Lance Armstrong has announced he won’t enter arbitration to fight the USADA charges against him. I don’t really know what to say. I’m biased as a huge Lance fan, but I haven’t read of anyone who thought he was going to get a fair…
Starwood has announced it’s fall promo (Better Nights). Members will receive double Starpoints on stays of 1 or 2 nights and triple Starpoints on stays of 3 or more nights. There’s also an interesting booking bonus. 250 points for each stay if booked using…
I was scanning through the pilots’ union response to American Airlines and came across an interesting comment. The response states that AA’s most recent offer limits total JetBlue code sharing to 50 percent of AA’s domestic available seat miles. I haven’t run the math,…
Running a bit behind while having a great time on vacation. The flight attendants ratified their new contract with American Airlines on Sunday. The disappointing (though not surprising) part is that just over 40% of the flight attendants rejected the contract offer. The union…
Registration is now open for Hyatt’s fall promo. It takes 30 seconds to register and it’s free. So, click above and sign up. I learned the hard way a long time ago when I didn’t sign up for a promo I thought I wouldn’t…
If you missed out on a seat for StarMegaDo4, you can still participate in some of the fun. SMD4 Cowboy Day has been announced. Read more about it on Milepoint and follow along with the discussion. Best part for me? All of the proceeds go…
I don’t hide the fact that I enjoy flying American Airlines more than United. I’ve generally found the customer service to be much better at AA. They consistently go out of their way to make sure my travel experience meets or exceeds my expectations. …
I’m a bit late posting this, so I’ll summarize and include some links from a few bloggers who’ve done a great job outlining the decision yesterday by the bankruptcy judge in American Airlines’ restructuring. The judge ruled that American could not terminate it’s pilot’s…
It’s just television, right? Fictional television at that. An escape from all the tasks we have to accomplish. I’ve written recently how much I’m enjoying Aaron Sorkin’s new show Newsroom. This isn’t specifically about the show, but more about how things that are meant…
One of the many new benefits of the Starwood Preferred Guest program is that award stays count towards earning elite status on a yearly basis AND count towards lifetime status. Since I hadn’t yet re-qualified for Platinum this year and still need about 200…