I wouldn’t label myself a full-on airplane geek, but I do love flying. For me, it’s about ending up in cool places that I couldn’t otherwise afford to go to if it wasn’t for my insane habit of collecting miles and points. But, airplanes…
One of the other blogs I follow is MommyPoints. She’s a good friend who writes about miles and points like a lot of others, except she writes about it from the perspective of someone who is the “Mommy” of a middle-class family. Travel with…
Now that we’re in the home stretch of the new Mileage Plus, I’m curious how this affects people. For anyone not paying attention, Continental and United are in the process of completing their merger. Right around the beginning of March, OnePass will cease to…
My first Hyatt House stay! Well, not really. I’ve stayed at this property a few dozen times as a Hyatt Summerfield Suites. They’ve rebranded, but not much otherwise has changed. The staff always recognizes me when I check-in, which makes it a bit more…
There’s no question my daughter is a bit spoiled, especially when it comes to travel. But, she’s part of the reason I’m obsessed about points and miles. I wrote recently about the different values of points from various programs. You can re-read that post…
I don’t recall the number, but mid-year last year the folks at Hyatt Regency Denver informed me that I had stayed over 150 nights at their property in the last 14 months. That probably means I’m over 200 nights now. I know most of…
This is a couple hours old, but Rick Santorum won the Minnesota primary (and won a nonbinding event in Missouri). I’m thoroughly confused. I kept waiting for Rick Santorum to drop out of the race after failing to pick up any appreciable amount of…
AA has announced a 1,000 point bonus for your first dine as a member of their dining network. The link is behaving a bit wonky right now, so you might have to use this one. This is an easy 1,000 miles if you haven’t…
Traveling for work has it’s high points. But, there’s a lot of crappy beds, late planes, rude employees and other distractions that make the travel less fun than it used to be. So, what are the upsides? For me, lifetime status is definitely one…
I’ve stayed on the sidelines of this discussion for quite a while now. But I do have some strong feelings, and figured it was time to jot some of them down. I’m an AA loyalist. I’ve flown half a million miles on AA, my…