As I’m still buried in a mountain of user admin in the office, my take on BAcon (as well as the usual extensive – and I mean extensive) trip report is still in the process of being written.   Photos: Birmingham New Street, EI263 to Dublin –... Read more

I’m always looking for great weekend getaways, and I’ve got a stockpile of bookmarked websites for inspiration.  Often, these bookmarks get buried under more recent findings, but I brushed off my plans for Fallingwater after I saw Travel Bug Diary mention it in her... Read more

After a week of feasting on Chinese cuisine of several regions my colleague wanted to see glamorous Shanghai at Xintiandi with a Continental meal. Xintiandi is still tending in its 10th year, unfortunately there are now some women of the night hassles though not highly... Read more

A few 787 updates today that are short bit. United Airlines fly the 787 commerically for the first time since grounding. United took two of its 787 aircraft back into the air today with flight UA1 between Houston Intercontinental and Chicago O’Hare  (departing... Read more

American Airlines among other airlines is experiencing weather delays in and out of Dallas. Our hearts and thoughts go out to families effected by the storms. Consider checking out the Oklahoma Red Cross to help those effected by the storm. There are plenty of people that need... Read more

When hotel booking engine PointsHound started up late last year there were some notable limitations to the service. Most significantly, like other OTAs, bookings made through the site would not earn points or stays in the hotel loyalty programs. While that’s no problem for... Read more

Once you’ve flown just about every first class product, you’re probably looking for a new “high.” One such “high” which I’ve experienced a few times in my life is having a first class cabin all to myself. I had it three flights in a row,... Read more

Miles from Blighty says that Canadians (and other nationals of other countries) can now apply for a Turkish Visa online. Point me to the Plane posts about an interesting article which talks about an Starwood employee in Dubai who had her drink spiked. Rewards Canada says that... Read more

Maybe old news, but I missed it earlier in the month. US Airways Dividend Miles is offering a 50 percent bonus on hotel stays and car rentals with their partners through July 31, 2013. An easy way to pick up a few extra Dividend Miles that will become AAdvantage miles sometime... Read more

Today, United Airlines resumed B787 service for the first time in four months with two flights, Houston (IAH) – Chicago (ORD) on ship 3903 and Houston (IAH) to Newark (EWR) on ship 3901. United plans to use the 787s exclusively on domestic routes before resuming... Read more

Best Western has a high-value offer of 2,000 Aeroplan miles per stay, available for up to 5 stays and 10,000 miles from May 13 to August 31, 2013. Registration is required for this promotion offer. Normally Best Western stays earn 250 miles for members choosing miles instead of... Read more

At a shopping centre in Bangkok, I asked for directions to the lavatory “second floor sir” For a moment, I paused, as my brain processed the information: “when she said ‘second floor’ what does she mean?” The world is divided into different... Read more

Heels First Travel has a DYKWIA seatmate furious that the airline didn’t hold her connecting flight and muses on why an airline may choose to do so – or not to do so. It was something like “I showed up at the gate at 7:59 and they said the flight was supposed to... Read more

I was a little harsh in my original review of Rocketmiles, which I compared to PointsHound. Both services allow you to earn airline miles when you book a hotel stay through their respective web sites. However, there are a few key differences in their business models. After... Read more

It seems like Living Social has been marketing these $5 off codes pretty often but they aren’t always publicly available, so in that case I figured I’d continue to share these codes with you. Readers seem to enjoy them and $5 off of a $15 purchase is not too shabby.... Read more

Miles & Points blogs and conferences often revolve around strategies for credit card churning to earn vast amounts of points and miles to fuel your travel without the need to travel. BAcon provided a seminar on credit card affiliate marketing for the blogger as a revenue... Read more

Hyatt announced new guest offerings today for their HYATT house extended stay brand. Very Important Resident (VIR) program: Guests staying 30+ nights will receive personalized perks to make their transition from home to hotel even easier, including complimentary food and laundry... Read more

Over the weekend I received messages letting me know that the bonus miles via the recent US Airways 50% hotel point transfer bonus were posting.  Today I checked my own US Airways account and saw that my 50% bonus on transferred Wyndham Reward points has indeed posted! I had... Read more