I’ve been keeping mostly quiet about the potential American Airlines/US Airways merger. Sure, there was a story recently about how they could announce the merger next week. But, that story could have easily come out a month ago, or a month from now. So,…
Okay, not as sexy as the free airline ticket and Hyatt points I gave away last month, but a free drink still beats a sharp stick in the eye. I have 10 vouchers for a free drink on a United Airlines flight. If you’re…
There’s been a bunch of buzz in the blogsphere about a new program Starwood Preferred Guest had coming out called “Crossover Rewards”. Now, I’m a Platinum member of Starwood Preferred Guest so these discussions perked up my ears. The rumors flying around yesterday were…
American Airlines is giving away 500 miles to 24 winners every day for the next 7 days. It doesn’t appear you have to follow them on Twitter, but you do need to give them your Twitter handle. I do follow American on Twitter and…
View From The Wing has confirmation of the upcoming Hyatt promotion. It runs from March 1st to May 31, 2013. The confirmed details are: 3000 bonus points for every 3 nights stayed during the promotion period. 20% bonus for holders of the Hyatt Visa…
As someone who’s lived on the East coast his entire life, Seattle is a bit of a hike when it comes to travel. I’ve been there a number of times and enjoyed each visit, but because of distance I just don’t get there as…
Just a quick update to my post yesterday about variable amount gift cards disappearing from Office Depot. I stopped by my local Office Depot again this morning and all the same cards I purchased were still being displayed. It didn’t appear they’d updated the…
While I was watching TV last night with my wife I happened upon a post by Mommy Points that changed my schedule around a bit today. She was reporting that it seemed variable amount gift cards were disappearing from Office Depot, at least in…
Hyatt Has Been Busy Adding Properties To The Portfolio. It’s always great to see my favorite chain adding properties. They added four properties in France. Two new hotels in Paris, one in Cannes and one in Nice (with a casino). All seem like decent…
I remember when I started writing this blog a few years ago. I had a big pile of miles and points and I enjoyed helping other people plan their travel. So, I figured I would write about it once in a while. I figured…