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Starbucks Is Giving Away Gold Status Again!

December 5, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

For caffeine junkies, Starbucks Gold status is probably a way of life. For the occasional Starbuckian, free Gold status can definitely come in handy.

Free Starbucks! Easy Way To Score 300 Stars For A Few Free Drinks

November 15, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Free Starbucks! You’ve got a few days to take advantage of this easy way to score a few free drinks by loading money onto your Starbucks account.

Win Free Coffee And Stars In The Starbucks Summer Game

August 11, 2017By Edward Pizzarello26 Comments

Starbucks has rolled out a summer game again this year to win free prizes. I’ve only been playing for a couple of days, but it seems worthwhile.

Capital One Spark Miles 200,000 Mile Bonus. How Should You Spend It?

If you own a small business or spend a lot on credit cards, the current 200,000 mile sign-up bonus for the Capital One Spark Miles could be a great deal. I recently added the card to my wallet, but I’m not 100% sure how to spend the sign-up bonus. So, I called in an expert.

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.

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. […]

Mike Jones - December 5, 2019:
Then call a cab if you don't like uber, easy solution

Mike Jones - December 5, 2019:
Actually that's not the law. Uber will start showing destination in LA [...]

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

patrick kerr - December 4, 2019:
At least there was a notification. And regarding peak times... I [...]

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