May, 2014

• 16 May

  Chunk of Wing Falls off Plane During Take-Off

  Speaking of things to be afraid of during travel, a six-foot section of a wing fell of a plane taking off from London City Airport today. According to the Telegraph, there was a loud bang and a large section of the wing fell off: Cole Moreton, a features writer at …

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• 15 May

  When to Get a US Airways Elite Trial for the Baggage Allotment

  I had written before that it is worth it to get an elite trial with US Airways if you wanted to upgrade your trips with miles.  This is no longer true.  (Elites no longer get the upgrade with miles copay waived). Someone recently asked me if would be worth it …

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• 15 May

  US Airways Comes in Last for Traditional Carriers

  US Airways did not rank well among traditional carriers. From CNN: The survey measures seven factors, including cost and fees, in-flight services, and the flight crew. The study is based on responses from passengers who flew on a major North America airline between March 2013 and March this year. …. …

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• 14 May

  Jetway Gives Out While Southwest Passengers Deplaning

  I’m not a nervous flier, but I have had the jet bridge shift on me when I was walking on it.  That gives me the creeps! I’m always worried it can give out–and it did today on a Southwest flight. According to USA Today: Passengers exiting a Southwest Airlines flight …

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• 14 May

  Experiencing the Bare Pool Lounge at the Mirage

  The Bare Pool Lounge is a pool at the Mirage that is adults-only and advertises “European Sunbathing”.  That is, top-less. I was a bit apprehensive about going even though I was promised free entry and drinks if I went (I had run into a promoter for it the last time …

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• 14 May

  Did These Flight Attendants Have the Fish or the Steak?

  (I had the lasanga) Nine flight attendants fell ill on a US Airways flight from Italy headed towards the United States.  It ultimately had to divert to Dublin. While the flight attendants fell ill, none of the pilots or passengers did. The symptoms, reported by CNN, were: “nausea, running eyes …

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• 13 May

  Renting Vegas-Worthy Outfits from the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino

  

  Vegas is one of the few places you can dress up at any time of the day for almost no reason.  In honor of this, we decided to go all out each day we were there.  We destroyed our closets looking for Vegas worthy outfits when we found out that …

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• 12 May

  A Subtle MLife Downgrade for Platinums

  There’s been a sort of secret VIP room in different MLife properties.  If you were Platinum or Diamond with MLife, you could check in there and stop in for coffee, water and champagne. For a great trip report that goes into the VIP room in the Mirage, check out Hack …

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• 12 May

  What a $100 Tip Got at the Mirage Las Vegas

  The Mirage Las Vegas I am a platinum with MLife (through my Hyatt Diamond status) and I get strip-view upgrades at the Mirage every time I go. Since this trip was a girls weekend, I wanted to see how big I could go.  So I folded a $100 bill underneath …

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• 12 May

  Avoid a Massive Phone Bill When You Subscribe to Deals

  I use my cell phone to stay on top of deals.  I’ve set it up so that I actually get texted when various deal sites post something I’m interested in. I’ve written up how to subscribe to deals on twitter, including the Flight Deal. Did you miss out on Widerøe/Frontier/etc’s cheap deals? …

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