What can a club sandwich tell you about travel? Apparently, a lot. Hotels.com investigated the cost of a club sandwich in many cities to name one the most expensive. What’s city’s the most expensive? Geneva.  Alison Couper from Hotels.com said: “The Club Sandwich, available on hotel menus across the globe, …
Read More »US Airways MarketPlace Pre-Order On Board Now Rolling Out to Everyone
Some people flying domestic on US Airways were getting the option to order their US Airways MarketPlace menu selection ahead of time. While I haven’t seen US Airways run out of all meals in coach (the way I have on American), they usually run out of the cheese plate and …
Read More »Just Be Glad That’s Not YOUR Luggage…
Ever wonder why your package shipped airmail from China arrived late and broken? This might be why: What frightens me is this is probably how a lot of luggage gets treated behind the scenes. And I’ve had a lot of odd things happen to my luggage and wondered HOW. On …
Read More »JetBlue Announces Points that Never Expire
JetBlue has announced that the points from their loyalty program, TrueBlue, will no longer expire. TrueBlue points are our way of thanking you for your loyalty. But members have expressed concern that accounts must stay active for points to never expire. So, we did something about it. We heard your …
Read More »When “Making More” Means Making More of Your Time to Spend With Family
I travel a lot for work, and when I do, I feel like I have a lot to balance. Groceries, dry cleaning, cleaning, laundry, social calendar, and of course, time with my husband. One our Guest Bloggers, Art Carden, travels a lot for work too. But he has more to …
Read More »Wine Tasting Hyatt’s Canvas Wines
Which of Hyatt’s Canvas Wines tastes the best? Diamonds get a check-in amenity when they arrive at the hotel, and they can choose between sent a food and drink item through room service or extra points. While extra points are valuable, I always choose the food and drink. And I …
Read More »GPS Track Your Dog’s Poop, Win 2 Tickets to Norway, Free Virgin Airlines Silver Status & More!
Just some points of interest from the blogs I read: Points & Travel is giving away two tickets to Norway from North America. Â Free Silver Status with Virgin Airlines (That was a tricky headline to write….) Mommy Point’s review of one of my favorite Vegas hotels The future is here: …
Read More »What is a Mileage Run?
” What is a mileage run? ” Keri just posted about a Mileage Run, and one question we get a lot when we write these posts is, what is a Mileage Run? There are two different camps in the frequent flier miles tricks and tips community: Those trying to get …
Read More »How the Pros Do It: Travel Beauty Essentials
Oscar de la Renta’s PR Girl, Erika Bearman opened up her travel bag and showed the Huffington Post her beauty essentials for on the road. I share her love of MAC mascara. She also recommends Tatcha’s Dewey Skin mist, which I’ve tried and love, but it hasn’t …
Read More »Packing Tips to Prevent “Clothing Problems”
A business traveler has to pack for multiple occasions at once, so it is essential to have solutions for any “clothing problems” that might pop up. Here’s my list of clothing-problems-prevention-tools that I pack with me on every trip (as well as one I suggest avoiding, though they advertise widely!) …
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