Everyday on Facebook, Instagram and online we see all these new, neat technologically advanced suitcases that we just have to have! I have to admit, many are very neat and seem handy, BUT BEWARE, they may be banned from the airline, therefore leaving you and your “Smart” suitcase behind. These smart bags can do amazing…
The day I said would never arrive, is , in fact , arriving very soon! My 40th birthday will be on May 2nd , and as many of you know I will be starting off my birthday celebrations in Las Vegas, Nevada. I chose Las Vegas, due to its relative easiness to get to, and…
One of the biggest drivers of revenue for airlines nowadays is baggage fees. My favorite airline, Delta is not immune from charging them, but they also will pay you if they don’t deliver in 20 minutes. Delta is known for their great on-time record , and they extend that to their baggage delivery! Its very…
This story is developing, and there’s not too much known as to how or why this happened, but basically American Airlines is facing a shortage of staffing for around 15,000 flights the last half of December. American is saying at this time, that they are doing whatever they can to fix it, but its not…
As you may already know, I am a Delta guy, tried and true! With that said, I tell it like it is, but the great thing about Delta, is most of the time its only good things I need to say, and this is one of them! Delta began offering free In-Flight Messaging / Texting…
As I have written about before, online shopping portals are a great way to earn extra miles for everyday shopping you would do anyway! Right now Delta shopping portal is offering a free 250 miles for signing up and spending at least $125 dollars in the next 7 days. These bonus miles are in addition…
I write this post about Delta Skymiles and bonus MQM’s while sitting in the Delta Skyclub in New York, waiting for my flight to Paris. As many of you know I am very loyal to SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) but its very hard to only stay with them. Sometimes I cant find a SPG hotel…
Hotel and airline loyalty programs were designed to promote loyalty to the particular brand. Unfortunately it seems more and more, most programs do not actually promote loyalty and actually even punish it. Most hotel and airline loyalty programs now have switched over to revenue based. This means points and perks are based mostly on how…
Right now is a great time to earn multiple hotel and airline status’s. Because of the merger with SPG (Starwood) and Marriott International, there are unique ways to leverage and gain multiple status’s by earning just one. In this post, I will show you how to get status with at least 3 major hotel chains,…
Delta is currently hosting a promotion in which they are offering free SkyMiles in 1000 increments. How the promotion works is for every “new” partner transaction, you will earn 1000 SkyMiles. New is defined is a partner you haven’t ever earned OR haven’t earned in last year (see terms). If you are not very…
I have flown on Etihad before, but only in coach and business class. I have always wanted to fly their first class product, as its one of, if not the best going, at least that is what I have read in many places. I have not flown every airlines’ first class, so I can’t say, but…
This time of year , we do a lot of online shopping and it just so happens, online shopping portals are offering a lot of promotions. The portals do this in order to get you to use their portal over the others. I spoke about online shopping portals in some previous posts, here and here….