Editorial
CategoryAre Recent Premium Cabin “Amazing Deal” Fares Really Affordable?
It occurs to me that over the past few months we have seen a bunch (but perhaps, not nearly enough) “Amazing Deal” Business Class fares. Examples include:
Amazing Deal: ~$1,150 ..
You can only save so much, but you can earn even more
Yesterday, Dan, the infamous writer of Points with a Crew posed the question: “Can you fly First Class Too Much?” My answer was pretty simple:
@PointsWithACrew Nope, Next questi..
#Snowzilla hits the East Coast, what can we learn from it?
The view out my front door during #Snowzilla
This past weekend, the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States (and even some further south) experienced a historic snow event. A..
2015 Darwin Award in Aviation Candidates
The Darwin Awards are an off-shoot of Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of Species,” there are some rules, but the general idea, as pulled from the most prominent site:
Nominees signi..
8 Confessions before the New Year
Earlier this month, Nick at PF Digest shared some confessions. I thought I’d share some as well, because, emulation is a great form of flattery, and the end of the
Saverocity Observation Deck 2015 Award Nominees – Part 2
Last week, Joe from As the Joe Flies, Joe Cortez, and I convened to award the Saverocity Observation Deck 2015 End of Year Awards. Of course, this was a light
American Airlines is introducing a True Premium Economy class, here’s why it may not be all roses.
American Airlines is creating a real Premium Economy cabin!
Rendering of American Airlines Premium Economy via Skift.
Now we aren’t talking about Main Cabin Extra, which just giv..
What are the key things an airport lounge should have?
Recently I traveled to Mainz, Germany for a quick trip to share the Christmas Markets with family (post coming soon). Enroute, between the three of us, we visited 3 airport
How Much Do You Try To Dress Like a Local When You Travel?
Whenever I travel, I at least make the attempt not to look like a blatant tourist. There are some places that you visit, that you will invariably look like a
The Titans of the Airline Industry
Last night, I read an interesting article by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), about Emirates reaching to their 30 year anniversary. While normally these articles are just inter..
You have only 168 hours a week, how do you use them?
Matt wrote a great post yesterday that reminded me of a post I had half written, after attending a company offsite back in August at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake. I
Redbird is dead, so what now? Back to Basics
There are a ton of moving pieces in the miles and points world on any given day, any given week. Earlier this week, news started popping up about a rather
A new world for longtime credit card churners
If you’ve been following the mile and point community for a while, you’ve probably seen a few disturbing trends.
First we had American Express limit sign on bonuses to once in
Entertaining Discover Commercial Flashbacks in Honor of #DealoftheYear
I get great enjoyment out of commercials. On Friday I shared Delta’s new commercial, today I thought, given this is College Football season, this might at least garner a few
Expat Life – Observations from Outside
I referenced an article from BBC in this weeks Tagging Miles Weekly Roundup, but after reading it further I felt like there was more to the story than just a
Smisek is out, Munoz is in, at United Airlines, so what’s next?
The past few weeks have been pretty busy, not just for me, but also for what I’d call “Big News.” Perhaps the biggest of that, was United Airlines firing Chief
Five Manufacture Spending Things I’m Grateful For
It’s quiet Sunday, so I figured that I’d share the top 5 things I’m grateful for, as I Manufacture Spending as a Weekend Warrior.
Without further ado, perhaps even a little Dave
6 Reasons You Should (or Shouldn’t) Play the Miles and Points Game
I first thought of this post, reading Rapid Travel Chai’s 10 Signs that He is a Travel Hacker and You are Not, and thought, this would be fun.
Outside of our
New York’s LaGuardia Airport
I’ve read what feels like a ton of posts, articles, and tweets about Governor Cuomo’s approach to LaGuardia, and I can’t take it anymore!
Perhaps the best article (and I’ll call
Opportunity cost decisions among Shopping Portals
Back in June, Doctor of Credit (and many others), wrote about a great feature of the Discover IT card, at first for any card holder, then later for only new
Will Icarus Lose His Wings? Rolling Stone takes on the Miles and Points game
I have a confession to make: When I started in this game, 5+ years ago, I was a huge fan of Lucky otherwise known as Ben Schlappig. He inspired my first
How do Miles and Points influence your financial planning strategy?
Yesterday, I read Noah, who write’s Money Metagame’s 2015 Mid-Year Financial Independence Report Card, and it got me thinking about my own financial planning strategy, and what ..
Happy Independence Day!
Pride in the Stars and Stripes.
July 4th is a pretty cool day in the United States. It is filled with Parades, Fireworks, and Barbecues. Friends and families get together, grills