My friend Charlie write the Running with Miles blog here on Boarding Area. He has been very successful with that blog in the last couple of years, but is always trying to do more. I know some crazy runners out there, but he has come up with a plan for running and frequent flyer miles…
Courtesy of reader, Robert, we have this new tip. Service Members in uniform and those with orders when in civvies, can access any American Admirals Club. I knew we could do this for US Airways back a few years ago, but hadn’t tried it on American. You may get different answers depending on the club,…
Disney announced a renewal of their popular Armed Forces Salute Program that will run 1 OCT 12 through 28 SEP 13 28 SEP 14 through 3 OCT 15. This program gives a significant discount to all military members, including Guard, Reserve, retired, and spouses. Tickets are about 50% off and a discount of 30-40% is available on rooms at their resorts. There is even a discount rate for Disney cruises. The details can be viewed at Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Steve Bell’s website http://www.militarydisneytips.com/. Note that the program has changed slightly, such as only allowing six tickets – not 12, and blackout dates. So if you have used it in the past, you better check it out before assuming anything. Here are the details: Disney Theme Ticket Discounts for Military Members Walt Disney World…
One of our readers, Brian, told you last fall about new rules meant to save the Government money by reducing the amount of per diem for long term stay (over 30 days). Here is the text below for the new rules that took effect 1 Nov 14. Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY…
This post is going to describe one of the key linkages between travel and taxes for the military, namely how military Reservists can deduct most of their travels even while earning all those miles. The tax deduction for military Reservists is one of the IRS’ top ten deductions most commonly not taken. It is a…
You would think that after all the brouhaha several years ago concerning baggage fees for military members traveling on orders that all the airlines adopted the same rules. However, I have found that is not true particularly for dependents and personal travel. Let’s take a look at what American, and now US Air, have for…
Signed up for a $300 bump voucher last Saturday due to “weight and balance issues”. Ultimately, the pilot decided he could still take off with my fat ass on the plane, so I got nothing. Still worth signing up for – you never know! Here’s what we said about the subject in 2011: If an…
When AR 670-1 was published a year ago, it created a lot of controversy. Most controversy focused on tattoos and women’s hairstyles, but there was another change in that air travel in ACUs was no longer authorized. You could wear your Army Service Uniform (our Blues) if you wanted, but who wants to travel in…
We’ve been writing this blog for about three and a half years now. Realizing that many of you have not been reading us that long, I thought I would dredge up some of our older posts that are still timely. Hope you enjoy! Most military members are aware of at least some of the military-run…
There are many ways to save on rental cars, and many, many blog posts on how to save money when renting cars. There are many valid methods out there, but this is the way I save the most money. First off, I applied and was approved for the Discover It card. I did this…
