Fellow BoardingArea blogger, Delta Gold Flyer, reached out to me to see if I would be interested in doing a joint post about lap infants. He has a post up today about lap children, and since it is an issue that impacts virtually every traveling family, I told him I would do a post at the same time to share my thoughts. So, consider this BoardingArea Lap Infant Day. In… Read the Rest.
Ever since Chase revamped their Ink Bold business card in November, I have been itching to get my hands on the The New Ink Bold. While the old Ink Bold had spending threshold bonuses and provided a 20% point bonus if you had a Chase business checking account, the new Ink Bold provides better overall benefits for my family’s spending needs. I had initially assumed that Chase would allow those… Read the Rest.
Thanks so much to one of my readers for forwarding me an email that said that he had been targeted for a one-day (January 31st through 11:59PM EST) only 500 Delta SkyMiles bonus for making any one purchase from any SkyMiles Shopping retailer. On Flyertalk it looks like others are reporting being targeted for a 250 SkyMiles version of this promo. Of course, not everyone was targeted….including me. From the… Read the Rest.
After being away from work for most of last week for the OneWorld MegaDO, today I continued my plummet back to reality with the realization that I had several new work trips to book. These are trips that are 100% devoid of any fun, and are to cities that are 100% devoid of any Hyatt or Starwood hotels. Doesn’t my day job understand that if they are going to send… Read the Rest.
There was a lovely surprise waiting in my Membership Rewards account this morning. The Membership Rewards “gifts” that I won through the Amex Gift Chain promo back in December had now posted to my account. I have to admit I very much miss the Gift Chain. It made online shopping so much more exciting! It was kind of like playing a slot machine every time you made a purchase and… Read the Rest.
It’s officially been twelve hours since my flight home from LAX went wheels up, thus concluding my journey through the first OneWorld MegaDO. It is an abrupt transition going from the “MegaDo lifestyle” of jetting from one city to the next each day, hotel rooms to myself, unlimited free drinks and food at every corner, the company of adults who love to talk about points, miles, and aviation, and VIP… Read the Rest.
This frequently flying family had so many stories and tips to share, that their interview had to be broken up into two parts. In the first part they shared information about some of the domestic and international trips they have taken, their experience flying in First and Business class with their children, and discussed how airline elite status plays into their travel equation. In this post this awesome family will… Read the Rest.
On the OneWorld MegaDo flight yesterday from Seattle to LAX, the plane experienced a two-hour mechanical delay. Normally, sitting on the plane for two extra hours would be at least mildly annoying, or if with my toddler, very challenging. However, yesterday the two-hour delay was not only fun – it was awesome. Not only did the delay mean two more hours to hang out with your friends on the flight,… Read the Rest.
How many people can say that they did an emergency evacuation of a smoke-filled airplane cabin, slid down an emergency slide, did a water evacuation, and still capped off the night with happy hour on a 757 with 150+ of their new best friends? Here is a quick preview of the slide evacuation. I did it three times because it was so fun! (though I clearly never want to do… Read the Rest.
Today I get to share with you some information about the Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas at Beaver Creek Mountain in Avon, Colorado. I have already shared some info about planning the trip and the process of traveling with a toddler to Beaver Creek, but now is where it really starts to get good. If you want to play catch-up, or look ahead to future posts in this series, here is… Read the Rest.
