Download the free Orbitz App and receive 15% off your next hotel booking using code DOWNLOAD15. OR even easier with promo code SUNFUN5 for hotel stays booked by June 16th for travel by September 2nd.        Related StoriesA Rundown of Summer... Read more

Reader Deeriver, a UA 1k AA EXP saw the young lady with the airplane tattoo at the NY TravFest and contributed his arm: He explained: “It’s a 757, but looks like a fisher price plane. Had it done in Vegas on one of “those” type of trips.” Rapid... Read more

Yesterday Baby Weekly Flyer had a Global Entry interview. At first, I thought the interview would end up with answers like “goodiegoodiegool”. But I obviously hadn’t been to a baby’s Global Entry interview before. I was pleasantly surprised. Background... Read more

You can get 100 miles in your program of choice (DL, AS, AA, UA, HH) by signing up for ThanksAgain here. Frugal Travel Lawyer talks about how to get free Godiva Chocolate every month. Rewards Canada is also having his fourth week of giveaways. Details here. On another note,... Read more

Introduction — Status Matters – A New Cruising with MJ Series Cruising with MJ – Elite Status with Carnival Cruising with MJ – Elite Status with Disney Cruising with MJ – Elite Status with NCL Cruising with MJ – Elite Status with Princess Cruising with MJ – Elite... Read more

United is offering a strong discount on purchased miles. Save 20% when you buy less than 25,000 award miles Save 40% when you buy 25,000 award miles or more As always with United, you can purchase up to 100,000 award miles per calendar year per account. With this offer you can... Read more

Now that we’re past New Years Resolutions (and we’ve all broken ours), gym signups are down. Gyms need to incentivize memberships. And they’ll pay companies to get them members, including companies that will kick back miles to you (rebating a portion of their... Read more

Unless you live on the moon you will know Delta opened the mighty TX4 terminal in JFK today. Some are upset to see the old T3 former PanAm “World Port” go (my grand dad was with PanAm for years btw) but for me new is better and time to move on! So what else is... Read more

Here is another American Express Sync promotion: Receive a one-time $50 statement credit when you make a single purchase of $200+ at Travelocity.com. While this is a great way to save some money with travel spend, there is a big caveat to this promotion – this is only... Read more

I feel like this should almost be a monthly installment on the blog, as the world of gift cards and pre-paids seems to have some relatively significant changes at least once a month…and that is also about as often as I get a chance to do a gift card run. Anyway, today was... Read more

On almost every packing list I have, cardigans are there. Whether it’s winter or summer, the lightweight button down sweater is a must-have. They pull an outfit together, keep you warm on cold planes, and look professional but not too formal. They are available everywhere, on... Read more

We were live at the grand opening ceremonies at Delta’s brand new home at Terminal 4. We’ll have a full review of the new Sky Club in the coming weeks. For now here’s some raw video from our visit.The post Video | Delta Terminal 4 at JFK – Sky Club &... Read more

I just touched on Global Entry yesterday and why everyone, including less frequent travelers, should consider signing up. Even if you don’t fly internationally, the ability to speed through PreCheck on nearly ever trip, at a cost of only $20 a year, is quite a good deal.... Read more

Regularly, a debate seems to emerge as to whether alliances have an on going future. The latest salvo from James Hogan, CEO of Etihad: “The traditional airline alliances have evolved into slow-to-respond, bureaucratic organisations which struggle to deliver added value to... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s tourism challenge: Strict religious principles dominate discussion (Skift). I am heading there today! Tajikistan attempts to figure out what it has to offer travelers (Skift). I only visited a corner of Tajikistan, the rugged landscape of the Marguzar Lakes left... Read more

It’s time for Delta Airlines Terminal 4 at JFK! Delta opens its brand new space at JFK today, Friday May 24, 2013! Follow all our social (tweets, pics and check-ins) during the opening right here. This page will update frequently during the event. [This event has ended,... Read more

Have you ever driven past a hotel – say, a Hilton – and the next week the same hotel is a Marriott? It happens in the hotel industry from time to time. Now it is easy track these branding changes, called re-flagging in the industry. STR Analytics actually reviews... Read more

BBC reports   Two people have been arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK airspace. A Pakistan International Airlines plane had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport. Two men are being... Read more