When you aren’t going for status at a hotel chain, you may not worry as much about joining the loyalty program.  Especially if you booked through a site like Priceline and are ineligible for getting points for the stay. But being in the loyalty program can get you other perks. …

Reporters arriving at Sochi have been tweeting astonishing photos of the conditions in their hotel rooms.  View from the Wing linked to quite a few of them. But there are a few things that I’ve seen on twitter that have made me go, “Ah, you haven’t been to Russia before!” …

How do I talk about this children’s app without revealing my propensity to play games intended for children… Anyway! The Amazon App store currently has a cute app for free (normally $1.99). Stack the Countries is a game where players “earn countries” by answering trivia questions about them including capitals …