We have a generous donor named Bill, who is giving away 4 United Global Premier Upgrades (GPUs) which are expiring 31 Jan. He would like these to go to military personnel traveling this month. The tricky part about using UA GPUs is that they need to be for W class fares or higher. GPUs: These…
My friend Ed Pizzarello of Pizza in Motion fame, hosts a podcast called Miles to Go. On his show he often laments/ humblebrags that he has never been to Hawaii. I almost think that people on his show are so amazed by that fact that he takes it as a point of pride to have…
All Veterans’ Days are special, but this one commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of the War to End All Wars – which unfortunately didn’t. First called Armistice Day, it was changed to the more familiar name of Veterans’ Day. Many establishments want to recognize the selfless service and sacrifice that was made ,…
Most people think of the best places to vacation in Italy as the famous cities of Florence, Venice, or Rome. However, let me pass along to you a second-class city that rates as a first-rate destination that you might find more enjoyable than all those famous destinations. Located in the Tuscany region, it is in…
Moxy is one of the 30 brands of the new Marriott/ Starwood family. It was invented a few years ago to appeal tot he Millennial generation, but you may find it to your liking even if you are over 30. We used it to stay cheaply in New Orleans while helping our daughter move after graduating…
Just received an email a couple of hours ago from Chase: So 5,000 miles is not huge and is basically one extra point per dollar. The UA Club Card already give 1.5 UA miles/ dollar so getting 2.5/ dollar is not a bad every day spend deal. UA miles are valued at about 1.7 cents…
My wife and I went on vacation to Lucca, Italy in May. Being typical frequent flyer junkies, we went there by the roundabout route of IAD-FRA on UA Economy and them FRA-IST(Istanbul)-PSA (Pisa) on Turkish Business Class. I wanted to have my wife experience the Turkish Lounge in Istanbul which I think is one of…
United has come out with their annual promotion. In the past, they offered bonus award miles if you flew a certain number of miles in a short period. The requirement was tailored to a MileagePlus member’s relative amount of travel. Those with little travel being required to travel only a little, but also getting only…
Here is a post from a guest blogger, Michael, on a Soldier’s tips for fitness 5 Fitness Tips from an Army Soldier to Stay Fit and Healthy Traveling can teach you a lot of things. And if there’s someone whom you would always see during your travels, they are the army soldiers. Apparently, they travel…
Folks, here is another fitness post from our guest blogger Ryan of Ryan Fitness Goals Ahh, the sun is shining and you’re sitting on a beach with a cocktail in hand. Life couldn’t get better, right? Suddenly, you feel dizzy and start feeling a lack of energy and focus so you run back to your…
