Labor peace remains elusive at the new American Airlines, though relations between unions and management for appear to be as bad as they’ve been previously. It wasn’t long ago that Doug Parker, then CEO of US Airways, was working out deals with union members…
It looks like Hyatt may be getting their first property in Ireland, and it’s a nice one. The Four Seasons is taking back their flag on an existing Dublin property and it looks like Hyatt is the likely winner of bidding for the new…
This is a bit of inside baseball, but as I’m catching up on TV with my wife, I came across another of those instances where television and movie producers are quite liberal with how they portray air travel. No, this wasn’t like the movie…
The legacy carriers in the US have long practiced a “me too” strategy, piling on what they perceive is a good idea from one of their competitors. That’s why it was little shock to me any many others when United copied Delta’s recent increase…
I need your help. Unless my schedule changes, I have exactly 4 nights left in hotels between now and the end of 2014 for work travel. With my recent realization that I have Hilton Diamond status and the chance to earn 25,000 AAdvantage miles, I’m…
I don’t fly Southwest much but I am on the Rapid Rewards (their loyalty program) e-mail distribution list. I try to read as much of that sort of stuff as possible as I’ve discovered some pretty good random deals in e-mails and newsletters. Admittedly,…
I really do need to pay better attention to my airline marketing e-mails. Apparently, American Airlines is partnering with Hilton HHonors to target AAdvantage members for status. I received an e-mail back at the end of September offering me instant Hilton HHonors Diamond status,…
The Chase Ultimate Rewards cards have been among my favorites for a few years now. The flexibility of how you can spend those points is a big part of the equation. I recommend these cards frequently to friends and family because of the ability…
Not every hotel stay is a glamorous one. In recognition of that, I’m trying to document some of our regular people “non-luxury” stays since that’s most of where we travel to. You’ll find a more complete set of information on my hotel reviews page. In this…
The United Airlines MileagePlus Dining filled up my inbox with a big offer for miles through their dining program. My offer allows me to earn 10,000 miles if I dine 10 times in the next roughly 40 days. That’s a lot of miles, but…