Surprise and Delight

SPG Does The “Little Things” Well. I Hope It’s Contagious

December 30, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Lots of little things can add up to big things. That’s what long relationships are all about, right?

Hyatt Brings Back One Of My Favorite Promos, Rebates On Award Bookings!

Hyatt brings back one of my favorite promos, rebates on award bookings. Hyatt cardmembers will receive a 10% rebate on award reservations, Points+Cash, spa bookings, dining services and more!

My Favorite Anker Batteries, Chargers, Cables On Sale For Prime Day!

Lots of my favorite Anker gear on sale for Amazon Prime Day, including batteries, car chargers, adapters, cables, and other gear.

20% Off iTunes Gift Cards: Limited Time!

20% off a $50 iTunes gift card until the lightning deal sells out!

Amazon Prime Day Master Post

Bookmark this post if you want one place to turn to today and tomorrow for the deals I’m most interested in on Amazon Prime Day.

Bose QC25 Noise Cancelling Headphones As Much As 75% Off

Boss QC 25 Noise Cancelling Headphones are on sale as part of Amazon Prime Day. They’re deeply discounted, but you can save even more money with the American Express Membership Rewards targeted offer.

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. […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Clarity On Restriction of American Airlines Ticket Sales in Argentina

There seems to be some clarity on exactly how American Airlines will handle restrictions for ticket sales in Argentina. I received the following information that was sent by American Airlines to ticket agents today: Argentina Point of Sale Restrictions September 26, 2014 American Airlines has implemented sales restrictions for Argentina point-of-sale on our flights to/from Buenos Aires (EZE), Argentina. These sales restrictions do not apply to point-of-sale outside of Argentina. Reservations can still be made or ticketed for travel on American and American codeshare (AA*/OA) flights for departures prior to: […]