Hilton Honors Giving Away a Trip To Olympics
No purchase necessary, just sign up. You do earn an extra entry for each stay at a Hilton family property between now and the end of May. Fairly minimal effort for a chance at a cool experience.
Duke v UNC Tonight
Tonight’s game against UNC should be a pretty good testament to the type of tournament team we’ll be. It’s not a good matchup for us. While Austin Rivers has gotten better at involving other players on offense, he likes playing defense about as much…
Grand Hyatt Denver-Impressive Improvements
I spend a pretty significant number of nights in Denver, and most of that time is at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center. I’ve firmly held to the belief that in this market the Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency are reversed, with the Regency being…
American Airlines Announces More Legroom in Coach
I received an e-mail from American Airlines yesterday announcing that they plan to add more legroom to the first few rows of coach on all of their airplanes. Read more about it on AA.com here. AA used to have More Legroom Throughout Coach. It…
A Reply From United
I rarely send complaint e-mails to the airlines. I guess I’ve just amortized in some level of bad service (kind of like expecting McDonald’s to get your order right 70% of the time). For some reason, the blanket thing struck me as extremely cheap,…
Act Quickly For AMEX 75,000 Bonus Mile Sign-Up Offer
As posted today Gary on View From the Wing. This offer expires TODAY, February 29th. This card usually carries a 25,000 point sign-up bonus. Every once in a while a 50K bonus pops up. For today only, they’re offering 75K miles after $10K in…
What’s On Your iPad?
Been a while since I talked about new apps. I’m always curious to hear what people are downloading to their iPads. New for me: Scramble with Friends: Quick and fun. Like Boggle for those that remember it. You can play networked games with other…
Hey, United! What’s Up With The Blankets?
Those that know me well are aware of the fact that I can sleep on just about any airplane in just about any seat. If I’m in first, I just throw a blanket over me and nod off. It’s bad enough that United has…
3 Common Things You Can Earn Easy Miles Purchasing
Most of the major airlines have shopping portals. I’m partial to American Airlines’ shopping portal. It used to be because the miles counted towards lifetime status. Now, it’s probably force of habit. I preach the value of these portals to family and friends, but…
More MegaDO Pics
Suzanne Rubin, the President of AAdvantage, posted a link on Milepoint with some more great pics of the MegaDO. You can read more about the MegaDO here and here.