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Identity Theft on the Rise Amongst Military

Scott Higgins and Roy Asfar from Veterans Advantage sent me an article they wrote for Business Week recently and I wanted to share it with all of you even though it isn’t strictly travel related.  Here is a quote that I liked from the article: “According to a Federal Trade Commission consumer study released in…

Today Only – 30% Off CVS for Vet Adv Members

If you signed up for Veterans Advantage, there is a great deal at CVS, but it is today, 11 Dec. only.  Act now for a great discount.  Remember this is only for the CVS “house brand” items. SPECIAL LIMITED-TIME COMBINABLE OFFER: Good Through TODAY, Wednesday, December 11. Veterans Advantage Members Get 10% OFF for CVS…

TSA Pre-Check Update

Hat tip to Travelblawg, who let us know that as of December 20th, 2013, the TSA will allow all active duty, reserve, and national guard military personnel will have access to TSA Precheck lanes at the over 100 airports which currently offer it. Until then, unless you already have TSA Precheck, only 10 current airports support this….

A Contest for All Those Hawaiian Airlines Fans Out There

I don’t normally blog about airline promotions, but considering how many military member s are stationed (or retired) there, they may use HA as their FF program and get something out of this.  Here is the link to their promotion which will give you a shot at 100,000 HA miles and another drawing for 5…

Donate to USO and Earn 15 AA miles/ $1

American Airlines is helping the USO out with a promotion they offer most years around Veterans’ Day.  For each dollar donated to the USO, American will give you 15 AAdvantage miles, with a $25 minimum.  This is pretty good payback for a tax deductible donation to a great charity.  See the details here.  The promotion lasts until 15…

Tons of Veterans Day Discounts

As an annual tradition, I post up all the Veterans Day discounts available to all of you out there.  This year, I thought I would post several links to give you quite the variety to choose from: First up is www.militarybenefits.info Next we have a new blog (at least to me) MilitaryWivesSaving And finally, of course,…