Introduction Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Mumbai Terminal 1A Airborne: Flight AI 660 (BOM-DEL), Air India, Economy Class Check-in: ICICI/American Express Altitude Lounge Delhi Terminal 3 Airborne: Flight AI 657 (DEL-BOM), Air India, Executive Class One of... Read more

The size and crush of people in China is hard to fathom until you have experienced it. Yesterday I traveled with a colleague from Louisville, Kentucky on the Beijing-Shanghai Air Express (京沪空中快线), a coordination of several airlines providing roughly hourly services... Read more

US Airways Express flight 4560, a DeHavilland DHC-8 operated by Pidemont Airlines, traveling from Philadelphia to Newark managed to make a safe belling landing last night. None of the 31 passengers or 3 crew members on board were injured. According to a story published in the... Read more

Yesterday, United Airlines announced a new benefit for small businesses. Called MileagePlus Small Business Network (MPSBN), basically it means that if you are part of a qualifying small business in the United States, you can earn MP miles not only as passengers but also earn... Read more

Brad wrote in with another question for my open forum as he debates whether he should buy a traditional revenue ticket or redeem miles for an award ticket. As usual, my answer reflects my specific needs and interests and what I know about Brad. The purpose of this post is to... Read more

It’s Saturday again, so please put you seat in the upright position, stow your tray table, and ensure the floor area is clear infront of you with the floor area clear in front of you as we go to this week’s safety video. This week – its Monarch Airlins…... Read more

This is an update to my earlier post and includes the results of my attempt at a second and third Chase Ink card from back in December. I already had an active Chase Ink Bold but decided to apply for the Chase Ink Plus and a second Chase Ink Bold (for my other business for... Read more

After two taxis, a border crossing, a smuggling tunnel, and four plus hours of travel, a bucket of KFC from Egypt makes its way to excited customers in Gaza. From The New York Times: Formerly called Kentucky Fried Chicken, a KFC franchise opened in El Arish, just over Gaza’s... Read more

Although I grew up in Ft Lauderdale for some reason I liked the Charlotte Hornets.  Maybe it was because Muggsy Bogues was such a star or maybe it was because I just really liked Hugo.  I remember spending all of my first grade year preparing for hurricanes, especially Hugo,... Read more

Happy Saturday! Hope you all had a great week and were able to get on some deals and promotions. As you are well aware by now, at the end of every week I do a weekly recap post to ensure that you do not miss out on anything from the past 7 days. The following... Read full... Read more

No, this isn’t about how I dutifully do my share of the laundry, it is about keeping MJ on Travel in order. This is an administrative post, if anything, and it’s one that will tell you about a thing or two that have been done, and more things that are to come. The... Read more

I reported on the three days of the BoardingArea BAcon Conference here; BAcon Day 1, BAcon Day 2, and BAcon Day 3. I also talked about my travel ordeals to and from here and here. Now, a quick look back at the overall value of the time spent in Colorado Springs. With more than... Read more

One of my favorite posts last year was Why Taxis Suck and What You Can Do About It. With protection from competition and fixed pricing, cabs have little incentive to go beyond bare minimum regulatory standards for maintenance. Drivers may not know where they’re going, and... Read more

Use link here. I’m pretty sure you can status match this to priority club to leverage hotel elite statuses. HT: Loyalty Lobby      Read more

I have been seeing this more and more as of late, that when I use my phone APP it shows me much higher on the upgrade list than Delta.com. That is, when I can get it going since it takes so long to start up as I blogged about and uploaded a video to YouTube... Read more

I love shopping.  I don’t care if it is for myself, my kid, my husband, or for my cousin’s friend’s new baby.  I love deal hunting, and shopping is a great forum for that…while staying within a budget, of course.  As a result, earning points while... Read more

I am the queen of short-haul flights.  I frequently fly to see my family (500-mile flights) or to other short-haul vacation destinations like Memphis or Pensacola.  Every once in awhile,  in-flight comfort actually crosses my mind, whether that’s because I’m... Read more

Not like I’ve been swarming in PremierMiles, but I’ve been able to make some good transfers over the past 18 or so months to get the best value out of my PremierMiles. And while I’d encourage you to participate in this poll where I am trying to figure out how do you guys... Read more