Tips & Tricks
Here are some travel tips and tricks.
Airline Advice Tips & Tricks
- Alaska Airlines – Add your birthday into your account for a present
- American Airlines – Upgrade policy, how even a gold can get one
- American Airlines – Earn more miles with dining at your favorite restaurants
- American Airlines – Where to find in flight power outlets
- British Airways – Earn tons of Avios points for free domestic coach tickets with Marriott stays
- British Airways – Redeem Avios points for domestic coach tickets for as little as 4,500 points
- Continental / United – Status match request process
- Delta – Add your birthday into your account for a present
- Delta – A demonstration on how to use your Delta Sky Miles for business class tickets to French Polynesia
- Delta – A demonstration on how to use your Delta Sky Miles for business class tickets to Seychelles
- Delta – Book your flight to greatly increase your upgrade changes and ride in style
- Delta – How to get access to the Delta Sky Club even if you are not on a Delta ticket
- Delta – How to keep up with the latest celebrity gossip on Delta Airlines for free with gogo wifi
- Delta – Track your bags throughout your journey with mobile bag tracking
- Delta – The search for in flight power outlets
- General – Involuntary oversold situation, know your rights to get the most compensation out of a bumping opportunity
- General – Using Open Jaws and Stop Overs – How I saved a friend over 1,000 Euros
- General – TSA Pre program for expedited security screening process
- US Airways – How I redeemed US Airways miles for 2 First Class Lufthansa tickets
- US Airways – Earn 3,000 US Airways miles with every car rental
- SkyTeam Alliance – Award flight options to the Seychelles
- SkyTeam Alliance – Go Africa Pass – Explore Africa at up to 75% off
- Southwest Airlines – Alternate route to Southwest companion pass
- Star Alliance – Award flight options to the Seychelles
Car Rental Tips & Tricks
- Alamo – Add your birthday into your account for a present
- Avis – Earn 3,000 US Airways miles with every car rental
- Budget – Thoughts on Budget fast break service
- Enterprise – How to earn airline miles with rentals
- General – Booking approach to maximize airline earnings and savings
Dad Travel Tips & Tricks
- Flying with Kids – Flying with an infant, comment questions and answers
- Flying with Kids – How to add an infant to a reservation
- Flying with Kids – How to fly safe and maximize mileage for award tickets with kids
- Flying with Kids – How to book a ticket for expecting baby
- Flying with Significant Other – The upgrade dilemma, what to do with only one upgrade
Hotel Advice Tips & Tricks
- General – How to earn hotel elite status and points faster
- General – Hotel availability window by chain
- General – How a close club lounge can earn you 2,500 points per stay, change to 2012 hotel stay strategy
- Hilton – Fast track to Gold status
- Hilton – Fast track to Diamond status
- Hilton – Save points on award bookings by using points stretchers and going global awards
- Hilton – Hilton Honors program overview
- Hyatt – Avoid their website bug which could cost you thousands of points
- Hyatt – Hyatt Gold Passport program overview
- Priority Club – Platinum status match request
- Starwood – Gold status match request
- Starwood – Starwood Preferred Guest program overview
- Starwood – 35% code for the W hotel store
- Starwood – Top 10 complimentary suite upgrades on award stays
Travel Credit Card Tips & Tricks
- Credit Card Churn – 60k Continental and 55k Delta credit card churn
- Chase Ultimate Rewards – Earn more miles through shopping portals
- Chase Ultimate Rewards – Award tickets to French Polynesia with Korean Sky Pass miles for only 90k in business
- Chase Ultimate Rewards – Update on award tickets to French Polynesia with Korean Sky Pass miles for only 90k in business
- Chase Ultimate Rewards – Get 5% cash back from Chase Freedom card and transfer tutorial
- General – How to avoid credit card sign up mistakes
- General – Getting it in and keeping it in, your wallet that is
- Starwood American Express – Get 35% off and 4 points per dollar at W Hotel Store
Miscellaneous Tips & Tricks
- Award Tracking – Free 6 month upgrade to AwardWallet Plus Account
- Award Tracking – How to track miles and points
- Earning and Burning – My 2011 earning and burning review
- Earning Points & Miles With Dining – OpenTable points are as good as cash, earning VIP points at restaurants
- Travel Gear – Travel gear for 2012
- Travel Gear – Business, long and short haul travel bag review
- Trip Planning – St John iPhone application review and how it can help your Virgin Island travel plans
