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…
US Airways has an offer out today for up to triple bonus miles on purchases via their shopping portal. I can’t say for certain, but this appears to be in lieu of a holiday shopping offer for total purchases on their portal. It’s still…
Pretty straightforward. US Airways has offered this earlier this year. Essentially, you can transfer up to 50,000 miles from your account to someone else’s and receive a 100% bonus for doing so (meaning you earn 50,000 miles). The cost to transfer those miles is…
American Express and Amazon are teaming up to give AMEX cardholders an early Christmas present (or, insert name of your preferred holiday here). Spend $75 at Amazon on your synced AMEX card and you’ll receive a $25 statement credit. You need to sync an…
There’s an ongoing dispute that you probably haven’t heard about, thousands of miles away from the US. It appears to be related to a small set of uninhabited islands off the coast of Japan and China. The Japanese call them the Senkaku islands and…
I remember deciding to go shopping early on Black Friday one year. I can’t even blame my wife because it was at least as much my decision as it was hers. It didn’t take long for me to figure out that the discounts probably…
Though pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point, the AMR bankruptcy judge officially signed off on the antitrust settlement between American Airlines/US Airways and the DOJ. I had seen an interesting graphic the Wall Street Journal prepared a few weeks ago but forgot…
Starwood Preferred Guest has announced it’s 1st quarter 2014 promo, Bring On The Nights: The promo calls for a 2,500 point bonus for every 5 nights up to a total of 25 nights. If you hit 25 nights, SPG will award you…