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Take An Uber, Get A Free BOGO Coupon From Starbucks!

December 7, 2018By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Now through December 9th, if you take an Uber ride you’ll receive a buy one get one free drink coupon redeemable at Starbucks. It’s part of Uber’s “Week of Cheers”. And, drivers can also earn Starbucks gift cards if they earn enough tips from drivers. Uber’s blog has all the details: The holidays can be a hectic time of year. Between gift shopping, home decorating, and merry making, we sometimes need a reason to just be there for friends and loved ones. That’s why this holiday season, Uber and Starbucks® […]

Starbucks Is Launching A Credit Card Next Month. Is That A Good Thing?

January 31, 2018By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

I really do wonder if a Starbucks credit card will be worth adding to your wallet….

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.

Starbucks Bingo Is Back, And It’s Worth Playing

October 24, 2017By Edward Pizzarello11 Comments

Earning free drinks from Starbucks Bingo might just be even easier than I thought. I stumbled on a bit of a discovery.

Earn $15 In Free Gift Cards When You Dine Out!

September 21, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Here’s a great chance to earn free gift cards for dining out at restaurants.

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.

How To Earn Starbucks Gold From Just One Cup Of Coffee!

July 25, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Since 2012! :P

Super easy way to earn Starbucks Gold status free for one year!St

2 Free Starbucks Drinks For $10 Reload

January 9, 2017By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Here’s an easy way to score 2 free drinks or treats at Starbucks. You have until January 12th to take advantage of this.

The Wacky Thing I’ve Been Bringing Home For My Wife When I Travel

November 27, 2016By Edward Pizzarello14 Comments

What do I bring home to my wife, who has to take care of both kids when I’m gone on business travel? She’s an exercise nut who also eats healthy. I’ve been stumped for years but found something kinda kooky she likes this year.

My First Travel In 5 Months Shows Why Details Matter Right Now

I boarded a plane in New Zealand in early March, bound for the United States. While I sat on the tarmac the US announced they were closing the borders to pretty much all travelers arriving from Europe. At the time, it seemed surreal. When I landed in the US, I spent a few days working in Las Vegas. While I was there, school was cancelled for two weeks at our home in Virginia. I finished my work and headed home. At the time, I expected to stay home for a […]

WHOA: A Week In A Maldives Overwater Villa For $2,000 (Refundable)

There have been some insane travel deals the past few months, but most of them have been for travel now (or in the near future). Now, my buddy Richard Kerr has found an incredible deal on TravelZoo. For $2,000 you get 7 nights in an overwater villa, including all taxes and fees. It also seems to have pretty generous refund rules. The resort appears to be called You and Me. And, it has a pretty awesome looking underwater restaurant (which you get to dine at once for free). Two things […]

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 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. […]