My 35th birthday was last week, so I’ve come here, on the Military Frequent Flyer, to announce my candidacy for the Presidency of the United States!!! Just kidding! However, I figured at 35 years old, I am wise enough to give out some “things I’ve learned” advice. Some of this will be travel advice;…
Many bloggers and posters of frequent flyer programs love to go “woe is me” and implying that the airlines are screwing everyone by devaluing your hard earned miles. I think that nothing more is happening here than the laws of economics – yes, economics applies even to miles and points! Basic economics dictates that the…
We are all familiar with getting the military/ federal government rates at most hotels when traveling TDY. Did you know that most of the major chains will also give you those rates when you are on vacation with your family? You should check both ways, regular rates and Gov’t rates, as I have often found…
I recently dropped in to my neighborhood Citizen’s Bank to deposit a bunch of cash I had acquired from paying for group dinners with a points-earning credit card and collecting everyone’s cash. (My friends have gotten use to my “crazy” manufacturing spend techniques and don’t question it anymore). I was watching the slideshow they had…
This happened to me in my own Philly, as my wife and I were going downtown on a date. We were getting off the subway, and a young guy asked if I could break a $50 dollar bill, as they wouldn’t accept it for a subway token and he had to get home. He had…
COL Glenn alerted me to a blog post where a child on a plane had a severe peanut allergy, and anaphylaxed (stopped breathing) when a passenger 4 rows away had opened a bag of peanuts. He wanted my medical opinion on this case. I find her anaphylaxis from 4 rows away by smelling peanuts dubious,…
Most tour companies have a pitch for you to walk their beautiful sand beaches, tropical paradise, or see some ancient sites. Sounds enticing, right? So take a look at this pitch: “If your idea of a good time is driving through a Hezbollah rally and then going to get some sushi, Beirut is definitely the edgy Mediterranean…
For those of us who travel on Uncle Sam’s dime, we are at the mercy of the GSA’s bidding war for routes between commonly traveled cities. Known as GSA City Pairs, the lowest bidding airline gets all the Government traffic between the two cities. While you don’t have to take the GSA City Pair, you…
Andy and I were able to post every day for our two week “Featured” period on BoardingArea.com and we thank you for reading our little blog. The comments were great and we really appreciated those of you who support us as we just do this out of a sense of sharing with the community rather…
At the end of last year, I wrote a post about the best credit cards for military members. Since then, there have been a couple changes, so I thought I’d update the post. As before, I’m not taking into account signup bonuses, only benefits and category bonuses. Credit cards are the easiest and fastest…
