Random Thoughts On Friday
I’ve been very lucky to maintain a pile of miles and points that help our family travel the world for free in luxury. The advent of revenue based programs at Delta and United make me a bit sad that it’s likely I won’t have…
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To Find Cheaper Fares, Sign Up For Airline Newsletters
And, of course a whole bunch of people just said, duh. This really does fall into the topic of common sense. Airlines will send out announcements about fare sales through newsletters, so it’s always a good thing to be subscribed to your favorite airline’s…
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Is Foursquare Dead?
Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up…
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787 Dreamliner Engine Failure Causes Outsized Panic By News Media
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…
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Free Starbucks Coffee For You As I Crawl Out Of The Social Media Dark Ages
I’m doing my best to be more active in social media but as many of you know, I’m still behind the curve. I’m not as bad as Bill Belichick, the coach of the New England Patriots, who recently said: What’s online, you should go…
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Should The Government Control Whether You Can Make A Phone Call On Your Next Flight?
It’s been almost a year since the FAA officially said it was okay to use electronic devices from gate to gate on flights in the United States. Late last year, the FCC proposed overturning the ban on in-flight cell phone calls. At the time,…
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United Airlines Introduces Mobile Passport Scanning
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…
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American Airlines and US Airways To Combine Loyalty Programs In First Half of 2015
Doug Parker was interviewed recently by Business Travel News. There were a couple of nuggets for people trying to get a sense of what’s coming up as the merger progresses. The loyalty programs will be combined in the first 6 months of 2015. From…
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Don’t Go Back To School With Acne
No, spammers didn’t get control of my blog. I just thought this was an “interesting” choice for the title of a US Airways Dividend Miles shopping offer I got today. Well, technically it was “Clear Skin for Back to School”. And, I’m sure that’s…
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Hyatt Selling Discounted Gold Passport Points Through August 18, 2014
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…
