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Looking Back. Top 10 Posts On Pizza In Motion In 2017

January 1, 2018By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

It’s been a great year. Want to see what all of you made the post popular posts of 2017?

I Guess United Has A New Way To Control Capacity In Their Lounges

November 5, 2017By Edward Pizzarello28 Comments

Who should be allowed into United Club lounges? The answer might be more complicated than you think.

A Sneak Peek At United Airlines’ New “Experiential” Food In Clubs

October 15, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

I got a chance to check out the new food offerings at the United Club in Las Vegas a couple of days ago. Is it worth a visit?

Giveaway: United Club Passes

June 5, 2017By Edward Pizzarello27 Comments

Enter to win!

GIVEAWAY: United Club Passes

March 20, 2017By Edward Pizzarello117 Comments

I’m giving away 2 United Club passes. Free to enter!

SNAFU Quick GIVEAWAY: United And American Club Passes

December 8, 2016By Edward Pizzarello19 Comments

Hoping all the bugs are fixed!

GIVEAWAY: United Airlines Club Lounge Passes

November 15, 2016By Edward Pizzarello144 Comments

Take a moment and enter my giveaway for free United Airlines club lounge passes. Just a small thanks from me to my faithful readers!

Cheap Flights To Asia, $5 Free From Amazon And A JetBlue Status Match

May 5, 2016By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

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. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

Great Double Dip For Hyatt And Southwest And Cheap Flights To South America

December 19, 2015By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

More Lounge Passes To Give Away

November 28, 2015By Edward Pizzarello111 Comments

Thanks to another great reader of my blog and further cleaning of my desk, I have two more sets of lounge passes to give away: (2) United Club Passes that expire at the end of this year. Please only enter this giveaway if you can use them in the next month. (2) Admirals Club passes that expire in June, 2016. You can specify that you’d like to be entered for either or both, and you have until 11:59pm on Monday, November 30, 2015 to enter. One entry per day, please. […]

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’m Probably Not Getting On Another Plane In 2020

How did it get to be September? I’m sure many of you have gone through something similar. Time seems to be crawling along, and yet it’s September. The last time I got on a plane was in mid-March. I haven’t checked my records, but it’s been at least 10 years since I’ve been home this long. I’m guessing another month or so will be my longest streak since I was in college. You probably think I’m desperate to get back on a plane. While I do love to travel, I’ve […]

Just Like That, Airline Change Fees Are a Thing of the Past (For Now)

United Airlines apparently started a trend on Sunday when they announced they were permanently eliminating change fees on tickets and making it easier to standby or same-day change to another flight. There’s no question this is a customer-friendly move. We can argue how long “permanently” will be since I’m pretty sure I’ll be writing about travel when change fees are once again a revenue source and a thorn in customer’s sides. But, there’s no argument this puts more money back in customers’ pockets. Delta and American were quick to match […]

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. […]

Edward Pizzarello - September 16, 2020:
I say PWM all the way.

Zach H. - September 16, 2020:
They should put a Centurion Lounge in Bangor, Maine!

Emily Gomez - September 15, 2020:
Travelling is in my blood and i love to travel but when [...]

layla - September 13, 2020:
Yes, it does I have had back to back cancelations that have [...]

layla - September 13, 2020:
not everywhere has cabs and buses