I apologize, but here is one more Sandy post.  View from the Wing, along with other Boarding Area bloggers, is sponsoring a comment-based donation to the hurricane relief effort.  All you need to do is comment on their blog posts and they’ll donate to Sandy. Gary mentioned that he has …

Not only is Texas Home to Mommy Power Blogger Mommy Points, but it is also responsible for my parents getting their power back.  The wait-list for power in New York was up to two weeks, but we got hopeful when reports came in of power crews from Texas driving up …

I was going to post a light-hearted post about what travel items helped me through the hurricane, but my heart wasn’t really in it to finish.  I might finish, but I’m pretty heart-sick right now. I was catching up on the blogs I read, and New Girl in the Sky …

Many and many birthday wishes and hopes for future first class upgrades to my dear friend (and co-blogger :P), Keri! May dom (vintage 2002) always pour into your glass, May your flights timely leave their gates, May the sun (during a 3 hour island layover) always warm your (sufficiently sunscreened) …

I posted earlier about the Buy-One-Get-One sale that Radisson is having.  I pointed out that I usually like to change the rate of my Radisson room as sales happen (because those sales are frequent).  With the BOGO sale, you have to book by October 31st, and you cannot change your …

Get 15% off select hotels on Orbitz with their holiday promo code Holiday15. From their email: Family drama? No thanks. This holiday season, why stay with your in-laws if you don’t have to? Preserve your sanity and get a great deal on a hotel room of your own – if …

RIP Big Tex. One of my travel bucket list items was to go to the Texas State Fair and see Big Tex.  Big Tex wore size 70 boots, a 75 gallon hat, a size 100 180/181 shirt and 284W/185L XXXXXL pair of Dickies jeans, and even had his own Wikipedia …

Currently, there’s a promotion going on with OpenSky and MyPoints where you can earn about ~33% back in Gift Cards. Mypoints is offering 50 points / $1 on the site–and those 50 point increments can be redeemed for about $0.33 on the site, which is about one-third cash back. OpenSky …

Don’t forget to register for yet another promotion with Club Carlson.  Hat-tip to Tiff for reminding me to post about it. If you are doing the buy-one-get one free special, you should register for this for free extra points. https://www.clubcarlson.com/secure/offers/5544085?campaignUrl=morenights&hotelBrandCode=FGP Start the New Year with free nights faster. Earn bonus Gold …

Who doesn’t love a spa day?  I certainly do.  When I first heard about Spa Week, I was intrigued.  A spa week had to be better than a spa day, right?  (And who wouldn’t love a spa month?!) But alas, it is not the opportunity to spa for a whole …