Breakfast Benefit

Marriott Has A Different Definition Of Free Breakfast Than I Do. What About You?

June 4, 2018By Edward Pizzarello30 Comments

When is a free breakfast not free? At Courtyard hotels, for starters. What do you think of the new information around Marriott’s free breakfast benefit for elite members?

Hyatt Introducing Peak and Off-Peak Award Pricing

Hyatt follows Marriott into the abyss of peak an off-peak award pricing. How bad will it be? We’re not sure just yet.

Plenty of Black Friday Deals!

Rounding up some of the best Black Friday deals in travel and tech that I see!

18,000 Mile RT Award Flights To Europe And A Catering Strike That May Leave You Hungry

NowBoarding! Today’s travel news in 7 minutes or less. Don’t forget to check out the Miles To Go Podcast where we bring you the latest travel news, tips and tricks each week to help you save money and travel better. Full Transcript We get started today with a Delta flash award sale. These are some excellent prices. Boston to London in Economy class for 18,000 miles round-trip? Or, Seattle-Tokyo round-trip for 34,000 miles. Two awesome values for you SkyMiles. I’m eager to see if they do some more business class award […]

Uber May Be Disappearing From London Shortly

Uber has run into trouble in London again. Their license could disappear in 21 days if the transportation authority doesn’t grant them a reprieve.

This Hotel Wants To Watch You & Half-Priced Google Pixel 4

I’m taking the dive into another format change on the NowBoarding podcast! I’ll be joining you 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. I’ll bring you the day’s travel news in 7 minutes or less. Here’s the first episode in the new format: Don’t forget to check out the Miles To Go Podcast where we bring you the latest travel news, tips and tricks each week to help you save money and travel better. Check out previous episodes of NowBoarding: Full Transcript: Change is constant in this world and I’m changing […]

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. […]

Gene - December 4, 2019:
Hyatt finally just lost my trust. Screw Hyatt.

Edward Pizzarello - November 28, 2019:
Not bad. I guess everyone is shopping! :D

Beth - November 28, 2019:
How are the crowds typically the day after Thanksgiving?

debit - November 25, 2019:
Need same for airbnb. They should be held to a higher standard. [...]

AussieStoryteller - November 25, 2019:
Great to hear from you 5 days a week Ed!