Recently, a Thomson Airways 787 traveling from the Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK was forced to make an emergency landing in the Azores because of a low oil pressure warning on one of its two engines. That fact, in and of itself isn’t terribly…
United Airlines will now allow passengers to submit a copy of their passport through the airline’s mobile app in order to receive a boarding pass. It took me almost 2 years to get to the point where United didn’t require me to scan my…
Hyatt is selling discounted Gold Passport points through August 18, 2014 and the offer seems to be targeted. You can see if you’re eligible for the offer here. All of the accounts I keep track of were eligible. There are 3 tiers for the…
This could also be subtitled “forsaking comfort in the pursuit of beauty”. Every year for the past half dozen years or so, our family has taken a vacation to Deep Creek Lake which is located at the far Western tip of Maryland. It’s a…
There are some decent offers out for the airline shopping malls right now if you have back to school shopping to do, and I would expert more soon. First, United has a promotion where you can earn up to 2,000 bonus miles. It’s essentially…
I’m trying to tweak some social media things with the blog. And, those that know me understand how big a stretch that is for me. In the spirit of testing, here’s a quick soufflé pic from our time in Venice recently. Catherine may look…
Are you busy chasing airline status? I have been for the first 6 months of the year but still have a ways to go. I’m chasing status with both American Airlines and United Airlines. Status may not be what it used to be, but it’s still incredibly helpful if you leverage it correctly. Achieving 25, 50 or even 100,000 miles in a year takes hard work and careful planning.
A million miles is a lot. And yet, I know plenty of folks who surpassed a million quite some time ago. And, it’s not the 10 million Up In The Air Ryan Bingham fictitiously amassed. But, it’s my first million. They always say the…
The Accelerate backpack was the last of the 3 pieces I tested from the new Briggs & Riley items. I tested the Express toiletry kit. And also tested the new BRX international wide-body upright rolling carry-on. I’ve carried a backpack with my work items for…
The lovable Dusty is back with the release of the new Disney flick Planes: Fire and Rescue. This movie comes as our son is now midway between 3 and 4 years old and has become fascinated with planes, Dusty in particular. When the first Planes…