So, I managed to accidentally find myself on the plane with Keri.  And we all happen to be in the exit row because none of our upgrades cleared. In keeping up with the Vegas tradition, we decided to take a fun approach to the flight.  So we’ve all ordered rounds …

Earlier, I wrote on what a $20 tip got me in Vegas.  Now, I’m going to show you what a $15 room looks like. Not a $15 tip.  A $15 room rate. When I saw a $15 room rate at the Excalibur, I had to jump on it.  For science I …

In the past, I tipped pretty heavily at the Mirage and got a sweet suite. But one important thing to look at when searching for an upgrade is whether or not one would be available. The Mandalay Bay was pretty sold out and when I pulled up the website, it …

ExpertFlyer will begin supporting US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. From their press release: As part of our continued partnership with American Airlines, we are pleased to announce that ExpertFlyer now supports full US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. The addition of awards and upgrades from US Airways …

A while ago, I highlighted the most popular sale items on Skymall.  And the results were shocking. Squirrels-head-mounted-on-a-way-shocking.   But I found a site that highlights things for sale that are much, much worse than SkyMall. For example: For the person who enjoys cutting things apart and then connecting them …

My favorite wine finder My previous career (and lifelong calling) was bartending.  We rotated our wines at one of the bars and I’d occasionally have customers stop back in again to get a wine they loved again. Their faces would fall when I’d tell them about our rotating wine menus.  I …

On occasion, I’ve been known to drink wine.  I belong to a bunch of winery clubs which keeps my high-end collection pretty stocked.  Wine in the 10-20 area can be a huge risk so I wanted to find a better way to discover wines. Thanks to a partnership with HelloFresh, …

The Pack ‘n’ Play products recommended by Tiff in a previous post are Amazon’s Deal of the Day. Click here to see the whole listing. For example, the Graco TotBloc Pack ‘n Play Portable Playard is marked down by 40%. There are also really deluxe ones that have changing pads and …

Cracked released an article on 5 Things You Learn About Rich People by Working at a Nice Hotel a few weeks ago. These “secrets of hotels” type articles bother me a bit because I assume celebrities and rich people go to nice hotels to have a certain degree of privacy from the staff. …

The first Hyatt All-Inclusive, the Ziva in Los Cabos was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile, a category 3. I got an ad on twitter for the Hyatt Ziva brand, hit the hashtag for it, and was shocked to see the extent of damage and the number of people desperately trying to …