United has been notifying customers who’s accounts are recently compromised. HT: Wandering Aramean I’m actually surprised this doesn’t happen more often, given that the password requirements for some airline and hotel companies are absurdly simple (4-digit numbers, for example with United and Hilton). How…
In case you haven’t heard yet, there’s another missing plane. This time it’s AirAsia’s flight 8501, traveling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore. AirAsia is a solid airline with a good safety record. While it’s still early to rule out any cause at this point, thunderstorms/severe weather…
Some trips are very straightforward, while others can be tougher to plan. I’ve been having some trouble putting together an itinerary and could really use some help making decisions.
It’s a video I’ve seen before, but when my friend Neil sent it along I didn’t recall posting it myself. It’s worth a good laugh on a Friday! The post More Friday Humor! was published first on Pizza In Motion. Don’t miss any of the…
Ever wonder if the reviews you’re reading on review sites like TripAdvisor are accurate? You’re not the only one. TripAdvisor was fined $610,000 by the Italian government for fake and misleading reviews: The regulator, the Italian Competition Authority, called on TripAdvisor to stop “publishing…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the hotel cash giveaway. And, a big thanks to the folks at StayFaster for putting up the $200, which makes a nice gift for one of my readers. Just in time for the holidays, the randomly selected winner of…
It looks like one of my favorite travel gadgets will be on sale in Amazon’s upcoming end-of-year lightning deals. Anker makes some of the best chargers on the market in a variety of different sizes. For folks who don’t want to carry a…
I’ll admit, I was a little surprised when I saw that management at American Airlines had agreed to give flight attendants the $81 million a year they lost in arbitration just a week ago. This struck me almost immediately as a really solid decision…
Don’t forget I’m giving away $200 in this hotel cash giveaway. Just a reminder that Milepoint is giving away Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum status to 5 lucky winners today. Don’t forget to enter! The post Milepoint Giveaway: Hyatt Platinum Status was published first…
I’m sure I’ve seen pictures of this before but never in the context of travel. This is really just priceless: Meet the Ostrich Pillow. Uh, yeah. No way I’m wearing that thing on an airplane. Nor pretty much any other place I can…