September, 2014

• 7 September

  Strip Advertising Drone Violated FAA Rules

  A 19-year old tech wiz literally launched a drone advertising company by setting one free on the Las Vegas Strip. The only problem is, his drone was in violation of FAA policy. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The FAA’s line in the sand differentiating commercial drones from model aircraft …

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• 7 September

  Have Beauty Boxes Jumped the Shark(nado)?

  There’s a new player in the Beauty Box arena: Walmart. Which makes me wonder whether the beauty box concept has jumped the shark(nado). I’ve subscribed to the Walmart one ($5) just to see what comes in it, but from the description on the page, I wonder if we’re being conditioned …

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• 6 September

  Reporter on Flight with Knee Defender Battle Chides Both Parties

  Steve Chapman at the Tribune was on the fated flight where a man shoved a woman’s reclining seat forward and she threw a drink on him. While he definitely comes down harder on the man, he expresses exasperation at both of them. But if being stuck with a reclining seat …

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• 6 September

  M life Quietly Removes Big Benefit

  One of my favorite benefits of M life has been early check-in  and late check-out.  Mostly the late check-out, as I rarely get in early enough to take advantage of early check-in. My upcoming trip will be my third trip to Vegas in the last few months.  And I’m getting in …

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• 5 September

  Don’t Forget–Win Free Travel Assistance!

  Just a reminder that the deadline to enter to win a free task from Babs Callahan is tomorrow at noon. Check out the contest here! And while I have you: Apparently, we’re aging some booze up in space.  

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• 5 September

  Flight Diverted Due to Kidnapping

  A United flight to Beijing was diverted after they found out there was a parent on board traveling out of the country with her child with possibly no intention on returning back to this country: The United Airlines flight departed Virginia’s Dulles International Airport at 12:39 p.m. When it reached Canadian …

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• 4 September

  Spirit Starts Advertising Benefit: Non-Reclining Seats

  After two planes had to be diverted due to fights over reclining seats, Spirit, ever classy, is trying to capitalize on the situation. How? Many of Spirit’s seats don’t recline, Why not turn a negative into a positive? On Spirit, you won’t have to worry about someone reclining because everyone equally …

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• 4 September

  When to Use Miles and When to Buy a Ticket

  I was talking to Might Travels, after linking to them yesterday, and they mentioned a tool they have that I was unaware of. It is basically a tool that will let you know how many miles a trip will take, and when to use the miles rather than purchase the …

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• 4 September

  Get Free Help with a Travel Woe

  I was disappointed to see how many people through the comments, twitter, and on message boards had the same issue I had with Priority Pass Select. I’ve been using Fancy Hands aka Babs Callahan to take care of problems like this.  The few dollars a task costs me is worth …

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• 4 September

  Cheap Airfare Deals

  Torsten at Might Travels passed these deals onto me today: - Singapore Airlines now posting 17,077 miles for $9.95 (Deal expired) - Earn thousands of miles with the 15x at shop.ca (Deal still live) - Vietnam Airlines sales with fares for just 50 cents (Deal still live) - Incredible Round …

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