There is a travel advisory on the East Coast, which made my coworkers plan to move-up her flight more complicated (suddenly everyone was). Â But I was trying to help her see if she can change her flight first online before going to the airport early. This is the US Airway’s …
Read More »Chunk of Wing Falls off Plane During Take-Off
Speaking of things to be afraid of during travel, a six-foot section of a wing fell of a plane taking off from London City Airport today. According to the Telegraph, there was a loud bang and a large section of the wing fell off: Cole Moreton, a features writer at …
Read More »When to Get a US Airways Elite Trial for the Baggage Allotment
I had written before that it is worth it to get an elite trial with US Airways if you wanted to upgrade your trips with miles. Â This is no longer true. Â (Elites no longer get the upgrade with miles copay waived). Someone recently asked me if would be worth it …
Read More »US Airways Comes in Last for Traditional Carriers
US Airways did not rank well among traditional carriers. From CNN: The survey measures seven factors, including cost and fees, in-flight services, and the flight crew. The study is based on responses from passengers who flew on a major North America airline between March 2013 and March this year. …. …
Read More »Jetway Gives Out While Southwest Passengers Deplaning
I’m not a nervous flier, but I have had the jet bridge shift on me when I was walking on it. Â That gives me the creeps! I’m always worried it can give out–and it did today on a Southwest flight. According to USA Today: Passengers exiting a Southwest Airlines flight …
Read More »Experiencing the Bare Pool Lounge at the Mirage
The Bare Pool Lounge is a pool at the Mirage that is adults-only and advertises “European Sunbathing”. Â That is, top-less. I was a bit apprehensive about going even though I was promised free entry and drinks if I went (I had run into a promoter for it the last time …
Read More »Did These Flight Attendants Have the Fish or the Steak?
(I had the lasanga) Nine flight attendants fell ill on a US Airways flight from Italy headed towards the United States. Â It ultimately had to divert to Dublin. While the flight attendants fell ill, none of the pilots or passengers did. The symptoms, reported by CNN, were: “nausea, running eyes …
Read More »Renting Vegas-Worthy Outfits from the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino
Vegas is one of the few places you can dress up at any time of the day for almost no reason. Â In honor of this, we decided to go all out each day we were there. Â We destroyed our closets looking for Vegas worthy outfits when we found out that …
Read More »A Subtle MLife Downgrade for Platinums
There’s been a sort of secret VIP room in different MLife properties. Â If you were Platinum or Diamond with MLife, you could check in there and stop in for coffee, water and champagne. For a great trip report that goes into the VIP room in the Mirage, check out Hack …
Read More »What a $100 Tip Got at the Mirage Las Vegas
The Mirage Las Vegas I am a platinum with MLife (through my Hyatt Diamond status) and I get strip-view upgrades at the Mirage every time I go. Since this trip was a girls weekend, I wanted to see how big I could go. Â So I folded a $100 bill underneath …
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