Maybe I’m naive, but I can’t see why some people don’t see the value in a free app that helps organize your life a bit. The New York Times published an article not long ago taking a couple of pot shots at Passbook while…
Checklist Item #1: Vote In Freddie Awards There are tons of travel awards out there. Some are influenced by money, others decided on by experts. But, there’s only one group of awards that are decided by the frequent traveler. Millions of them, in fact….
Everyone seems to get geared up for Black Friday every year. Personally, I’m more a fan of Cyber Monday since I don’t like standing in line. But, the opening time for Black Friday has continued to get pushed back over the years to the…
One of the features I’m enjoying most about the new OS on the iPhone5 is Passbook. Since anyone with an iPhone 4 can also download the new OS, this feature alone may make it worth it if you travel. I wrote about my first…
Okay, so it’s early. But, I definitely like what I’m seeing. I just checked in for my flight tomorrow on United using my iPhone 6 and successfully moved my boarding pass to Passbook. I wrote about Passbook recently and was pretty pumped about the…
I currently use the American Airlines and United Airlines apps on my iPhone. And, while those apps are serviceable, I wouldn’t label either “award winning”. But good news appears to be on the horizon. There’s been news leaking like crazy for a while about…
I spend a lot of time telling people how best to spend their miles. There’s not much else that’s more frustrating than seeing people use 50,000 miles for a $200 airline ticket. One of the common refrains I hear is, “I can never find…
This WSJ piece shares the somewhat startling news that Orbitz users that access their site using a Mac tend to spend 20 to 30% more per night on hotel rooms. Orbitz found Mac users on average spend $20 to $30 more a night on…
I remember thinking when Steve Jobs passed away that I would write something meaningful on my blog about his life and premature passing. Time got away from me, but I knew I wanted to read the biography/autobiography Walter Isaacson penned with a ton of…
AA and HP have agreed that HP will not be building a custom solution for AA’s new passenger services system. Maya Liebman, whom I know and respect, said in part: “I think we have tended to create our own thing not necessarily because it’s…