Here’s a recap of previous posts and a list of what’s upcoming for our recent trip to Italy. United Airlines To Rome St. Regis Rome Vatican Osteria 44 Photo Essay of Angels & Demons A Quiet Meal At Cul de Sac Trevi Fountain (Semi)…
EU residents will now be able to apply for a “mini-passport” that can be used to travel through most of the EU. Smart that they’re planning to make it the same size as a credit card. HT: uggboy on Milepoint. Hotel credit cards that…
Do you love BBQ? The occasional bar crawl? Ever tried out Hecklevision? I can’t even tell you how much fun I had at last year’s Austin MegaDO. And, now I have an extra ticket. So, if you missed out on registering for the event,…
For those that follow closely, the most recent sale of miles announced my American Airlines likely won’t excite. As they’ve changed the interface used for “Buy Miles” transactions, I actually needed to key in credit card information and get to a final review…
We all hear travel horror stories and hope it never happens to us. Here’s one from my cousin about their travels earlier this week. There are a few bits here and there where they likely could have ended up in a better spot. They…
View From The Wing notes this afternoon that standard award availability is now showing up on both American Airlines and US Airways’ websites for award booking using miles from either airline. Some people reading this just said, “Why would I want to book a…
Hyatt Gold Passport is offering a 30% bonus if you purchase points right now, and that made me wonder if this is a good deal. ETA: This may be targeted, as one reader has noted. I’ve gotta hand it to the marketing folks. I’ve never…
It also gets a bit more contemporary. American Airlines is actually scheduled to shrink the size of the fleet slightly (30 planes out of the mainline fleet of close to 1,000) but is shrinking it in the right areas while adding strategic aircraft for…
I was asked by InsideFlyer to put together an intro to hotel loyalty programs from my recent presentation. You can find the full article on their website here, but I’ve also included some key pluses and minuses from the article below. The article contains…
Don’t forget I’m giving away United beverage vouchers and a free Gogo pass. HiltonHHonors is moving to less systemwide promotions. They announced on Milepoint that they’ll only have 2 this year, but they did not that they plan to have more targeted offers at…