As a follow-up to my LaunchPoint post earlier this week, I’ll be trying to do reviews of the first class of Launchpoint contestants who are vying for $50,000 in support for their travel-startup. My first test was PointsHound. First, a brief summary of what…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you probably already have a love of travel. But, do you pay enough attention to miles and points? My wife’s best friend is the classic example of someone who’s “too busy” to spend time thinking about…
American is adding a bunch of new service around the world. It seems like there’s a new announcement every week, so I figured I would take the time to highlight a few. Los Angeles area American Airlines customers are seeing a bunch of new…
A few weeks ago I detailed SPG’s new promo, Double Take. It’s pretty straight forward. Double points on all stays through July 31, 2013. There’s a decent amount of properties not participating, but still plenty to earn the bonus at. They’re also offering a…
As a long-time American Airlines flier, I’ve spent a lot of time connecting through Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) airport over the years. DFW has always been a decent airport to connect through. DFW has been a tale of 3 cities as far as I’m concerned….
The travel industry is one that I generally refer to as “the industry that technology forgot”. While there are a handful of useful applications that have popped up in the travel space, there really hasn’t been any significant amount of disruption. Milepoint is working…
It only took a little over a week, but the government made quick work of the furloughs that the FAA put in place for the air-traffic controllers. Both houses of Congress acted quickly to pass a bill that essentially instructs the FAA to cease…
Just last night I posted about American’s announcement about this year’s version of Elite Rewards. I was duly excited because for the first time ever that I could recall American was going to allow elite members to qualify for Elite Rewards through miles, points…
Every year for as many years as I can easily recall American Airlines announces Elite Rewards, a program where members earn extra benefits by achieving a milestone higher than their status level. It’s always been a kind of “pick me up” or “thanks” for…
It seems like this is bound to be a week of wasted time and energy by the folks in charge as it relates to the travel industry. The FAA started furloughing air traffic controllers this week. So far, the delays haven’t been too bad,…