I’m from Oklahoma. And even though I’ve lived in Dallas for a very long time now, I still call Oklahoma home. I spend a lot of my time traveling and meeting new people. Eventually someone will ask “So where are you from”? My answer is always the same,... Read more

Mmmmm! BAcon! – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways The introduction Index: A Conference…  why not? (This section) Early morning New New Street, Aer Lingus EI263 London to Dublin A Dublin transit, DAA Lounge BA827 Dublin to London Heathrow... Read more

Earlier in the year I secured a decent Business Class Fare from Athens to San Francisco. It routes via the BA London City-> Shannon-> New York (JFK) and you clear US immigration in Shannon. Last week, I checked my flights and found that AA had withdrawn its late MIA-SFO... Read more

Hilton is offering 2,500 bonus HHonors points to members that register and make a reservation for a stay between now and September 30, 2013 by 10:59AM EST tomorrow, Friday, May 24. To be eligible you first have to “Like” the Hilton page on Facebook and go through... Read more

Here are some quick deals to pay attention to: Earn 2,500 Hilton Points. Book a Hilton hotel stay between May 23rd and September 30th by 10:59am EST May 24th and earn 2,500 bonus points for your hotel stay – register via this Facebook page. This is limited to the first... Read more

There is actually a rewards program called Coke Rewards where you earn points by redeeming codes printed on Coke products. The codes are located under caps, inside the 12 pack cartons, and on multi-pack wraps. An example of point values are: 1. 3 points for a 20 ounce bottle 2.... Read more

Hilton is offering a special 24 hour promotion, that began today at 11:00 a.m. ET and ends at 10:59 a.m. ET May 24th. To earn the 2,500 bonus points you need to book a stay between May 23 and September 30, 2013 at any hotel within the Hilton HHonors portfolio. You then need to... Read more

On Tuesday I announced a giveaway offer of a bunch of cool stuff from National Car Rental. You still have a day to enter. And since I don’t take anything myself when I do those, I have two of National’s “Summer On-The-Go” Prize Packs: Package one: Apple iPod... Read more

I have a lot of swag I need to give away. Special thanks are due to Mr. Perry Platapus and Bob F. for donating the American Airlines gift certificates. I’ve been slow but need to make sure they make it to welcome hands before the opportunity to use them expires. I also... Read more

I wanted that authentic Nordic winter experience, and boy did I get what I asked for during a weekend in Helsinki. This is part seven of an eight part trip report from my recent travels to Estonia and Finland. This report covers multiple walking on ice experiences and... Read more

Club Carlson and Avis have teamed up to offer a chance at up to 7,500 Club Carlson points with eligible Avis Rentals of 3 days or more. The promotion is available through December 31, 2013 so there is plenty of time to maximize this promotion and earn a ton of Club Carlson... Read more

Yes, this was a Travel Avalanche. I have pretty good travel karma but it caught up to me on a recent trip. While I blogged about it here for my trip from Norway to Colorado Springs and here for the return trip, Joe Sharkey of the New York Times felt there were some lessons to... Read more

So, last week Lifemiles raised some of it’s award prices which you can read about here. It seems like they’ve now increased the price for cash and miles. Originally the cash and miles price was 1.275 cents per mile when you moved the slider all the way to 60%. Now... Read more

Recently I had cause to cancel an Avios ticket using the ba.com web site. Whilst the taxes re-credited immediately the Avios were outstanding 3 weeks later. In the interim I had called and been told that it took a little while for the Avios to reappear. Today, it seems I spoke... Read more

I have been, off and on, a Platinum Medallion with Delta/NWA for a long time. Many years ago, the first time I hit Silver, I was amazed. Acually Lisa & I both qualified on segments back then and we got our fair share of upgrades even at the then lowest elite status (now... Read more

A few days ago I received an email from Southwest that told me I could get up to 2,000 points for referring friends to simply join the Southwest program. I was told I’d get 500 bonus points per friend that I invite and signs up (up to four referrals). It took me about a... Read more

Yesterday, the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) announced that its member lines are voluntarily adopting a passenger bill of rights. According to the CLIA “…member cruise lines are each immediately verifying in writing that they have adopted the Passenger... Read more

The most obvious statement of the century is that having kids changes everything. Yes, everything. That doesn’t mean everything changes for the worse, but it all changes. Naturally, this includes, but is not limited to the world of travel. I remember when my daughter was... Read more