July, 2013

• 12 July

  How to Power Your American Products in Paris (Finding An Adapter for Paris)

  

  Adapter for Paris About ten years ago, I spent the summer in Prague.  I remember having to get expensive adapters just to use my laptop, but luckily, I didn’t have that many electronics with me. Now, I have a Kindle, an iPad, a cell phone, and a laptop for starters, …

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• 11 July

  The 11 Travel Startup Websites You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

  Mashable has a great, well, mash-up of the eleven start up travel websites you should know about. The list acknowledges Hipmunk and Tripit as old hat, so these really are brand new start ups. My favorites? Once you’ve booked a flight and scored hotel deals, how do you figure out …

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• 10 July

  Ann Taylor Dresses are 50% Off

  Just a quick note to let you know that all dresses (except Wedding Gowns) are 50% off at Ann Taylor today and tomorrow with the code SUMMERSTYLE. Ann Taylor is my store of choice for business dresses that travel well–and a lot of my more casual dresses are from Ann …

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• 10 July

  How To Receive Deals by Text Messaging Using Twitter

  When talking about flight deals the other day, I mentioned that I have The Flight Deal‘s Tweets sent to my phone.  I started getting a lot of questions about this, and some disbelief from The Flight Deals about the sheer number of texts I would get from them. Yes, it …

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• 9 July

  Another Reason to Go to Vegas–Bacon Edition

  I wrote on how you can easily get status in Las Vegas–stay like a high roller, bet like a penny-poker-er.  I’m not a huge gambler, but I love Vegas. I love the pools, I love the spas, and I LOVE the food. And I found another reason for everyone to …

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• 8 July

  How to Use US Airways Miles to Book Star Alliance Awards

  Someone asked me today how to book an award ticket on another airline.  I linked them to my favorite resources, but figured I would share them with everyone. 1. The Rules for Using US Airways Miles — View from the Wing This is my US Airways booking bible.  Gary is …

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• 8 July

  The Travel Advice We Get Asked for the Most: How Do We Fly So Cheap?

  One of the questions Keri and I get the most is “How do we fly so cheap?” ….Followed by, “I want to take a flight on August 12th from Seattle to New York with no connections and for less than $200, how do I do this?” All I can do …

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• 7 July

  The One (Fictional) Place I’d Never Want to Visit

  When traveling to certain areas of the world, you need to be careful.  Murder rates and crime rates can be scary, and you must always be on guard. But what murder rate frightens me the most? That of Cabot Cove, Maine. Cabot Cove is the residence of Jessica Fletcher and …

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• 7 July

  Forgotten Benefits to Being an Elite–The Late Ticketing Fee

  Sometimes I forget the level of benefits I am getting by being an elite–like having the late ticketing fee waived. Airlines tend to charge for “late ticketing,” or as US Airways calls it, Quick Ticketing. This is when you book an award ticket close to the date of departure.  On …

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• 6 July

  Don’t Let FourSquare Tell the World About the Mile High Club

  That Mile High Club “badge” could have been my little secret.  (And in fact, I ran into someone who reads the blog randomly yesterday who exclaimed, “You’re the Mile High Club Girl!” …uh oh.) A reader wrote to me about Foursquare privacy issues, and how you can take control over …

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