Jul
17
2015
This week Delta announced changes to award pricing but refused to tell us what it would mean for members.
Delta’s Latest Devaluation is Even Worse Than I Thought
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for July 2015.
Australia Wants to Accrue Miles for all Government Travel. Gee, No Country Has Tried That Before…
Jul
17
2015
US law used to prohibit federal employees from accumulating miles when traveling for work. The federal government found that this policy did not in fact save any money. And in December 2001 President Bush signed a law that allowed federal workers to accrue miles from their travel.
It’s very difficult for businesses and governments to make use of miles to offset the cost of business travel, especially under a regime where those miles are sitting in employee accounts.
It’s (Usually) Ok to Use the Lavatory While the Seat Belt Sign is On
Jul
17
2015
To a 98% approximation, flight attendants don’t actually care if you use the lavatory while the seat belt sign is on. They have to tell you that the seat belt sign is on. They cannot tell you it is ok for you to use the lavatory.
I watch passengers, over and over, asking permission. The flight attendant cannot give you permission. Because what if something bad happened? That’s on them and the airline. But if they advise you that the seat belt sign is on and you go anyway it’s pretty much on you.
Comedy Central’s Key & Peele take on using the lavatory while the seat belt sign is on…
Secret Things You Can Do in Asia, the Cheapest Apartments on the Internet, and 3500 Bonus American Miles
Jul
17
2015
I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
How to Give Away Credit Card Annual Free Hotel Nights.. and Earn Status for Other Peoples Stays
Jul
17
2015
A reader asks a great question about signing her son up for a card and using the annual free night he gets from that card herself. It’s against the program’s rules, but you can do it.
And once you understand how, you realize you can earn elite status through others’ stays… and give others the benefits of your elite status.
Here’s how it works. Should you do it?
Chase Sapphire Preferred’s Bundle of Premium Protections – Some Benefits You Didn’t Know You Had
Jul
16
2015
Premium credit cards offer a dizzying array of benefits you probably didn’t even realize you had — or if you knew at one point, you probably forget when there’s an opportunity to use them.
Break a new electronic device, smash your rental car, run into a merchant who won’t take a return… or the price of something you recently bought drops after you already bought and started using it… there’s something that your credit card company can often do and you get started with a simple phone call.
Was your flight delayed by weather, you didn’t make your connection, and you were stuck paying for a hotel and meals out? Let your credit card company pay you back!
Booking Australia Awards With a Stopover
Jul
16
2015
“What is the best way to go from San Francisco to Australia using miles for first or business class, with a possible stopover and less taxes/fuel surcharge?”
How to ‘Activate’ Your Iberia Account for Free to Save on British Airways Fuel Surcharges
Jul
16
2015
You can transfer British Airways points to Iberia, and that can be really useful because while they are owned by the same company and have access to the same award seats Iberia doesn’t add the same extortionate fuel surcharges to award tickets.
January 2016 Will Have Only 30 Days.
Jul
16
2015
For the past couple of years, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card — which offers double points on travel and dining, everyday — has offered triple points on dining the first Friday of each month.
That made the first Friday of each month not just a great day to eat out but a great day to buy restaurant gift certificates, too. However, I’ve learned that Chase will be discontinuing this benefit at the end of the year.
75% of Families Steal Overhead Bin Space Plus How 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy May Be Travel-Related
Jul
16
2015
I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
