Everyone should know by now that IHG ( the Holiday Inn chain) are managing many of the Army temporary quarters facilities (Army vernacular for a hotel). We wrote about it a couple of years ago and the number of these hotels of posts has slowly, but steadily, grown to 39. IHG is a great hotel…
The wife and I took the long Columbus Day weekend to do a mileage run on Alaska Airlines, but with some quick stops along the way. We were taking advantage of some great fares on AS due to their starting service from BWI on 2 Sep. We flew BWI-SEA-ANC (36 hr. break) -SEA-LAS (24 hr….
I don’t usually write about promotions, but this one is very nice and I see no one else writing about it on Boarding Area (maybe they weren’t targeted). Got a nice email a few hours ago from United. They sent a promo to get double your UA miles (up to 50,000) and double your Marriott points…
This is a guest post from one of our enthusiastic readers – I think he is a badass spec ops guy or something, because he will only let me publish his first name, Brian; no other identifiers. Anyways, the JTR, or Joint Travel Regulations, goes over official military policies for reimbursing military travel expenses and…
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…
Just to pick on my young co-author, Andy, for a minute. I asked Andy about AFRC and he just said “what’s that”? I was shocked as I thought every Service Member knew about the Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRC) and what a great deal they were. Shows what happens when you assume. My family and…
While much is written on getting airline points, hotel points can be just as valuable to you and your wallet. Honestly, I think more is written about airline points just because they are easier to get. they have better CC deals, you get a bunch every time you fly, etc., but think of it in…
I just found this infographic on Hotel Rewards Programs on the blog site Travel Is Free, one of my favorite blog sites that I read. We haven’t done many posts on Hotel Programs, but we’re hoping to change that soon. Anyways, enjoy: Best Hotel Rewards Program – An infographic by Drew and Caroline at…
