As part of Starwood’s agreement to be the official hotel partner of the Chicago Cubs, they have also entered into an agreement for a Sheraton beside Wrigley Field. I’m always in favor of more hotels in my favorite chains. I don’t specifically see this…
Courtesy of thepointstraveler on Milepoint this morning, Delta members can earn 500 miles by signing up for a service called Whiteboard and completing a survey. I’m not familiar with Whiteboard but I know other popular survey companies award far less than 500 miles for…
More Hyatt growth. They’ve announced a new Hyatt Place in Times Square. And, they’re adding another Park Hyatt, this time in Qingdao, China. The TSA kinda screwed up in a pretty meaningful way in terms of randomizing security. Wandering Aramean details how they could…
AwardWallet is my go-to choice for tracking all my miles and points. I’ve enjoyed how easy it makes my job of tracking miles for the various family members I help. A while ago, American Airlines essentially told AwardWallet to bug off and stop accessing…
I actually came across this article in the print version, but here’s a digital copy of an article in last month’s Travel & Leisure magazine. Where to start? “The generally accepted street value per mile is more like 1.4 cents” I have no idea…
United has now matched some increases Delta put in place recently for checked baggage fees. On most trans-Atlantic flights, passengers will pay $100 to check a second bag, up from $70. The first bag is free as long as it’s not oversized or overweight….