Why Uber Is Awful And Airbnb Is Awful
Can a company be revolutionary and awful? Uber has achieved both in their history.
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Hyatt & AA Now More Rewarding & Concert Tix For 5K Hilton Points
Wondering how many points or miles you should be holding onto? That’s the question I answer in this week’s Final Two Pennies. Each person has their own motivation when it comes to travel and how to redeem your miles and points. Don’t let me change your…
New ANA Award Chart, Delta’s New “Sale”, And Insight Into Google Flights. Travel News I Missed Last Week
It was a crazy week of travel for me, so I got fairly far behind on my blog reading. Here’s a few of the key posts I missed from around the world of travel this week. Google Flights is answering any and all questions….
Upgrades Coming For Your US Airways MasterCard, A Review Of Quantum Of The Seas, Dynamic Award Pricing From United And More Travel News
Folks holding the US Airways MasterCard (like me) are still waiting for information on how to upgrade from the AAdvantage Aviator Red card to Silver. It’s been reported that the Silver card will include the ability to earn EQMs alongside the Citi Executive card,…
A Second FREE Ticket To The San Diego Frequent Traveler University March 6th-8th!
ETA: Winner selected in the comments! Thanks for everyone who participated. Apparently, giving away tickets to the advanced session of Frequent Traveler University is a popular thing this week. I’ve had another friend ask me to give their ticket away. While they can’t make…
Is What Delta Did Really That Evil?
Gary over at View From The Wing has staked out the position that Delta’s decision to remove their award charts may be the single worst thing to occur in frequent flyer-dom. Ever. I mean, it’s not like he compares them to the lady that…
Schedule Announced For Frequent Traveler University in Dallas
Frequent Traveler University has announced the full schedule for the upcoming event, April 17-19th at DFW airport. Tickets are still on sale for this event. Register here. Here’s the full list of speakers: Gary Leff, View From The Wing Summer Smith-Hull, Mommy Points Ben…
Getting Caught Up On What’s New In The Travel World
Our family just got back from a great 10-day vacation in Italy and I’m getting caught up. There were a bunch of things I either missed or didn’t have time to touch base with all of you on. You’ll find a list of them…
More Info On The Hyatt Vegas Promo Plus Some Cool Giveaways
I got a bit more info on how the Hyatt #MakeVegasYours promotions will work. There will be weekly contests on the site. Everyone is eligible to enter by posting your responses on your Facebook page or Twitter feed using the #MVYEntry. There are also…
Starpoint Sale. Should You Buy?
Courtesy of View From The Wing, Starwood Preferred Guest is selling Starpoints at up to a 25% discount right now. Like all new things, I came to the hobby of collecting miles and points with a ton of excitement and not enough information. But,…