It’s that time of year for our annual list of Veterans’ Day deals. Hope you have the chance to get a free meal or a great discount. Here is this year’s list: Red Robin: They get first mention because they emailed me directly to tout their deal for us. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews…
We are celebrating Veterans’ Day week by extending all of you a generous offer from our reader, Dave. He has five (5) Regional Premier Upgrades (RPUs) and six (6) Global Premier Upgrades (GPUs) on United that expire 31 Jan. 2017 that he would like to give away to a deserving military member or their family! …
You definitely will not lack for good food in Costa Rica! Like many cultures, the one traditional joy you can bring is serving good food. Of course, the setting for that food matters almost as much as the taste. We dined at the veranda of the hotel with steak as good as you could find…
I had a Marriott Free Night Certificate ready to expire so choosing that chain to get a hotel in for our first visit to San Jose, Costa Rica was a given. Plus, as a Platinum, I wanted to get the benefits of status. They have properties all over Costa Rica, and while the properties on…
Costa Rica has been on the wife and I’s list of places to visit for a while, but Alaska Airlines starting service there sealed the deal to go this year. Why? Because of the fabulous Companion Certificate that comes with the BoA Alaska Credit Card. BTW, we don’t hawk credit cards so see one of…
This is an optimal time of year to use a trick that will get you status for all of next year with very little effort on your part. I am also going to go over some synergies that are out there to maximize your elite statuses (stati?). In general, a rival airline or hotel will try…
I have a few photos from my windshield tour of Djibouti. I actually just got an email from a reader who is passing through JIB in order to collect another country on his list. I’ll give you the same hotel recommendation that I gave him. See below. This is the Kempinski Hotel and the only…
As some of you know from my post last year, I have troops deployed to Djibouti and go out there to visit them about once a year. Last year I flew Turkish Airlines to get there and had good flights on them from FRA-IST-JIB (Djibouti). And I really enjoyed the Turkish lounge in Istanbul which…
Finally had the chance to try out the newest lounge at Dulles Airport (IAD), the Turkish Airlines Lounge. I previously wrote about the lounge in Istanbul and think it is one of the best lounges I have ever been inside. That lounge has two massive floors along with an amusement area, movie area, and many…
I was checking out some military-specific travel apps over the weekend, and there are some pretty cool and useful ones out there. I have an iPhone 5, so in this article I’ll be highlighting ones available in the Apple app store, but at some point I’ll highlight Android apps. Some are available on both platforms,…
