Several months ago I wrote 10 Great Ways to Save Money on Rental Cars. The simplest and most powerful advice is to use the free service AutoSlash.com, which I’ve been covering for the past five years. For instance, I Just Saved Over $173 – 58% – On an Upcoming Car Rental. Here’s How You Can, Too.. Always Enter Your Car Rental Confirmation Numbers into Autoslash for Savings – It’s Free! The major rental car companies don’t like that AutoSlash will keep checking for lower rates on your car rental and help you rebook. So they don’t let AutoSlash display prices on their website directly. What I’ve been doing for quite some time is making a cancellable reservation, on a car rental company’s own website or at Orbitz, and then entering the confirmation details on the…
Review: Grand Hyatt DFW, an Amazing Airport Hotel With Great Diamond Benefits
May
10
2015
The Grand Hyatt DFW is a gorgeous hotel, a good property in its own right and not even merely ‘the best at the airport’.
Since my last stay they’ve even started letting Gold Passport Diamond members order complimentary room service breakfast.. seemingly without limit.
Repeatable Bonus for Alaska Airlines Visa With $100 Statement Credit is Back
May
10
2015
The Alaska Airlines Visa is my favorite Bank of America credit card. And an offer that many thought was dead is still around if you know where to look. That’s true despite only having a 25,000 mile signup bonus most of the time. (They did once have a 50,000 mile offer and they’ve also done 40,000 mile offers but most often 25,000 miles is best.) Until recently there was a 25,000 mile signup bonus that also came with a $100 statement credit when you spent $1000 on the card within 3 months. That statement credit more than covers the card’s $75 fee. The fee isn’t waived the first year. On the other hand though, the personal card’s signup bonus often posts before your card even arrives in the mail – no purchase necessary (the business…
How Banks Can Offer 2% Cash Back Cards, and Will They Last?
May
10
2015
It’s hard to fathom how banks can make money rebating 2% on purchases — they may not make that much from each transaction. So how are these products possible? And will they last? Which are the best ones? And do you want cash back or airline miles?
What Delta Doesn’t Get: Authenticity and Fair Dealing Matter Most to Customers
May
10
2015
Too often frequent flyer programs think they can Jedi mind trick their customers. But that’s so ten years ago.
What matters more than anything now is authenticity.
Or,as I wrote in 2009 customers will work with whatever game is offered as long as the programs shoot straight and play fair. …
DOT Will No Longer Make Airlines Honor Mistake Fares
May
10
2015
The DOT has unilaterally decided to ignore its published rules, and has provided guidance that it will no longer make airlines honor mistake fares — as long as airlines make consumers whole for costs they incur in reliance on those fares.
That’s a bad approach, ripe for potentially even more abuse than the requirement that airlines honor their fares. Here’s how consumers will take advantage of the rule, and other problems with the DOT guidance. And here’s why the DOT may change its mind again any day now…
Is Cathay Pacific Planning to Restrict American AAdvantage Members from Booking Award Space?
May
10
2015
As part of Cathay Pacific’s revamp of its frequent flyer program, there’s discussion of limiting partner airlines from accessing award space on their flights. This would be a huge deal for AAdvantage members. But how likely is it?
The Airbus A350 is Made Up of 3-D Printed Parts, Why France is Buying More Shares in Air France KLM, and More.
May
09
2015
A collection of interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
New York Shouldn’t Close LaGuardia Airport
May
09
2015
I’ve argued that the New York LaGuardia Central Terminal replacement won’t happen anywhere close to on schedule. There’s little question in my mind that the project will be a boondoggle.
Indeed, a week ago the project suffered another delay.
But that doesn’t mean, as an op ed in today’s New York Times suggests, that LaGuardia ought to be shuttered and air traffic sent farther outside the metropolitan area.
The American Airlines Boeing 787. Here’s What It’s Like in Economy.
May
09
2015
Most people flying American’s new Boeing 787 aren’t going to be enjoying the flat bed business class seats with all aisle access.
Most passengers are going to be flying in American Airlines 787 economy. In fact, for the inaugural Dallas – Chicago flight on the aircraft I flew in coach myself. I flew up front for the return, Chicago – Dallas. That way, I could experience both and compare.
