions of votes were cast last year and voting…
Terry Maxon of the Dallas Morning News is reporting that American Airlines had canceled almost 1,000 flights on Monday due to an impending storm in the DFW area . I’m usually a weather-watcher whenever I’m traveling, but since I’m home this week (thank goodness)…
I’ve got two tickets to give away from friends of mine to Frequent Traveler University Advanced Edition in San Diego, March 6th-8th, 2015. I’m giving one away tonight, but you can still enter the other giveaway until tomorrow. The first random winner is Bob…
$1,000 business class fares from NY to London on La Compagnie. They’re not the newest seats but they sure beat coach by a country mile. Free American Airlines Club Access With Qantas Status Match. HT: View From The Wing Seth adds more functionality to…