When travelers go to redeem their miles, they want to be able to easily figure out what it costs to get from here to there. This change by American makes it harder for people to do so.
SPG Hot Escapes are discounts for travel over the next 6 weeks at Starwood Preferred Guest properties worldwide. They’re released every Wednesday at 6am Eastern time. You have until Saturday to book them. The discounts generally range from 15% to 35%, with some rare…
The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. On a daily basis, I try to keep track of roughly 100…
High speed rail has long been a frustrating discussion in the United States. The only true example of high-speed rail currently operating in the US is the Amtrak Acela line, which runs between Washington DC and Boston. I’ve ridden it a number of times…
There’s an ongoing dispute that you probably haven’t heard about, thousands of miles away from the US. It appears to be related to a small set of uninhabited islands off the coast of Japan and China. The Japanese call them the Senkaku islands and…
It’s been a bad week for the 787. First, a fire broke out on a JAL 787 in Boston. Then, the FAA launched an “top-level” investigation into the problems the 787 has experienced. Then yesterday, ANA and Japan Airlines saw their 787 fleets grounded…
MegaDO (noun): A group of crazy travelers who charter a plane and fly around the world participating in once-in-a-lifetime activities. Previous MegaDO activities I’ve participated in include: Being the first civilian group to tour the inside of a 787. Performing a water evacuation drill,…
I thought I was done with the Japan trip, but I forgot about the Kit Kats! Kit Kats are one of the popular candies in Japan, although not the way you’d imagine. Even though we see two or three different flavors of Kit Kat…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Walking Around Tokyo Part 2 Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo Dome Plane Spotting and a Review of the NRT Admirals Club and JAL…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Some quick pics of different experiences as I walked around Tokyo: Times Square-like buildings on my way to Imperial Gardens Interesting idea…