The Bay Islands bring in the tourist crowds, but for Honduras’ two UNESCO sites, to the mainland you must go. The cultural side of the ledger is the Maya Site of Copan, adjacent to the western Honduran town of Copan Ruinas, 12 km from Guatemala. Accessed by frequent buses... Read more

This was a first for me. It’s my first morning in Shanghai and before touring the city I figured I’d do a quick hotel tour to get some pictures. All was well till I made it to the pool, where the employee informed me “I’m so sorry, but you can’t... Read more

As a result of a successful rollout of Automatic Check In for Miles & More passengers in Germany and Italy Lufthansa today announced the expansion of the program to more countries within the Schengen area. This expansion will cover 400 routes. Under the program Miles &... Read more

A great selling point for the Hyatt Gold Passport program is that they have one of the lowest award costs for their top tier hotel redemptions at 22000 Points per night (Compare that to Starwood’s  60000-140000 points for one night redemption at certain properties!).  There... Read more

Well this sneaked up, but apparently, Spanair has suspended all flights after failed talks with Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways was in talks to buy a stake in Spanair, but it seems those talks have collapsed according the the Catalan regional government (who owns 80.1% of the... Read more

Club Carlson offers 2-for-1 and 4-for-2 paid night weekend special rates at hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for members with Gold elite status (35 nights or 20 stays in a calendar year). EMEA – 2 for 1 generally requires arrival Thursday, Friday or Saturday... Read more

While in Oahu, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to Hanauma Bay. It wasn’t the $7.50 entrance fee that would have deterred me, but the fact that it seemed to be so far out of the way (I stayed in Waikiki and I did not have a rental car). However, the nearly 5-star rating... Read more

Loooove this Old Navy hot pink geometric print blouse. They can be hit or miss for me (and there has been a long period of misses lately IMO) but this top brings it back. I would wear it with gray or navy bottoms, by itself if it’s warm enough, or under a cardigan or... Read more

How many people can say that they did an emergency evacuation of a smoke-filled airplane cabin, slid down an emergency slide, did a water evacuation, and still capped off the night with happy hour on a 757 with 150+ of their new best friends? Here is a quick preview of the slide... Read more

Take a random, tiny airline with a handful of prop planes flying the islands of Hawaii and give them a little bit of encouragement and what happens? Something ridiculous like this. Mokulele is a regional operator in Hawaii, flying a few Cessna aircraft on hops within the... Read more

It’s time to wander back to the wacky world of the British Railway network, with Passenger Focus releasing it’s latest customer satisfaction survey. And if you’re a Rail company, you won’t care really with the results as you’ve got an iron cast grip... Read more

My favorite European hotel promotion for the past several years has been the IHG “2 nights for the price of 1” for hotel discounts in the UK and Europe. This offer brings the rate of many hotels in central London to around $100 per night. The main thing to know with these... Read more

Congratulations to Phil, the winner of yesterday’s oneworld MegaDo Giveaway!   Yesterday I asked readers whether or not they pay attention to the inflight safety video. I confessed that I don’t pay attention even thought I know that I should. Phil said that he pays... Read more

Etihad, the Abu Dhabi based airline has won for the third year in a row the award of World’s Leading Airline 2011. Check out of the video of the awards. The award was previously won by Singapore in 2008. Prior to that British Airways had gained the award every year from... Read more

It’s earnings release time and this week saw Delta and US Airways reveal Q4 and full year 2011 results on Wednesday, and United Airlines released figures yesterday. United also provided a list of accomplishments in 2011, as well as guidance items looking ahead to 2012. First,... Read more

Happy Anniversary to Deals We Like! Exactly 365 days ago I started bogging about my favorite topics – points, miles, travel, deals, and promotions. I remember blogging away in my own little world and getting 50 or so page views (probably 49 of them being my mom)! I was so... Read more

Since the start of aviation , Australia’s domestic airline market has been largely composed of two airlines: From time to time the cozy duoploy is challenged by a new entrant within a blaze of low fares. The new entrant usually goes bust or is absorbed by ten two big... Read more

The world is full of beautiful beach destinations.  While I have experienced my fair share across the globe, I still have not found a beach destination that excites me more than the islands of Hawaii.   In November, my family arranged a get together to celebrate a new niece... Read more