Happy Hour

Yikes! I Need To Cancel Our Happy Hour This Thursday

February 6, 2018By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

I need to cancel our happy hour for this week at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia. Hope to see everyone soon at our next happy hour!

Are You Joining Us To Talk Travel (And Do Good) This Week?

November 29, 2017By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Are you joining us this week to talk travel?

DC Travel Meetup-Toys For Tots At GeekyPizza 8!

October 26, 2017By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Our next happy hour is ready to rock. We’ll be collecting toys for tots, meeting new friends and old, sharing travel tips and enjoying the holiday season.

Are You Joining Us To Talk Travel This Week?

May 28, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Are you joining us for our Travel Meetup? Come join our Happy Hour and talk all things travel.

GeekyPizza5! Join Us For The Next DC Frequent Traveler/Travel Meet-Up On May 30th

May 12, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Come hang out, share a drink, and get all your travel questions answered. We can’t wait!

GeekyPizza 4! Come Hang Out And Talk Travel At Our DC Meetup

November 2, 2016By Edward Pizzarello11 Comments

I’m having a ton of fun with our travel meet-ups. Jeanne and I are adding a couple of new elements to our next one. I hope you’ll join us.

Are We Getting Together To Talk Travel Next Week?

October 19, 2016By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

GeekyPizza 3 is less than a week away. I’m excited to get together with people in an informal setting and talk about travel. We saw some of the same faces at the first two happy hours that Jeanne and I put together. And, based on the registration list this time around I’m looking forward to seeing some of those same faces again along with more first-timers! Next Tuesday, October 25th, my partner in crime Jeanne from Le Chic Geek and I will be hanging out at Dino’s Grotto in Shaw. Well, at least […]

GeekyPizza 3! DC Area Travel Meetup Tuesday, October 25th

September 21, 2016By Edward Pizzarello

Are you joining us for round 3? Jeanna and I are getting together for another happy hour where ewe share travel tips with friends, newbies and experts alike. Everyone is welcome. Come help us set a new record for attendance!

Thanks And 2 Questions!

August 25, 2016By Edward Pizzarello10 Comments

What a great time last night meeting up with my fellow frequent travelers. But I still have questions!

Are You Joining Us This Week To Talk Travel?

August 20, 2016By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

The best way to learn in this hobby is to ask questions. What better place to ask questions than a happy hour filled with frequent travelers and newbies alike? Come join us for drinks and ask any questions you want about travel, miles and points.

Flying Alaska Airlines In July? I’ve Got A Chance For You To Win A $100 Amazon Gift Card!

Pretty cool news I wanted to share with you guys! My little corner of the internet ended up with a bit of press this month. If you’re flying Alaska Airlines this month, you’ll see an article in the July issue of Alaska Beyond magazine, the in-flight magazine in every seat back pocket on every Alaska Airlines flight. Titled “Family-Travel Podcasts”, it features my Miles to Go podcast and a picture of me recording a podcast segment. Quoting from the article: Recently celebrating its one-year anniversary, Miles to Go is a […]

The Disaster That Was My Recent United Airlines Award Redemption Experience

What should you do when 150,000 miles disappear from your United Airlines account? How about when an agent promises to return 65,000, only to have another 20,000 disappear? My solution was to spend 9 hours on the phone. None of it worked. Find out what did. Buckle in, this is a long one.

My 2019 Mid-Year Airline Status Check

Where have I been spending most of my time as we hit the midyear mark? On airplanes. Lots of them. More than I’d like to be. Here’s what that looks like so far this year.

China Installing App On Tourist’s Phones That Steals Personal Data

This almost feels a bit like tinfoil hat theories, but a recent report seems to indicate that China is going much further in attempts to invade private citizen’s privacy in the name of security. What is your privacy worth? If this were a requirement for you to visit a country while traveling abroad, would it dissuade you from traveling there? What’s to stop a country from detaining you during the customs process if you refuse the access?

Hyatt Grows Again With The Integration of Alila Hotels

World of Hyatt now features new properties in Big Sur, Bali and China. With each of these integrations, Hyatt status gets more valuable. Find out where these new hotels are located.

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. […]

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