I hope you are having a fabulous 4th of July wherever you are. If you are in the US and hiding out from the heat of the day (or taking cover from the rain in the northeast), you may find yourself seeking shelter in your local stores or doing some online shopping. I did some…
If you are a weekly warrior business traveler like me, you may have just barely escaped the east coast weather delays in time to make it home for the three-day weekend. And, like me, you may have woken up this morning and realized you need to take something with you to a Fourth of July…
On Tuesday, I shared my tale from the weekend about having Uber charge me 25% above the top of the fare quote range largely due to our driver taking us to the wrong destination first. Yesterday, I took a new extra step when booking – I captured a screenshot of the fare quote at the…
My announcement on Monday that I had joined the Boarding Area team was part one of a two-part announcement. Now that Prior2Boarding launched late yesterday, I can reveal that I’m part of the team for this new blog project. I’m very excited to be a part of the Boarding Area expansion that includes a roster…
I love getting to visit New York City – and one of my favorite things to do is to catch a hot Broadway performance in the epicenter of the theatre world. Scoring show tickets at a discount is not a challenge either as long as you know the ropes! Sometimes I have the ability (and…
Frequent travelers over on FlyerTalk.com are discussing this issue today: A German traveler booked a refundable business class ticket and used it to access a business class lounge before changing the ticket instead of flying. Oh, and he did this 36 times with the same ticket! After doing this with the one ticket over the…
I enjoy using Uber, the ever-expanding car service that allows you to use your mobile device to order a town car on demand, estimate cost in real-time, and pay automatically at the end of the ride (gratuity included). One of my favorite features is being able to estimate cost based on real-time traffic and actual…
Every frequent flyer has experienced turbulence many times. Sometimes its a few minutes of bumps in an otherwise smooth flight, reminding you that the metal tube you are in is still 35,000 feet above the earth. Occasionally it’s a rough ride for a significant duration that has you making a mental checklist to kiss your…
I was digging around in my freezer this morning looking for frozen fruit. I wanted to make a smoothie to drink on my way to the airport. As I rummaged through the bottom freezer bin I thought “there has to be a better way to deal with this mess”. I remembered a gem I found on the…
I’m a big fan of easy recipes that I can whip up quickly and eat from for 2-3 days without getting tired of them. Mexican Casserole has been a favorite of mine since preschool (when I called it “Donnie’s Casserole” as it first made it’s appearance at our house via the mother of the little boy who was…
I flew through Seattle yesterday on an American Airlines from Dallas-Fort Worth so that I could connect to a regional connection on Alaska Airline/Horizon Air. As I listened to the conversation of a couple of other elite-level travelers in first class who were grumbling about the lack of an Admirals Club in Seattle, I was able to remind them…
American Airlines just launched nonstop service to Hong Kong and Shanghai from Dallas-Fort Worth. These new routes open up more options to access Asia on OneWorld from the US. In celebration of those routes, American is offering bonus miles for anyone booking and flying round-trips on those flights between June 24 and December 6, 2014. Also included is the…