Boeing and Airbus have a long history of healthy (and not-so-healthy) competition. The success of Boeing’s twin-engine 777 made it economically infeasible for airlines to operate the 4-engine Airbus A340. It took Airbus a while, but they finally stopped taking orders for the plane…
Navigating the world of points and miles is a complicated journey. Every talented frequent traveler has a list of tools they use to help find the perfect flights. I don’t pretend to be the preeminent expert on travel tools. I have a basket I…
Frequent travelers are usually very loyal to their primary airline. We all have different reasons, whether it’s the strength of the network or the reliability of upgrades to First Class. American Airlines is my primary carrier, though I also have 1K status with United….
FROM THE COMMENTS BELOW, Gary brings up the point that I don’t actually have to use a Hyatt Visa to get the 20% bonus, which changes a bunch of the math. After reviewing the T&C, it doesn’t actually state any requirement to pay with…
The Denver downtown market is an odd one for Hyatt. I’ve always said that the labels on the two properties (Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency) were reversed. The Hyatt Regency is a new cosmopolitan property where the Grand is older and definitely in need…
There’s been a flurry of activity the past 6 weeks in regards to changing values at the major hotel chains. Some good, mostly bad. We had Priority Club, Marriott and Hilton all handing out some well placed kicks to the teeth while Hyatt had…
I’m a bit behind reporting on the recent changes to the Hilton program that broke yesterday. I saw the e-mail when it came out but a crazy schedule pulled me away from banging out a quick post on the info. And, I wasn’t a big fan…
There were plenty of replies for my beverage voucher giveaway, and even a few funny ones. I decided I would pick out a few of my favorite responses as winners and then randomly pick the rest. First, for my favorite responses: DrewBird wrote: I…
This Just In, 7 Points Per Dollar On Apple Purchases: Via View From the Wing, Staples is going to start carrying Apple products soon. I was in the middle of typing this post when I saw Gary’s post and this immediately became the #1…
This post won’t be riveting material for many of my readers, but I have been curious for quite some time what American Airlines’ CEO Tom Horton was getting for an exit package as a result of the merger with US Airways. I had been…