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American Airlines Rolls Out Live TV On Over 100 Planes

September 7, 2018By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

American Airlines is rolling out live TV across their fleet. And, they’re not charging for it. You’ll need to bring your own device, but you’ll have plenty to watch!

American Airlines Testing Live TV On Some Flights

October 1, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

American Airlines 787 Dreamliner

I spent some time at the APEX Expo this week, learning about the latest in passenger experience innovation. As part of that, I learned that American Airlines is running an exciting new test.

National Brings Back One, Two, Free (The Best Car Rental Promo)!

August 21, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

National Car Rental’s One, Two, Free promo has been the best car rental promotion each time they’ve run it. It’s incredibly lucrative for frequent renters and it’s really helping put National front and center to consumers. And, this version appears to be worth participating in even if you don’t rent very often. First, the meat of the promo: You earn a free rental day every time you complete 2 car rentals. The promotion earning period runs through January 31, 2016. Any free rental days earned need to be redeemed by […]

Emerald Club Lounge? National Car Rental Opens Up Inside Dulles

August 10, 2015By Edward Pizzarello8 Comments

Need a comfortable place to hang out at IAD between flights? Try this….

Free Gift Bag From Uber in NYC Today

July 11, 2015By Edward Pizzarello7 Comments

Uber is offering another giveaway today in New York City. Here are the details….

Half Off Sam’s Club Memberships And Half Off Your Next Radisson Stay. The Best of the Rest For Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

June 23, 2015By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

The Best of the Rest covers cheap flights to New Orleans and Paris, Frontier fare sale, cheap business class fares on AeroMexico and discounted Sam’s Club memberships. Read more….

American Express Begins Reopening Centurion Lounges

American Express has been able to boast some of the best airline lounges in the United States since they opened their first Centurion Lounge in 2013 at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport. When the pandemic began halting most travel in March, American Express closed all 12 of their lounges worldwide. While American, Delta and United Airlines temporarily closed a number of their lounges in the United States, they did keep some open. Additionally, the Big 3 US airlines have slowly been reopening lounges and have also recently announced increases in the […]

Bring Your Kids To School At The Four Seasons And Sneak Away To Disney World

School will take on many different meanings for students across the country this year. If your child’s school is in online learning mode (or you’re home schooling) and you have cash to burn, the Four Seasons in Orlando has a new package you might be interested in. For $50 per day, the Four Seasons will provide a desk in a quiet work environment for your child on school days. They’ll also feed them lunch. Dubbed “schoolcation”, Four Seasons has introduced a variation on the traditional kids club that I don’t […]

What I’m Thinking About On 9/11

The last 5 months have gone by incredibly fast and incredibly slow for me, if that makes sense. So many things continue to change, and at a sustained pace I don’t recall seeing in the past. Amidst that backdrop, I’ve been thinking about 9/11 and what it means to me and to the country as a whole. It seems impossible to me that we’re only one year away from 2 decades since the twin towers fell. Growing up in New York, the towers were an iconic part of the skyline. […]

I’m Probably Not Getting On Another Plane In 2020

How did it get to be September? I’m sure many of you have gone through something similar. Time seems to be crawling along, and yet it’s September. The last time I got on a plane was in mid-March. I haven’t checked my records, but it’s been at least 10 years since I’ve been home this long. I’m guessing another month or so will be my longest streak since I was in college. You probably think I’m desperate to get back on a plane. While I do love to travel, I’ve […]

Just Like That, Airline Change Fees Are a Thing of the Past (For Now)

United Airlines apparently started a trend on Sunday when they announced they were permanently eliminating change fees on tickets and making it easier to standby or same-day change to another flight. There’s no question this is a customer-friendly move. We can argue how long “permanently” will be since I’m pretty sure I’ll be writing about travel when change fees are once again a revenue source and a thorn in customer’s sides. But, there’s no argument this puts more money back in customers’ pockets. Delta and American were quick to match […]

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. […]

Edward Pizzarello - September 16, 2020:
I say PWM all the way.

Zach H. - September 16, 2020:
They should put a Centurion Lounge in Bangor, Maine!

Emily Gomez - September 15, 2020:
Travelling is in my blood and i love to travel but when [...]

layla - September 13, 2020:
Yes, it does I have had back to back cancelations that have [...]

layla - September 13, 2020:
not everywhere has cabs and buses