Is The Airbus A380 Going Away?
Airbus had an ambitious plan for the A380. It’s a monumental plane, a statement with one heck of a range. But, it appears Airbus drastically over-estimated the market for this 500+ passenger beast.
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The Winner Of The Sterling Silver Starbucks Card Is….
Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway for a Sterling Silver Starbucks gift card. Random.org chose Lucia Ochoa, who said: That card would look great on my purse. You’re right, Lucia. It will! I’ll be in touch to get your shipping info shortly. Congrats!…
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Earn 1,500 Bonus Starpoints For Booking Via App
A quick and easy bonus from Starwood Preferred Guest if you also have their co-branded American Express card. Register here and book up to 3 stays via their app to earn 500 bonus points per stay. You need to pay with the SPG American…
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More Hyatt Updates, My Elite Rate Going Away
After Hyatt’s category change quasi-announcement (a very mild one, IMO), Hyatt reached out to me today to inform me of some upcoming announcements for 2015. They’re not all positive, and one is a bit of a stinger. Quoting from Hyatt: Points + Cash and…
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Tickets For The Next FTU Advanced Go On Sale Today
Today is the last day to get another entry into my Sterling Silver Starbucks card giveaway. Fresh off the completion of Frequent Traveler University in Washington, DC this weekend, the organizers will be putting the next event on sale this morning at 11am EST….
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Quick Update On The Hyatt Category Changes
Don’t forget to enter my Sterling Silver Starbucks card giveaway. Now that I’m not on a train anymore, I took a few minutes to go over the Hyatt Gold Passport award category changes we learned about earlier this evening. First, a full list of…
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Hyatt Gold Passport Award Chart Changes For 2015
It looks like Hyatt is getting ready to make public their 2015 award chart changes. You can see the full list here. Here’s a quick breakdown: The changes go into affect for reservations made on or after January 22, 2015. 22 hotels are going…
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My Presentations From Frequent Traveler University
I wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who took the time to come and hear me speak at Frequent Traveler University in Washington, DC this weekend. It’s very rewarding for me to help educate others given all the help I’ve received over…
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More Giveaways! 12 Days Of Milepoint Christmas!
Don’t forget to enter my Sterling Silver Starbucks card giveaway. You can enter once per day. I’m proud to be a co-founder of the very friendly travel community Milepoint. As part of our holiday celebration, we’ll be starting the 12 days of Christmas in…
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A Reminder Of The Crazy Trip I Booked. Available Again Today
I’ve done some crazy things related to travel over the years. Flying to Norway for a jaunt on a plane comes to mind more recently, as well as taking my daughter to Paris for the weekend on Valentine’s Day. A tweet from The Flight…
