Starwood Preferred Guest announced their 2014 fall promo on Milepoint this morning, More For You. The promotion offers double Starpoints on all stays and triple Starpoints on any stay that includes a Friday or Saturday night. You do need to register by October 31,…
I’m catching up on my ALS Ice Bucket Challenge notes after getting dunked myself recently. I nominated Jeff Zidell, VP of Hyatt Gold Passport and he took the challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWB1ndDRgoo Mommy Points accepted my challenge to dump ice water on herself for charity….
An easy sweepstakes kicked off today on the American Airlines AAdvantage shopping portal. The full T&C actually says you can earn 10 entries for receiving e-mails, essentially 2 extra entries for saying yes to their mailing list (or not “no”, oddly) 5 separate times….
Southwest Airline’s new paint colors? Weigh in on whether you like it. HT: Wandering Aramean on Milepoint. Don’t forget your two free daily entries into the SPG Tap Into Luxury promo until the end of September. SPG’s new Triple Crave promotion is thankfully…
United Airlines sent me a postcard in the mail offering triple miles for flights booked between now and the end of November. I was excited for all of about 90 seconds. It may not be Premium Qualifying Miles, but triple miles is pretty rich. Then,…
A good friend of mine has a ticket for the upcoming Frequent Traveler University (Advanced) taking place in Chicago September 26th-28th that they can’t use. So, I offered to buy it from her and give it away to one lucky reader. You can read…
For those that were interested in coming out for a happy hour in Reston, VA, please leave a comment as to which date works best. I’ll pick one on Friday. For those that didn’t read the earlier post, first drink is on me. We’ll…
I’ll be answering questions from 5pm to 7pm (and possibly enjoying a refreshing beverage) at Vapiano in Reston Town Center on Wednesday, September 17th. Leave a comment here to RSVP. 10 to 15 is a manageable size to have enough time to share thoughts as…
Facts: Nobody would ever accuse me of being a Facebook junkie. I’m certainly not a Candy Crush (or any other FB game) sort of guy. And yet, I’ve been playing a game called myVegas on Facebook for a while now. You can read my…
I often preach to people about making sure they’re finding awesome places to visit every year. After all, time flies. Before I realized it, 40 snuck up on me and there’s all these places I haven’t even visited yet. I also mention the math…