Travel Meetup

Are You Attending Our Travel Meet-Up Later This Week?

March 5, 2018By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Are you joining us for travel tips, tricks, strategies and stories? We’ll be talking travel later this week. Hope to see you there!

DC Travel Meet-Up: GeekyPizza Comes Back To Clarendon

February 16, 2018By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Ready for another DC area travel meet up? Jeanne and I are at it again. Can’t wait to see you guys!

Let’s Talk Travel! Come Join Us For Another DC/MD/VA Area Travel Meetup!

January 17, 2018By Edward Pizzarello4 Comments

Travel Meet-Up in DC, MD, VA area. Come join us at Hyatt Regency Reston on February 8th to talk travel, answer questions, compare notes, tips and tricks.

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 Next Week To Talk Travel?

October 4, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

I can’t wait to meet up with everyone and talk travel again. Are you coming out to have a drink with us?

The Next DC/MD/NoVA Travel Meetup Is October 10th!

September 12, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Are you joining us to talk all things travel? I can’t wait to get together for another happy hour.

Are You Joining Us To Talk Travel This Week?

August 21, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

Jeanne and I hosting our next travel meetup tomorrow night (Tuesday). Jeanne and I have been hosting events for a bit over a year now, and we’ve dubbed them GeekyPizza. What’s GeekyPizza, you ask? It’s a series of travel meetups that my friend Jeanne and I have been organizing for a couple of years. Jeanne writes the blog LeChicGeek. When you put a geek and some pizza together, you get….. Jeanne and I will be hanging out, sharing drinks with friends and answering all of your travel questions. Key Details: […]

GeekyPizza 6! The Next DC Travel Meetup Is Tuesday, August 22nd

August 1, 2017By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Are you joining us for GeekyPizza 6? Come talk travel, get advice or just hang out. We’ll be talking travel and we’re happy to answer any questions you have.

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.

Air Canada Launches Cool New Feature: Status Pass!

If you live in the United States and haven’t been paying attention to Air Canada, continue to do so at your own risk. Since the middle of last year, Air Canada has been announcing new components of a completely reimagined loyalty program under a familiar name, Aeroplan. While it’s certainly good news for Canadian residents, it’s also good news for US residents. When Air Canada announced the new program last year, there was plenty to be excited about. New status perks and new credit cards were really enticing. In two […]

United Cuts Deep On International Flights at Dulles

The pandemic has yielded plenty of unexpected decisions by airlines and hotel chains over the past year. Recent moves by United Airlines aren’t all that surprising in general, but the depth of the cuts did surprise me. It’s clear from these cuts that United doesn’t think international travel will come roaring back as more vaccines find their ways into people’s arms. United Cuts International Flights At Dulles Airport The Points Guy reported on a deep number of cuts on international flights at Dulles Airport. Dulles Airport, located outside of Washington, […]

VIDEO: Truck Crashes Into Rental Counter

There are a lot of ways to return a rental car when you’re in a hurry. This video is over a year old, but I hadn’t seen it. And, the potential for driver injury aside, this has to be one of the more amazing/amusing car rental returns I’ve seen: Best comment in the comment section? “Guy that built those counters should see this!” Thx to David H for sending it along! Did you enjoy this post? Please share it! There’s plenty of ways to do that below. You can also […]

HURRY: As Low As $245 ROUND-TRIP Business Class To Europe Through This Summer

I’ll keep this short so you can have as much time to book as possible, and I’ll update the post with some more details shortly. There are business class fares from several US cities to several European cities for as low as ~$250 round-trip. Miles Talk and View From The Wing have some examples. Remember that you have 24 hours to cancel any flight you book that departs or arrives in the US with no penalty. While this fare is bookable with a few OTAs, my recommendation is to search […]

Quick Reminder: 50 Transactions On Your World of Hyatt Card By Tomorrow

If you’re a World of Hyatt credit card holder and you registered for the February promotion to earn up to 5,000 bonus points you have until tomorrow to get your 50 transactions. There’s not a whole lot of restrictions on what the transactions can be. They do need to be at least $1 each, but in theory could be multiple transactions at the same store if you’re really close to one of these point thresholds. Because the Hyatt award chart doesn’t stretch nearly as high as Hilton or Marriott 5,000 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Edward Pizzarello - April 13, 2021:
Scott, Continental was in a class by themselves. I didn't know [...]

Scott McMinn - March 23, 2021:
Most of my adult travel was on Continental Airlines out of Houston [...]

Edward Pizzarello - March 13, 2021:
G, it is one per reservation. One will cover the entire [...]

G - March 12, 2021:
Is it one pass per passenger, or would one pass cover the [...]

Gene - March 11, 2021:
Who is flying for business right now? And business travel is [...]

Travel Meetup

Are You Attending Our Travel Meet-Up Later This Week?

DC Travel Meet-Up: GeekyPizza Comes Back To Clarendon

Let’s Talk Travel! Come Join Us For Another DC/MD/VA Area Travel Meetup!

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

DC Travel Meetup-Toys For Tots At GeekyPizza 8!

Are You Joining Us Next Week To Talk Travel?

The Next DC/MD/NoVA Travel Meetup Is October 10th!

Are You Joining Us To Talk Travel This Week?

GeekyPizza 6! The Next DC Travel Meetup Is Tuesday, August 22nd

Are You Joining Us To Talk Travel This Week?

Air Canada Launches Cool New Feature: Status Pass!

United Cuts Deep On International Flights at Dulles

VIDEO: Truck Crashes Into Rental Counter

HURRY: As Low As $245 ROUND-TRIP Business Class To Europe Through This Summer

Quick Reminder: 50 Transactions On Your World of Hyatt Card By Tomorrow

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

Is Foursquare Dead?

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