Lots of stuff to catch up on in the world of travel! One Mile at a Time earned me 500 free Starpoints last night. Everyone appears eligible. United Airlines is running their own short mileage promo for their shopping portal. This is very similar…
In case you missed it, here are the previous and upcoming posts about our summer trip to Italy: United Airlines To Rome St. Regis Rome Vatican Osteria 44 Photo Essay of Angels & Demons A Quiet Meal At Cul de Sac Trevi Fountain (Semi)…
Ever wonder how Uber attracts drivers in a new market? I have. I’ve wondered quite a bit about Uber’s economics, especially given their staggering valuation and ability to swoop into markets and establish a huge presence. I got a brief peek into how some…
The story may not be over but there hasn’t been a whole lot of news since PEOPLExpress grounded its “fleet” a little over a month ago. At that time, I forecasted that we had likely heard the end of PEOPLExpress. Since then, you could…
I’m at Web Summit this week in Dublin, and I ran into some info about Aer Lingus that made me reconsider them as an alternative to British Airways and Lufthansa for flights from the East Coast to Europe. As an aside, Web Summit is…
Are the Middle East carriers taking over the travel world? Scott McCartney has an interesting article about the aggressive tactics Emirates, et al are employing to grow share from the US to destinations abroad. HT: Loyalty Lobby Quoting from the article: They are winning over…
A recent trip to New York’s LaGuardia airport provided me an acute reminder of the first day I decided I needed to sign up for Uber. I had flown into New York with my family late in the evening, landing at LaGuardia after 9pm…
The American Airlines AAdvantage shopping portal has targeted offers which seem to be geared correctly towards previous spending patterns. Check your e-mail. This is the offer I got, and I’m a frequent shopper on the portal: 525 miles for $275 in spend is a…
Hope everyone had a screaming Halloween. Here’s a quick look at what’s going on elsewhere in the travel news world: Virgin Galactic lost one of their spaceships shortly after launch. Sadly, one pilot lost his life in the quest for commercialization of space travel….
Random.org gave me a bit of help picking the winners of the 2 United Club Passes I was giving away. They are: Candace, who said: I like them for award availability. I agree. That’s one of the few bright spots for me, though made…