Tag Archives: evergreen

Travel Tips to Make Your Trip Easier

Here’s a round-up of travel tips over the last couple of years.  Feel free to bookmark/favorite to use as a reference later! Planning Keeping Track of All Your Loyalty Programs Why You Should Always Join the Hotel Loyalty Program for Where You Are Staying How to get the best deals …

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Maximizing Your Drinking Experience in the Air

A few things: Make sure you check in the right way as a Delta Elite to maximize the amount of free drinks you get     How Fancy Do You Go With In-Flight Cocktails?   Free drinks for non-upgraded Elite Platinums on American     Knowing about free drinks on …

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Where to Find Reliable Weather Reports

With the winter storm that hit the Northeast, there’s been a resurgence of “Newsertainment”.  That is, news channels that use the impending snow to create a certain amount of panic so people will continually tune in. Weather.com seems to be the biggest offender.  During rain a few weeks ago, they …

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Rental Cars Can Be Better than Taxis

It can be a pain in the neck to get from Baltimore-Washington Airport to the Washington, DC metro area.  Maryland’s regional trains (MARC) run on weekdays only, and the Amtrak trains can be pretty spaced out.  There’s a shuttle to the metro, but that adds a lot of time to …

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Asking for What You Want from Customer Service Agents

Sometimes you get customer service agents who can really anticipate your needs.  They are good at asking about your preferences, and seem to know what concerns people might have.  Other customer service agents may barrel through, make assumptions, and then leave you in a situation where you are not happy …

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Knowing All Your Flight Options in a Misconnect

Keri, Bill, and I were all on a flight together that was pushing back in just enough time for us to make our connection.  That is–until a ground stop was put on flights out to Philadelphia and we were sitting on the tarmac. Since we were allowed to take our …

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