Author: glenn

Free United Upgrades Up For Grabs to a Deserving Service Member or Veteran

Courtesy of reader Pete, he is donating 4 GPUs and 2 RPUs.  However, they expire at the end of this month, so you need a ticketed reservation to fly by 31 Jan.  He would like them to go to veterans or currently serving members of the military.  I don’t have any way to verify that,…

‘Tis the Season: Giving Away Four Alaska Lounge Passes

These are passes to the AS Lounges in LAX, PDX, SEA, or ANC and will expire 12/31.  If you are interested, reply to this post and I will draw random winners.

Hotel Review: DoubleTree Alana-Waikiki

After living in Honolulu for three years, my wife and I pretty much go back there once a year to catch up with friends and see what has changed.  Here , here and here are some past posts.  We do try and stay at a different property every time in order to try new things.  This time…

Lounge Review: The Club at BWI

I had reviewed this lounge in its previous version a few years ago when it was an Aspire lounge.  It was a pay for play lounge which obviously didn’t get enough customers and closed a couple of years ago.  Now it has been completely renovated and opened as The Club.  The Club is a rapidly…

Giving Away Delta Drink Coupons

Courtesy of one of our readers, and occasional contributor, Chuck.  Here are four Delta Have One On Us drink coupons.  They expire on 15 Dec, so make sure you are flying before then.  Same rules as before, simply reply to this post and I will randomly draw names and email the vouchers to those lucky…

Winners of My AS Upgrades

Well, Random.org has selected 4 winners out of the 25 people who replied to the post.  Congratulations to all the winners.  I have given them 2 weeks to find an eligible fare. If they can’t come up with one, I will redraw from the same list and give someone else the chance.

Giving Away Alaska Upgrades for Thanksgiving

I have four AS Gold Guest Upgrades that expire 12/31/17 and will give them away to people posting a reply to this post.  These upgrade certificates are actually more valuable than in the past because Alaska has reduced their F class from four rows to three on most flights.  They did this to install Premium…

Review: Flying Emirates Business Class

I have flown my fair share of business class, but Emirates exceeded all my expectations – no surprise if you have ever flown Emirates.  My first flight ever with Emirates was in 2002 and I was on a full Y fare and then upgrade into Business.  Only they didn’t tell me that I had been…

Free Meals for Veterans On or About Veterans’ Day

Here is our annual list of all the various free meals that veterans can get.  I wanted to get this out a few days in advance so you can plan for where you want to go for breakfast, lunch, or dinner – or all three!  Use this as an excuse to take a veteran to…

Veterans Day Deals Start Today with BOGO from Chipotle

Not sure why Chipotle picked 1700-closing on 7 Nov for their Veterans’ Day Deal, but it is here and you should take advantage of it.  Open to any military (active, guard or reserve), veterans, and even military spouses.  Buy one burrito, bowl, salad, or taco and get another one free.  I will generously offer to take…