Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

Coyote vs. Airplane: Runway Loses

A runway at the Gerald R. Ford was shut down for about fifteen minutes after a coyote played chicken with an airplane. From USA Today: Tara Hernandez, a spokeswoman for the Grand Rapids airport, tells WZZM that the incident forced the airport to suspend operations on the runway for about 15 …

Read More »

Fares to Europe from West Coast at ~$465

The Flight Deal has an amazing deal up tonight.  Travel to Europe from the West Coast for less than $465. I love the team at the Flight Deal and I make sure I get all of their deals by text. As a reminder of how to do this: This process involves signing …

Read More »

Win $200 Towards a Hotel Stay

Here’s a giveaway with great odds to win.  $200 off your next hotel stay is not bad at all!  And all it takes is a comment. Kendra of Points & Pixie Dust is giving away a $200 voucher to Hotel Engine. Basically, Kendra reviewed Hotel Engine and received some questions …

Read More »

Support Breast Cancer Research While You Fly

This got some mentions on other blogs earlier this month but here’s a reminder. From October 1-31, 2014, for every boarding pass photo posted to Twitter & Instagram with the hashtag #flyforpink, the frequent flyer collaborative of BoardingArea, Milepoint,Freddie Awards, Bonusfeber, Ikvliegveel and Frequent Traveler University will donate .50 cents to cancer-related causes (up to a $10,000 total donation). The beneficiaries …

Read More »

The Most Epic Travel Agency Ad Ever

Thank you to Business Insider for linking to this amazing advertisement for a travel agency in Scotland. I’m not sure what I love more–the man doing a flip in the pink and black bicycle shorts who is supposed to be one of the women or the creepy Disney scene. I’m …

Read More »

JetBlue Kicks Passenger Off Flight for Tweeting About Delays

A man got kicked off Easy Jet for tweeting about their treatment of someone coming back from war.  But that was Easy Jet. JetBlue seems to be one of those airlines that can do no wrong.  Until now. A passenger was covering another passenger’s interaction with the pilot.  The passenger was joking …

Read More »