December, 2014

• 16 December

  Travel Accessory Lightning Deals All Day on Amazon

  Just a note that the Lightning Deals on Amazon will be travel themed all day. Right now, they have some portable batteries and headphones on it.  Packing cubes just launched too. The rest of the items range from carrying cases, to camping gear, to travel speakers and more. I also …

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• 16 December

  Couple in Hot Water after Throwing Boiling Water at Flight Attendant Over Instant Noodles

  A Thai AirAsia flight was diverted after a couple threw a temper-tantrum on-board, culminating in the girlfriend throwing boiling water at a flight attendant. All over instant noodles. The flight attendant told the passengers they would have to wait until the plane was at cruising altitude before they could have …

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• 13 December

  Win a $500 Hyatt Gift Card (Must Enter Today, Results Tomorrow)

  Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! In Milepoint’s 12 Days of Christmas--side note, does this make Randy Peterson of Milepoint our true love?–you can win a prize each day leading up to Christmas. Today’s prize is a $500 Hyatt Gift Card.  You only need an email address to enter and win. …

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• 12 December

  Southwest Flight Diverted as Passenger Gives Birth

  Takeoff sometimes makes people nauseous.  Or dizzy.  Or in my case, I always fall asleep. A passenger on a Southwest flight found that takeoff caused her to immediately go into labor. According to KTLA: The woman gave birth “slightly†after takeoff while the plane was in the air, Southwest Airlines …

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• 10 December

  Woman Concerned With Nuts Resigns Her Post

  The Forward Cabin reported yesterday that a flight turned around due to a Korean Air Executive being upset over how her nuts were served to her. Apparently, her reaction to the manner in which the purser presented the nuts to her was a bit out of proportion. This particular executive was …

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• 9 December

  Hyatt Award Chart Updates More Good Than Bad

  Hyatt posted their award chart updates. 22 properties went up in categories, but 48 properties went down. Some highlights: Hyatt Place Orlando Airport 2 1 I actually really enjoyed this Hyatt Place property and it is really convenient.  I’m surprised (but glad) to see it go down in category. Excalibur …

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• 8 December

  Huge Discounts on Tumi

  Tumi is so expensive, when there’s a huge discount, it’s still, well, ridiculously expensive.  But it’s Tumi! I’m currently being tempted by a sale on Gilt.com for Tumi luggage and bags.   I’ve been telling myself I need to spend more on luggage because it will save me more over …

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• 8 December

  Does Using an Icognito Window Save You Hundreds on Travel?

  

  There’s a graphic going around that “will surprise you”.  It’s a screen shot someone took as proof that searching for travel in incognito mode saves a significant amount of money. Here’s the picture: (click to make larger) It’s from Reddit, and while the photo is getting passed around and upvoted in …

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• 7 December

  Great Headphone Splitter on Sale on Amazon

  A great headphone splitter is on sale on Amazon today for $10.50. I used headphone splitters a lot when traveling with friends. before US Airways got internet on most flights, and I still use them internationally for movies I have queued up. A note about splitters though–be careful if someone unplugs …

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• 7 December

  Philly-Bound US Airways Crew Apparently Ate the Fish

  Fourteen crew members and two passengers became seriously ill on a flight to Philly from Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Rome. According to Gawker: Trapped inside a metal room with the noxious odor and an obviously insufficient ventilation system, passengers and crew members alike began throwing up—prompting a …

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