“Welcome to NY,” was what one women grumbled on a drizzly day last summer dragging herself from JFK’s Terminal 2/3 arrivals up to the AirTrain. With Delta moving into a rehabbed Terminal 4 on Friday, and me about to board in Shanghai for a flight to JFK, I... Read more

Back to 787 update as the return to flight of the new Boeing wide body plane continues. First up is the news that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has cleared the 787 for flight – following clearances from other countries who have been following guidance... Read more

Very annoying Lifemiles devaluation. Read my post here. Air Canada is offering 150 CAD off roundtrip fares with domestic/transborder flights in Executive Class (select fare buckets). Use promo code EXEC150. Valid for bookings made until May 24 and must travel between June 4 and... Read more

I’m very excited to be attending the grand opening celebration of Delta’s new T4 at JFK tomorrow! Hopefully the forecast for rain is wrong and I can enjoy some drinks on the all new Sky Deck rooftop terrace with The Weekly Flyer. Here’s also hoping that Shake... Read more

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

News and notes from around the interweb: Tnooz carries my predictions about how online hotel booking will change in the near future. Frugal Travel Lawyer tells you how to get free Godiva chocolate every month. A stewardess for Nigerian airline Arik Air was arrested after she was... Read more

In my opinion, hotel rooms often have a terrible plug set up. There either aren’t enough, they’re inaccessible, or they are in the wrong place. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to unplug an alarm clock or muscle a very heavy night stand out of the way to plug my... 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

About a month ago US Airways released what sounded like a promo right up my alley.  You earn up to 100% bonus miles for shopping with some of their partners including: Dividend Miles StoreFront, Teleflora, 1800Flowers, FedEx, DM Dining, Vinesse, Wine Insiders, FTD, Skymall. ... Read more

Over the weekend I wrote a post asking how you Hilton Diamond members approach suite upgrades. I’m a new Hilton Diamond member thanks to credit card spend on the Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card (affiliate link), and while the rules on suite upgrades are clearly... 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

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

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