Just a quick reminder for any Chase Freedom cardholders out there: Starting today (September 15, 2012), you can register for this quarter’s bonus categories, which includes hotels. Visit https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/Activate.aspx to activate next quarter’s promotion.
It’s summer, which means time for traveling. I’ll be visiting 15 countries over four months. Scores of flights on almost as many carriers, night trains in several countries, ferrys, hitchhiking, and camel rides all mean that there will be plenty to share when I return in the fall. Success stories, my commentary on exclusive terminals, an…
Just a quick reminder for any Chase Freedom cardholders out there: Starting today (June 15, 2012), you can register for this quarter’s bonus categories, which includes restaurants. Visit https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/Activate.aspx to activate next quarter’s promotion.
It might be wise to think twice about checking a bag when traveling through JFK. According to a recent CBS News story out of New York, more than 200 bags are stolen by airport workers every day at New York’s JFK airport. Law enforcement sources told Kramer that thefts at the airport have increased at…
I’m pretty sure that there are no four-legged friends reading this blog, but for those of you who like to travel with your pets and have heard horror stories about kittens freezing to death, there is an alternative to checking your pets as cargo on a commercial flight. Pet Airways specializes in pet transport, offering…
Connecting between airports can get expensive quickly. I always assumed that you had to pay for your own ground transportation if you booked a flight that required an airport transfer. While researching this issue for a friend a few days ago, I found that this is not the case on Delta for some international itineraries connecting…
The internet has been rife with speculation regarding an alleged leaked memo from Delta about changes…BIG changes…that are coming to SkyMiles in the next few months. If you want to read all the speculation, feel free to peruse the 117 (and counting) pages of posts on the FlyerTalk thread or the airliners.net thread. According to the…
If you’re looking to travel to Europe this summer, Air Canada currently has a sub-$600 fare from Newark to Dusseldorf. I’ve seen lower fares to Europe, but a fare this low during the peak travel season is a rare find. Details are on the FlyerTalk thread. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals/1329591-ac-ewr-ber-dus-596-june-july-august.html
There is a special place in my heart for airline April Fools Day jokes. By far, this year’s best joke came from WestJet. The headline: “WestJet introduces child-free cabins”. WestJet even took the time to produce a video to introduce their new “product”. http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/deals/promo-code/april-fools.shtml?sm_cid=sm-tw-af-ge-20120401&mrd=0
A few days ago, according to a Delta press release, FlyerTalk, and some other blogs, Delta introduced a product it is marketing as “Basic Economy”. This is a very restrictive coach fare that Delta is marketing between Detroit and Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Meyers, and Ft. Lauderdale. This fare is completely non-refundable, is non-changeable, and does…
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