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12 Days of Hyatt & MGM In Vegas: Monte Carlo

July 21, 2015By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

My series of posts reviewing all the MGM properties you can redeem Hyatt Gold Passport points at continues with Monte Carlo….

MGM Grand Las Vegas: Where It All Started For Me

August 4, 2013By Edward Pizzarello7 Comments

I’ve always had an affinity for Las Vegas. I remember my best friend and I heading to Vegas shortly after graduating college back in the mid-90s along with a couple friends. We flew into Vegas, rented a sky blue Cadillac (nope, can’t make this stuff up), and left town. That’s right, as much as I couldn’t wait to visit Las Vegas, we were headed out. To the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Denver and back to Las Vegas. So, I’d have to wait a few days to get to experience my […]

If You Had One Day In Venice

Get lost in the alleys, eat gelato, have coffee in San Marco Square. Just some of the things we’d do with one day in Venice.

Easy 1,000 United Miles If You Hold One Of Their Credit Cards

Free miles! Free miles! Get ’em while they’re hot!

Here’s Why Most Of What You’ve Heard About Business And First Class Is Rubbish

I got my asbestos suit back from the cleaners this week so I figured I’d test it out. Let’s talk (realistically) about business class and first class on airplanes.

GADZOOKS! $462 Round-Trip Flights to Australia!

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest computer. Click, buy, enjoy!

Remember That Time I Disappeared From The Blog For A Week?

Hi! Remember me?

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]