I’ll be heading down to Miami in December for a long weekend to help a friend use up some of his Free Starwood Resort Nights from their Q2 promo. I booked my air tickets a while back during the FAA tax “holiday,” nonstop on Delta from JFK. At the time,… Read more »
Another new feature: “Stupid Articles”. In this feature, I will discuss stupid news/website articles about travel, and point out how stupid they are. First up, this article from the Christian Science Monitor, purportedly in its “Saving Money” section, by Stacy Johnson, called “Four reasons I quit booking flights online: Kayak… Read more »
This week, it was reported that Southwest and American Airlines sent cease and desist letters to a number of websites that allow travelers to track their participation in loyalty programs- usually by showing any activity on points and upcoming expiration dates. I generally don’t find these websites super helpful, but… Read more »
Since 2009, Delta and US Airways have been trying to gain approval for a “slot swap”, in which Delta would give up “slots” in Washington’s Reagan National Airport (DCA) in exchange for US Airways slots at LaGuardia (along with some other stuff). This swap moved a step closer to reality… Read more »
Pretty much that simple http://www.tripalertz.com/pages/curtain/?friend_u=16614 I don’t ask much of you, do I? 🙂
One reason I hate flying out of LaGuardia is that the public transportation options from where I live and from where I work suck. There is a privately operated bus from midtown which is horrendous and stressful. I could take the subway to a bus (the M60). So my last… Read more »
This post marks the first in what I hope to be a semi regular feature on YWW: Asking the Peanut Gallery. In these posts, instead of sharing tips, I’ll ask you for your feedback. Today’s question involves my upcoming trip to Peru. Two friends and I are heading down on… Read more »
My delayed flight from IAH to EWR screwed up a lot of people’s travel plans. But there are things you can do to minimize the drama when a delay causes you to miss a connection! 1) Pay attention at booking I’m often amazed that people don’t look at connection times… Read more »
Mea culpa, dear readers. It turns out litigating can get in the way of blogging. But I’ll be using my day of atonement to catch up on some blogging. If something seems wacky, it’s the low blood sugar from my fast. . . Here is the conclusion of my last… Read more »
Busy week at my day (and night) job, but my report on the return leg from Houston is forthcoming. I did want to share one piece of news I saw in my email that I haven’t seen covered in any of my standard travel blog reading. British Airways is making… Read more »
