I did a pretty poor job of planning my travel this year. I usually have everything mapped out months in advance so I know I have enough miles where I need them to make sure I re-qualify for my favorite status, Executive Platinum level…
American Airlines is offering up to 15,000 bonus miles for each roundtrip between JFK and LAX in early 2014. Now, I can’t afford to buy First or Business Class tickets for my domestic travel, nor do I think it’s a particularly good value. Also,…
I don’t cover the Delta SkyMiles program very much, mostly because they don’t have much to offer to me. My home airport, Washington Dulles (IAD) is not an airport with much service from them. And, frankly, their mileage program is pretty bad. Today, they…
If you live in the DC area, you might have heard of the ICE! show at the National Convention Center. They’ve been doing it for at least a few years now, and I understand they do one at the Gaylord Opryland (that one probably…
This is literally right out of the US Airways playbook. I actually wrote about it a while ago. But, I certainly like American Airlines’ offering more than US Airways. They brought a fruit basket around first, which was my first indication that something was…
American Airlines has another bonus offer out for their shopping portal. Similar to last year, American already had an offer for miles that expired. So, I really wasn’t expecting another offer, especially since this year’s offer was much better than last year. When the…
Milepoint has been selling Premium Membership for a couple months now. I was pretty excited when we were able to put the package together. I’ll admit to being biased as a co-founder of Milepoint. But, it’s a pretty cool package, with United miles, Hilton…
A brief (significant) moment outside the world of travel: I got off a plane earlier this evening to the news that Nelson Mandela had died. Certainly not specifically travel related, but this is a piece of news that crosses all walks of life. South…
I really like Samuel Jackson. He’s funny and engaging and I’ve enjoyed a bunch of his movies (The Negotiator and SWAT were two of my favorites). And, while he’s entertaining in Capital One’s newest commercial for their Quicksilver card, he’s wrong. I had the…
In recognition of Hyatt’s partnership with MGM resorts, I’ll be trying to review all 12 MGM properties that are now part of the partnership with Hyatt. The 12 properties are: MGM Grand (Review) THEhotel at Mandalay Bay Signature at MGM Grand Excalibur Luxor Monte Carlo…