Dec
27
2016
Here’s a $20 credit that you can add to your Uber account and which should be valid through the end of February.
(Expired) Add This $20 Off Uber Credit Valid for Existing Customers
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for December 2016.
Flight Attendants Have the Very Best Stories
Dec
27
2016
My last flight of the year unexpectedly ended up as a delayed Houston – Austin flight on United. It was a short hop, and wound up being one of the most fun domestic flights I had all year.
The Real Security Threat to Your Travel Reservations
Dec
27
2016
When my wife and I were first dating she had a business trip to San Francisco. I confirmed her upgrade on United even though she hadn’t given me the flight number or record locator.
I knew the route she’d be flying, and when she got back, so it was easy to pull up her flight details and get her reservation changed. I used miles — United only charged 10,000 miles back then and no cash co-pay — rather than a confirmed upgrade certificate because those certificates were paper back then and I wanted to surprise her (not hand her a certificate and explain what I was doing).
She told me later that she had to decide whether she thought it was sweet and awesome — or creepy — that I’d altered her reservation without telling her.
JetBlue Involuntary Denied Boardings Jump and MH370 Brought Down By Windshield Heater Fire?
Dec
27
2016
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Boeing 737 Spins 360 Degrees After Aborting Takeoff
Dec
27
2016
Jet Airways flight 2374 from Goa to Mumbai skidded after aborting takeoff and made a 360 degree turn.
Injuries were minor and everyone is ‘safe’.
How Much Are the Ritz-Cartlon Rewards Credit Card Benefits Really Worth?
Dec
26
2016
The new Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card is a Visa Infinite card, a higher tier than the Visa Signature that nearly all other premium rewards cards top out at. One blogger tries to estimate the value he got from this card in just a few months.
What the Rewards War Means for Bank Costs — and Its Only Just Heating Up
Dec
26
2016
The Financial Times ran a ‘big read’ piece last week on the battle for customers between credit card issuers, and featured my advice getting started with rewards and credit cards.
The piece began with a hypothesis from the author that blogs like this one have helped educate consumers about the value of points, and really compare offerings, so that consumers are much better at discerning differences — and therefore banks are having to really spend more to compete.
Inside the New Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-300ER: World’s Cheapest Premium Long Haul Airline Gets Brand New Product!
Dec
26
2016
Kuwait Airways no longer flies between New York JFK and London because it would have had to carry Israeli passport holders to do so under US law, while the government of Kuwait does not recognize the state of Israel.
But they do fly non-stop between New York and Kuwait City. And they offer one of the least expensive premium products in the world. Historically that premium product has been awful (and they’re a dry airline to boot) but it’s cheap. For instance, here’s Cairo – New York JFK in business class for $592.
US Customs Video of Santa Claus Submitting to an Enhanced Background Check
FARE ALERT: Europe For Less Than $200 Roundtrip ($195!!!)
Dec
25
2016
The Flight Deal writes about New York JFK to Oslo or Stockhom from $212 roundtrip but you can travel for even less than that!
The trick here is that several of the airline’s international websites create the possibility of savings through currency arbitrage.
