A funny show to binge this summer is “The Detour”. The first season premiered this past spring on TBS. The show is about the adventures and mishaps that take place on a family vacation road trip from Syracuse to Florida. However, do not watch it if you are easily offended. I watched it on Amazon. […]
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Teenage Stowaway Found on Flight to Dubai
Teenage Stowaway Found on Flight to Dubai […]
Marriott Rewards Wins 2016 Freddie Award For Best Hotel Program Plus 2 More Awards
The Freddie awards have been around since 1988 and were started by InsideFlyer magazine’s Randy Petersen. The awards are named in honor of Sir Freddie Laker in honor of his accomplishments in marketing travel during the 1970s. The Freddie awards have become the most prestigious member-generated awards in the travel loyalty industry. This […]
Southwest Voted Best Airline Program Of The Year And Best Customer Service At The 2016 Freddie Awards
The Freddie awards have been around since 1988 and were started by InsideFlyer magazine’s Randy Petersen. The awards are named in honor of Sir Freddie Laker in honor of his accomplishments in marketing travel during the 1970s. The Freddie awards have become the most prestigious member-generated awards in the travel loyalty industry. This year, 2016, […]
2016 Annual Freddie Awards Results
The Freddie awards have been around since 1988 and were started by InsideFlyer magazine’s Randy Petersen. The awards are named in honor of Sir Freddie Laker in honor of his accomplishments in marketing travel during the 1970s. The Freddie awards have become the most prestigious member-generated awards in the travel loyalty industry. The awards event […]
JetBlue JFK Terminal 5 Now Has Napping Pods
If you fly JetBlue out of JFK (we often do) there are now napping pods at JetBlue’s Terminal 5. These new MetroNaps Energy Pods offer people complimentary 20-minute “JetNaps” on a first-come, first served basis. The pods have visors for privacy and soothing music piped in through built-in speakers. The pods also have storage bins […]
We Will Be Seeing More Pet Relief Areas At Airports
Just recently, a new pet relief area opened at JFK. This special bathroom just for animals has a fire hydrant and a patch of artificial turf for the pets to do their business. There are more pet bathrooms being installed at other airports around the country. In fact, there is currently a federal regulation that […]
Positive Changes To The Virgin America Elevate Program
Note-because of the merger with Alaska Airlines, the Virgin America Elevate Program will end on January 1, 2018 On the heels of the news of the acquisition of Virgin American by Alaska Airlines, Virgin America is introducing some changes to its rewards program, Virgin America Elevate. Bonus […]
There Are Even Podcasts About Points And Miles
JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN is a weekly podcast in which John Hodgman, listens to real life disputes on silly issues and then tells the disputants who is right and who is wrong. In this podcast, Baggage Claims, Ty files suit against her partner Zach. Zach is obsessed with earning and using points and miles and is constantly […]
April 9th Email From Marriott About The Merger
Shareholder approval for the merger happened yesterday. Today, Marriott sent the below email about the upcoming merger… “We’re excited to announce that we’ve secured shareholder approval for Marriott International to join together with Starwood Hotels & Resorts—a significant milestone towards creating the world’s largest lodging company and strongest loyalty program in the industry. Since we […]