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Travel is Changing, Specifically the Passenger Experience
I don’t want to be a pessimist, but it seems to me that with a lot of the news going around over the past month or so, Travel is Changing
3 times when it makes sense to buy miles
Frequent Flyer Programs are big revenue machines for airlines, and those 40% off promotions generally aren’t a good deal, but believe it or not, there are a few cases where
Early Freddie Awards Winners and more to come
I’m heading up to the Freddie Awards later today, with a slight deviation to last year, a couple of early Freddie Awards winners were announced ahead of the actual event.
Some
Is @FakeUnitedJeff banned forever?
I think we’ve all enjoyed the purely parody account of @FakeUnitedJeff … Yes, he’s the parody of the “has been” United CEO, who was unceremoniously outed after a rather awkward
Airlines Respond to United’s #Bumpgate
Yesterday, I asked whether the blogosphere had “over covered” #bumpgate, where we witnessed video of United’s dragging a passenger off a plane.Well, today, I thought I’d attempt ..
Was #BumpGate Over Covered in the Blogosphere?
Everyone is talking about #BumpGate, where United Airlines involuntarily denied boarding to a medical professional after he had already boarded, resulting in the Chicago Aviation..
Patriotism and Super Bowl LI
I find the commercials of the Super Bowl to be interesting. I wrote last year of my favorite commercials. This year, I found some of the trends to be interesting,
No man (or woman) is an island – Embrace the Community!
No man (or woman) is an island; we must embrace the community to fully realize our potential.
So what am I getting at with the idea that No Man (or woman)
The Weekend Entrepreneur
Over the past few years I’ve seen an increasing trend among our peers. That is, this idea of side gigs or side hustles. I would offer that folks that this
Attention Airlines and Hotels: Loyalty is a two-way street
The first frequent flyer program, American Airlines AAdvantage program was launched in May of 1991. The first hotel loyalty program was Holiday Inn, in February 1983, Marriott es..
Are Amazon and Frequent Flyer Program changes similar?
With the latest news out of Amazon and Frequent Flyer Program both changes and programs in general, I can’t help but see the similarities, and I don’t mean that in
Asiana A380 First Class – My First World Problems
I just ended a whirlwind round the world trip with my father and brother, which was awesome. Our last long haul flight was in Asiana A380 First Class, a flight
Airbnb and Entrepeneurship
Recently Ed posed the question: Should Airbnb be illegal? This question resounded with me, not because I have any great interest in Airbnb. Heck, I haven’t even stayed at an Airb..
Thank you for 2 Years of Tagging Miles!
Two years ago today, Joe and I started Tagging Miles. It has been an awesome two years! So, I want to take this as an opportunity to say Thank You for 2 years
New Opportunities after AAdvantage Program Changes
I shared the below as part of my remarks at the Travel Hacker 101 Meet-up that I co-hosted with Richard Kerr. If you aren’t a member of the Travel Hacking 101
Free, isn’t really ever free, in Manufactured Spending
A couple of days ago I had an interesting conversation that turned toward manufactured spending, with my friend, who runs the Facebook Group Travel Hacking 101.He had shared the ..
Elite Status – Leaving AAdvantage for Spirit Airlines
American Airlines AAdvantage changed their program yesterday, and while the revenue based earning isn’t great, it was their introduction of Elite Qualifying Dollars that makes it..
Everest as a metaphor for Aspirational Travel
Back in February, I saw the movie Everest while flying back from Iceland (in economy of all things). I found the movie to be the right level of background, plot
It is time for the TSA to step aside
Note: I had originally submitted this as an OpEd to the Washington Post last week (to the great support of many – Thank you!) Alas, the Washington Post chose not to run it,
PSA: Always book one-way awards
I’ll be flying this baby soon enough!
This may come as a surprise to some, and be common sense to others, but I thought I’d share a brief post about the
Miles Are Dead!
Programming note: I’ve been gone for a little longer than expected. Thank you to those who’ve dropped notes to me and messages checking to make sure I still have a
Price mistakes are a lot like mistake fares
Price mistakes (for products) are a lot like mistake fares. A couple of days ago, I happen to get one of my automated IFTTT alerts about a price mistake reported
Editorial: Paid time off is there for you to use it!
I included in the weekly a post from Mike, writing for One Mile at a Time, about vacation time in the US. Folks commented on that post, that it was