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Amazon Prime Day Master Post

July 16, 2018By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Bookmark this post if you want one place to turn to today and tomorrow for the deals I’m most interested in on Amazon Prime Day.

Amazon Echo Products On Sale For Black Friday Weekend

November 25, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

A whole lot of Echo in here….in here….in here….

Amazon Echo Can Now Check You In For Your Flight

August 26, 2017By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Amazon Echo has underperformed since it launched. It’s a nifty speaker, but I can’t say I rely heavily on it. That being said, I like the new features being rolled out today for travelers.

Fire HD 8 Tablet On Sale On Amazon Today

August 20, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

The newest version of the Amazon Fire tablet is on sale today. It’s unclear whether this is a one-day sale or will be around for longer.

Amazon Echo On Sale Today For $99.99

August 20, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Amazon Echo is on sale today for one of the lowest prices I’ve seen. Not as cheap as Prime Day or the 2-pack deal, but a really good price if you’re in the market for one.

Even Lower Prices On Amazon Echo Today Only (Cheaper Than Recent Prime Day Sale)!

July 24, 2017By Edward Pizzarello7 Comments

There’s an interesting discount today (today only) on Amazon Echo. It’s cheaper than the Prime Day pricing from a couple of weeks ago, which was the cheapest I had seen thus far.

Whoa! These Are Some Of The Coolest Headphones I’ve Seen!

July 15, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Want truly wireless headphones? At a discount? From a reputable technology company?

Amazon Prime Day 2017 Master Post

July 10, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Check here for updates throughout the next 24 hours on deals that I find.

$10 Discount On A $20 Purchase Through Amazon Alexa

July 10, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Amazon Prime Day is under way! I have a master post with all the deals I’ve referenced for this year’s sale. Check this page for all the current deals I’ve written about. I’ll be updating it throughout Prime Day. Here’s a quick Alexa deal: Through 11:59pm PT on July 11th, earn a $10 credit when you purchase at least $20 using Alexa. There are a ton of deals out tonight and tomorrow for Prime Day. Ordering one of those through Alexa earns you an extra $10. You’ll need to have […]

Some Of My Favorite Amazon Technology All On Sale Again For Cyber Monday!

November 28, 2016By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Amazon has all of their gadgets back on sale today for Cyber Monday. I’m still looking at other deals, but if you missed these specials on Black Friday it looks like you have one more chance.

Plenty of Details: Air Canada Launches A New Loyalty Program With A Familiar Name

Allow me to nerd out for just a minute. I’ve been a hardcore points and miles nerd for over 20 years. Rarely in that time have we seen a completely new loyalty program emerge. Even more rare is to see a new loyalty program from a large, established airline. Southwest Airlines’ Rapid Rewards program is the one that immediately comes to mind when I think of big airlines with new programs. Fast forward to today, and we have the reimagined Aeroplan program. Many moons ago, Air Canada spun off Aeroplan. […]

Wow! American Airlines and JetBlue Form The Strategic Partnership I Always Hoped For

American Airlines and JetBlue have announced a very interesting partnership this morning. For over a decade, I flew American Airlines every week. During those times, there were always two weak areas in their coverage. The northeast and northwest parts of the country were lacking great connectivity. American Airlines solved the northwest issue by forming a much tighter partnership with Alaska Airlines earlier this year. Side note: it’s been such a crazy few months I thought this happened last year….. Now, American has worked to shore up their lack of connections […]

Beginner’s Guide To Renting An RV During COVID-19 Crisis: Choosing A Rental

Our family loves to travel. We’ve frequently bypassed desirable destinations in the United States in favor of using our miles and points to travel abroad. Italy is one of our favorite places, but we’ve also had incredible trips to Australia, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam and many more great destinations. Disney parks around the world are another of our favorite destinations. Those trips have made it difficult to explore very much of the US. COVID-19 turned that formula on its head. Most countries won’t even let Americans in right now. Many of […]

Hyatt Offering Up To A 25% Discount On Award Stays And Free Parking Until October

This may be the turning point where we start to see really meaningful offers from travel companies looking to motivate us to start traveling. Early on in the COVID-19 crisis the scramble was to confirm to customers that their elite status would be extended. Brands like Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, American, Delta and United made announcements to put customers at ease. There were also some early offers of shortcuts to higher status levels to try to spur customers to travel more. Marriott even introduced a pretty lucrative discount on gift cards […]

From Our Daughter: Hersheypark During a Pandemic With Anxiety

Earlier this week our family took a socially distanced visit to Hersheypark. There was general nervousness as parents. The risk was really low that someone in our family would contract COVID-19. But, we didn’t have to go to a theme park. We took lots of precautions and came up with strategies to help manage our daughter’s anxiety. The more we talk to folks about her anxiety, the more we hear from other families who deal with something similar. To that end, a friend asked if our daughter would share what she […]

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

Those low-cost carriers always have very appetizing fare sales. Who wouldn’t want to pay $20 to fly somewhere? But, what does $20 really buy you? I found out exactly what Frontier does (and doesn’t) offer customers on my first flight with them recently.

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

People talk about how bad the traffic is in places like Los Angeles with plenty of adjectives. And, it is quite bad. But, the traffic in DC is what I refer to as “stealthy bad”. It doesn’t get the same press that LA traffic does, but a trip that normally takes an hour can easily turn into a 3-hour ordeal. With visiting dignitaries, protests and construction as variables, weather can also wreak havoc on a system that consistently backs up during rush hour. For those of us that live in […]

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

As travel has gotten more stressful the benefits of elite status are even more valuable. In some cases, what used to be free for everyone is now only free for those customers that fly most frequently. I value my American Airlines Executive Platinum status more highly than any status I’ve earned, including 1K service with United Airlines. However, Global Services is another matter. For those not aware, Global Services is an invitation-only status level that United bestows on their best customers. What defines a best customer? Well, United doesn’t list […]

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could request a same day change to your flight. And, then things started to get a bit screwy. It started with just one flight I couldn’t get to price right with Choice Plus as an add-on. But, then I did a bit more digging and found out […]

Is Foursquare Dead?

Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up with this concept where you could earn airline miles and hotel points for checking in at various places on Foursquare. I can’t say I thought it was a terribly good business model, but they convinced a bunch of hotel chains to hand out miles for this. […]

Marriott Marty - August 11, 2020:
I see the new program will be effective November 8, 2020, so [...]

Marriott Marty - August 11, 2020:
When is the new plan effective? TodY or a future date?

dhammer53 - August 11, 2020:
Thanks for the interesting read. Recently, with no flying, I've been reading [...]

Aeroplan Announces Relaunch Details (and I'm Taking a Week Off as a Newlywed!) | MilesTalk - August 11, 2020:
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Zach - August 11, 2020:
So with the Aeroplan new chart, I could fly to Maine for [...]