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Black Friday Deals On My Favorite Travel Electronics!

November 24, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

More black Friday deals to consider.

Price Drop! Lots Of My Favorite Anker Power Products On Sale Today

August 26, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Lots of my favorite Anker products are on sale for really low prices on Amazon today. There’s one new product I love that I haven’t tested yet. Can’t wait to try it!

The Best USB Charger Gets Better

October 17, 2015By Edward Pizzarello8 Comments

Swapping out some gear in my backpack for updated versions. A quick look at the new Anker USB wall charger.

Registration Is Open For New Hilton Double Points Promotion

Registration is now open for the Hilton double points promotion. Make sure you take a second to register.

Cheap Flights To Iceland And Hawaii And Ten Things To Know About JetBlue

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles and 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.

Thinking About Southwest 1380

Thinking about Southwest flight 1380.

Saying Something Smart (Hopefully) About Travel

Today is a good day to start thinking about tomorrow’s travel. How are you going to travel better?

Details Of The New Marriott Loyalty Program, SPG Replacement

Marriott announces details of new loyalty program, combining Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and Ritz-Carlton Rewards into one program. New award charts, elite benefits, lifetime status and credit card updates are just some of what we’re chewing on.

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. […]

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 […]

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: […]

Hotel Review: Westin Crown Center Kansas City

Plenty of my hotel reviews have been from aspirational properties around the world that we’ve been able to enjoy as part of our family vacations. But, in order to earn enough points to stay at those properties, there were a lot of nights in properties that weren’t located beside a tropical beach or poised in the perfect venue in a foreign city. I don’t write up my experiences at many of these properties, but I’m thinking of trying to do so. In a lot of these cases, properties in the […]