Ever since Qatar Airways QSuite was announced I’ve been trying to roll it into a trip so I could try out what is touted as the most luxurious business class product in the sky. In a rather spectacular surprise, I got to fly QSuites (review forthcoming) on a flight I never expected it on. My wife…
This time of year its nice to do a little navel gazing and take a look back at 2017. A Look Back at 2017 TravelFor me, 2017 was a drastically different year of travel than any of the previous 5 years. Just take a look at my travel map (courtesy of gcmap.com):By the numbers: 110,953…
Seemingly completely out of nowhere, I saw an e-mail this afternoon stating “Your exclusive Mile Play offer is waiting”Here I am thinking its going to be some game, or convoluted multi-tier promotion like American AAdvantage put out last month.What I was instead met with was surprisingly simple! Book and take a single trip in United Economy…
I came home from a travel this past Thursday to a package that I had never expected. I have to admit, it surprised the heck out of me to see a box from SPG. You see, I’ve been a Marriott Platinum member for nearly 10 years, and a Hyatt Globalist (and before that Hyatt Diamond) for the…
Update: It appears this may be one of those pervasive Fake News stories, and admittedly, it just seemed so exciting that I wrote about it. Sorry about that, but I’d offer it is still an interesting thing to consider.In perhaps the weirdest story I’ve seen in weeks, there is now a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo nicknamed “The Resoto…
Just a quick reminder on this Cyber Monday, that I’m partnering with Ed from Pizza in Motion and Jeanne from Le Chic Geek to host a frequent traveler happy hour this Thursday.For planning purposes, its great if you sign up here. The event will be in Arlington, VA, thanks to Jeanne’s amazing contacts with seemingly every…
Last year, I partnered with Richard Kerr and Travel Hacking Award Travel 101 to host a Toys for Tots Happy Hour. Frequent Travelers Do Great ThingsLast year you (the travel hacking / frequent traveler community) donated 50 toys to Toys for Tots. That is amazing. Just look at all the toys:This year, I’m partnering with Ed from Pizza…
It is coming to that time of the year that I start to get rather concerned about reducing expenses. With the holidays coming, my reselling business will become a prime focus, however I never try to lose sight what we’re paying for the credit card benefits we are getting.So with that, in a post similar…
This isn’t aviation geek, miles and points, or even airline travel related. I’m a merchant mariner, holder of a 100 ton Captain’s license for inland and near coastal waters, bestowed on me from the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and so I felt the need to weigh in on this talk of the Jones Act.…
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