Aug
18
2020
Amazon Air says there “is no threat to our associates and Amazon Air operations have not been disrupted” by the live missile.
Florida Airport Evacuated After Discovering Live Missile
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$20 Off Amazon After Spending $50 With An American Express Card (Not Targeted)
Jun
25
2020
Amazon is offering $20 for a future purchase after spending $50 using an American Express card
Amazon Delays Launch Of New Competitor To UPS, FedEx Because Of Coronavirus
Apr
09
2020
Amazon originally built out server capacity to handle the huge order surge for the Christmas holidays, and found that they had spare server capacity the rest of the year – and a huge capability in managing servers. So they expanded into the adjacent space of cloud computing (Amazon Web Services).
They’ve also built out a delivery and logistics shipping capacity to handle their own surges, and that gave them tons of extra capacity. Amazon delivers more of its own packages than other shipping services combined. They delivered over 3.5 billion packages last year, making their own internal shipping business two-thirds the size of UPS.
Trip Report: Stocking Up On Supplies During The Pandemic
Apr
06
2020
I had several reports on recent travels started but I’ve put those aside. I’m not sure it adds a lot of value to anyone right now to write about award travel to Bora Bora, or why I love to go to Paris over the winter (contrary to popular wisdom December and January are my favorite months).
Now though my trips to report on revolve around the grocery store, part of an ongoing series on the world’s most extreme staycation. Instead of a city trip report, I can write a home one. And instead of room service, there’s Doordash, Postmates, and UberEats.
Someone’s Been Installing Fake Power Outlets in Airports as a Practical Joke
May
05
2019
Someone been putting up fake power outlets at airports using stickers you can buy off of Amazon. Best I can figure it’s just meant as a cruel, cruel practical joke.
We all need to quickly charge devices between flights, especially when we’re flying planes and aircraft without seat power (and without seat back entertainment, where we’re forced to use those devices for entertainment). And airports are notorious for their lack of available outlets for passengers. Spotting an outlet may seem like the holy grail, but turn out to be a mirage.
Arlington, Virginia Will Tax Visitors and Give the Money to Amazon
Mar
06
2019
Amazon decided to split up its proposed “HQ2” facility between New York and Northern Virginia, promising about 25,000 jobs for each. New York politicians chased Amazon out of their New York plan.
The payments that Amazon will get for their Northern Virginia headquarters (in addition to tax reductions) are many and varied, coming from all levels of government. Arlington, Virginia will direct a portion of its hotel tax to Amazon.
Europe in Business Class: From $1495 Roundtrip, and an Amazing $440 One-Way (!!)
Feb
06
2019
Great business class fares on Star Alliance member and United partner TAP Air Portugal are back — and an even better fare on future oneworld member Royal Air Maroc. There’s a key to how you can get these.
How Loyalty Programs Track You and Earn 1 Extra Mile Per Dollar Spent Through End of Year
Dec
07
2018
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.
Amazon is Leading a New Attack on Rewards Credit Cards
Sep
26
2018
While credit cards are generally less expensive for a merchant than taking cash, retailers push back on the cost of accepting cards.
The latest salvo comes from Amazon, along with Home Depot and Target. They want to be able to accept lower-tier Visa and Mastercard products, and not accept premium cards.
Facebook Wants Your Credit Card Transaction Detail and Airline Elite Status Fast Track
Aug
07
2018
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.
