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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Just some points of interest from the blogs I read: Points & Travel is giving away two tickets to Norway from North America.  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: …

” 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 …

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 …

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!) …

While View from the Wing is giving away luggage from the future, I’m offering up travel advice from the past. My favorite new find is a blog called Ask the Past.   Want to know how to kill bed bugs?  Ask 1777.  How to stop bleeding?  Ask 1644. I figured I’d …

How do you let people know you are important and mean business? Bring your giraffe. SpikeTV is kind of a big deal.  In their words, “So big we brought a giraffe.” (He wore a bowtie, bowties are cool.) Word on the street is SpikeTV also demanded a helipad and a …