It’s been about 3 years since 3 friends and I started Milepoint, a community for frequent travelers. We were pretty proud of our work and still are today. We’re not as big as the communities that have been around for a decade or longer….
US Airways will be joining the oneworld alliance on March 31, 2014 and they’re celebrating by awarding bonus miles for folks who travel on more than oneworld partner airline. Registration is here. Through June 30, 2014 you can earn the following: Fly 2 partners and…
US Airways has made announcements regarding premium service both domestically and internationally. Domestically, a lot more food to be had on flights. Snack choices, Lite Bites and even full meals, huge improvements. Internationally, we’ll see Samsung Galaxy tablets and Bose headphones in Business Class.
Southwest has announced the new destinations it will serve out of Reagan. Chicago-Midway, Nashville, New Orleans, Tampa, Akron, Dallas (Love), Houston (Hobby), Indianapolis and St. Louis. It’s generally not a ton of news, since these are mostly destinations already being served by other carriers.
Our first afternoon in Paris was a fun one. We got to enjoy macaroons and decadent hot chocolate at Angelina, a couple of quick picture stops, and an unforgettable fun family moment at the Pont des Arts bridge, anding a lock to the many thousands already there.
3 bonus miles per dollar on all travel purchases until May 31, 2014 on the US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard.
Picking the best airlines and hotel chains is definitely a subjective task. The more you travel, the bigger viewpoint you have. But, we all have different things we like. I wrote about a survey recently that tried to peg the best and the worst…
American Airlines is offering a pretty easy 1,000 miles if you play a quick game they have on Facebook, and if you fly you can earn another 9,000 more. It feels like easy games like this to earn miles have become more scarce. Whether…
London is reducing it’s very high departure taxes for flights. United is giving status to folks who didn’t earn it. Marriott is mostly raising the price of award redemptions. And, Delta makes a rare change in favor of the customer.
While plenty of planes have in-flight entertainment systems, I’m always happy to bring my own (my iPad) with me. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t really remember what I did before I had an iPad. Work tasks are easier and they serve…