Reader Justin sent me a link to his site where he maintains a wealth of military travel resources and information. Check out his Travel Guide for Military Personnel and Families. Now I am not necessarily endorsing every thing that he links to, but I thought that I would take this chance to review several of…
Scott and company over at Veterans Advantage are not ones to rest on their laurels and are always looking to arrange yet another discount for members. The latest two improved deals are from Amtrak and Verizon. The first new item is a bonus on the discount for members riding on Amtrak: Veterans Advantage is a…
(there are referral links in this post – feel free to not use them if you don’t feel comfortable with them, but if you do, Thank you!) I was extremely excited when I received an email today that Lyft is coming to Philadelphia starting today, Friday the 30th! However, I was also a little skeptical,…
From Wikipedia: Game theory is the study of strategic decision making. Sounds like what we are all trying to do with the game of acquiring and redeeming miles & points. To me it is a game since there are rules for all to follow and everyone is just trying to use those rules to maximize…
Every January, I end up with UA upgrades that I couldn’t use. Some of them are from upgrades I applied for and then took the flight but didn’t get the upgrade and the instruments came back into my account. So let me see if any of our readers can use these. I have 2 RPUs…
I’ve had a couple requests for a follow up article on the best travel gear, so I figured I’d write it now. I have a couple of things that stayed the same, but also a couple new entrants. (of note, some of these are affiliate links. You don’t have to use them, but I…
Chip & PIN?! What’s the BG talking about now? Allow me to explain. The latest, more secure, credit cards come with an embedded chip similar to the one you have in your CAC cards. You insert this end into the credit card reader instead of swiping the magnetic strip. A PIN in used in lieu…
We all knew this was coming. The combining of frequent flyer accounts between legacy US Airways and American Airlines has taken longer than I thought it would. Hopefully, this means they have spent a lot of time ensuring that they get it right. They are targeting to combine during the second quarter of the year…
Gas prices have declined 40% this year, but you would never know it to look at airline prices even though fuel prices are their second highest expense (after labor). Alaska is the first airline to break the ice (yes, pun intended) and offer a great fare sale due to their lower costs. Here is the…
First off, when you sign up for a new Fedex account, you will see a box offering benefits for having an American Express Business Gold account. When you click on the “learn more” tab, these two offers pop up: 25k MR points for Amex Premier personal card and 50k MR points for the Amex Biz…
