Ritz-Carlton is offering double night credits for the entire 2014 qualification year, essentially cutting in half the time it takes to qualify for elite status with them. I find it’s a curious move given the improvement in hotel occupancy and rates.
I have some family that live in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area that we try to visit each year. Recently, we made our way up there via United and landed without incident, arriving at the international terminal. Halifax airport isn’t small or big, though…
Now that American Airlines and US Airways have announced reciprocal upgrades, elite members have to recalibrate their thinking. There’s still some questions, but we know as of yesterday that the process is working, at least for AAdvantage elites on US Airways flights. AAdvantage elites…
Jeanne from Heels First Travel has gone stark raving mad and wants a circular saw instead of traveling the world. Please save her. United is offering 1,000 bonus miles if you spend $250 at their shopping portal over the next 10 days. Free flights to Beijing!…
Thanks to everyone who voted to help one of my readers win a brand new Briggs & Riley TORQ suitcase. Before we get to the winner of the suitcase, I wanted to announce the winner of the $25 Amazon gift card. Random.org picked it…
Today’s Daily Getaway features discounted hotel stays at Fairmont’s two Hawaii properties and the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. I’m a bit relieved that Daily Getaways are over. I resolved to post about each deal on the day of the deal so folks would have reminders…
Don’t freak out if you see more than one notification of my posts today. There’s a back story, but I’ll give you the short version. During the recent migration of my blog to Boarding Area, we added a new feature where folks could receive…
Today’s Daily Getaway features a number of different options from Caesars properties in both Atlantic City and Las Vegas. In case you’re not familiar, Daily Getaways are daily deals sponsored by the US Travel Association. Some are better than others, so you need to…
Today’s Daily Getaways offer is from Universal Studios Orlando but they’re directed more at people looking to make a big experience out of a visit as opposed to just a simple one-day trip. NOTE: This is ONLY for Orlando. If you’re looking for Universal…
The story of a little girl who was forced to pee in her airplane seat is a sad one, and likely unavoidable. There’s been an apology from JetBlue Airways, and likely some lessons to learn.