Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below work...

Here are our Top 5 Flight Bonus Mile/Point Offers for this month. This post is of course for bonuses for flying this month however many of these offers go beyond so don’t count them out for flights you need to book past this month. If none of the offers listed...

Note: This article pertaining to Stuffed Derma — With Hog’s Blood? was originally published on Tuesday, October 12, 2014 at 8:01 in the morning and has been updated. The only time I have ever heard the term stuffed derma was when it was referred as kishka — which is typically beef intestines...

An American Eagle aircraft was being prepared for departure at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) when a refueling accident sent jet fuel spraying uncontrollably across the aircraft and tarmac. The dramatic scene, captured on multiple videos on social media, shows the moment a ground worker lost control of a...

Here are our Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonus Airline Mile/Point offers for this month! This post is for bonuses that you credit to an airline frequent flyer program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re book past this month. If none of...

Marriott claims to have a quarter billion members of the Bonvoy program. What that means is they just have a lot of guests across a lot of hotels, and offer a discount for joining the program. It doesn’t mean guests stay more than once! And Marriott doesn’t publicly release how many...

When you travel frequently, whether for business or leisure, it can be easy to forget that not everyone is as fortunate. Can you believe that eleven percent of Americans have never even traveled outside the state where they were born? Read on for some more interesting statistics… Commissioned by Victorinox (manufacturers...

Points and Travel Areas for Improvement I’m fascinated by people who clearly aren’t old talking or acting as if they are.  Feel free to consider me one of those here.  I’ve been dabbling, at varying levels, in the points and travel hobby for about 25 years.  But now at my firmly-middle...

An analysis of reviews, Skytrax scores, complaint searches, and incidents ranks the most frustrating airlines. American tops the list, though the context matters. American Airlines 777-300ER Dissatisfaction Scores Paint Bleak Picture Air travel can be brutal no matter where you are in the world. Crowded cabins, tight connections, and missing bags add up...

Between Sept. 4 and Sept. 25, American Airlines conducted a series of flights between Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI) with an empty Airbus A321neo, in preparation for the launch of the airline’s first Airbus A321XLR. The carrier currently does not have a regularly scheduled flight over the Atlantic with...

Delta Air Lines is expanding its premium travel experience once again and has announced that every Delta hub will feature a dedicated Delta One® check-in area by the end of 2025. The move builds on the airline’s ongoing investment in elevated services for premium customers and further reinforces Delta’s image...

While probably of little interest to the average person, here’s something I find to be interesting regarding how airlines choose to brand themselves. Airline, airlines, air lines, and more… Airlines brand themselves in different ways, and I find that distinction to be noteworthy, especially given how often airlines are referred to incorrectly...

I was browsing around Amazon this morning looking for deals, and I found a few deals on some travel gear as well as a few other things. Of course, it’s always a bit hit or miss to decide what things are actually on sale rather than just “deals”. As always,...

When you check in for a flight, either by printing a boarding pass on your computer or by using a mobile device, you’re provided with a boarding group. This lets you know when you’ll be getting on the plane. Getting group 3 on one airline might be great, but it...

On the night of October 2, 46-year old Gary Clark Stanley “had a bad reaction to cocaine” at the Marriott Courtyard in Bettendorf, Iowa, disrobed and set off the hotel fire alarm. Everyone was evacuated from the hotel. He grabbed two fire extinguishers and sprayed them throughout the second...

A couple of days ago, British Airways formally unveiled its brand new global lounge design concept, coinciding with the oneworld carrier’s new lounge opening in Miami (MIA). The airline has done a surprisingly good job with this, and we can expect more lounges to be rolled out with this design...