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Sails in the Desert at Ayers Rock Resort Review Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is the monolithic rock formation at the red center of Australia. It is a place sacred to the aboriginal people who own the land in the Northern Territory. There is very little development any where … Read more
Alaska Elites have access to Qantas Lounges Starting today, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members with MVP Gold or Gold 75k status will have access to 13 Qantas operated International Business class lounges and 24 Australian Domestic Clubs when traveling on Qantas. I flew Qantas this past weekend and it would … Read more
Last week I stayed at the Park Hyatt Sydney for the second time. My first visit was just after Christmas. It is a fantastic hotel with amazing views of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. This trip I was traveling with my mom and wanted her to experience Sydney … Read more
T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Samsung Pay 20,000 Points Promo Samsung Pay is a contactless payment system that rewards you for each purchase you make using your phone. I use it a lot and wrote about it here. UPDATE As predicted, the promotion is now life. Visit https://tmobileoffer.samsungrewards.com/?affiliate_id=samsungpay to find out more. However … Read more
American Express is known for their network of airport lounges. From time to time Amex will also set up temporary lounges at or near events that they are sponsoring. Twice I have been to a floating lounge they set up in Seattle. I am currently in Sydney during the Vivid … Read more
Sometimes some levity is needed. Tonight Alaska Airlines very responsive social media team provided that for us. This post is frivolous but hopefully fun; please don’t read too much into it! Tomi Lahren, an alt-right political commentator, was having some problems with her flight from Spokane to Seattle today. She … Read more
Car2Go vs ReachNow vs Zipcar: Which car share is right for you? UPDATE: As of July, 2019, ReachNow has ceased operation. RIP ReachNow. In the very near future, we are going to see the first decline in car ownership in the US. In fact, in some large cities (like Seattle), … Read more
Flying with Prescription Medication A recent post by Free Travel Guys got me thinking about flying with prescription medication. I almost always travel with medication and have never thought twice about it. The gist of his post is that he was stopped by TSA Customs and Border Protection and harassed about … Read more
Marriott Port-Au-Prince I am currently on a mileage run that has me in Port-au-Prince Haiti for one night. There is currently one national chain hotel; the Marriott Port-Au-Prince. Opened in early 2015, the Marriott Port-Au-Prince is a joint venture between Marriott, the Clinton Foundation, and Digicel as a way to help the … Read more
Details of Paine Field Passenger Service Last week Alaska Airlines announced they would begin service out of Paine Field (PAE) located just north of Seattle in Everett. Currently the airport is utilized by Boeing. A new passenger terminal is to be built and operated by Propeller Airports. I have received … Read more
Introducing the Zipcar Commuter Plan UPDATE: ZIPCAR has discontinued their Commute Plan. This is no longer available. Zipcar, the car sharing company, is introducing a new monthly subscription that gives members exclusive use of a car during the work week. Known as the Zipcar Commuter Plan, for $199/month plus $0.45/mile … Read more
Alaska Airlines Service at Paine Field in 2018 There has been talk about creating a second Seattle area passenger airport for quite some time. The two logical locations are Boeing Field (King County International Airport) and Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport, north of Seattle). For a while there was talk of … Read more
San Juan Puerto Rico Airport Lounge There is all of one, yes one, San Juan Puerto Rico Airport lounge. Appropriately it is named The Lounge but also is referred to as the Avianca VIP Lounge. Don’t try to figure it out. It is run by the Global Lounge Network and … Read more
El San Juan Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton UPDATE: Apparently the El San Juan is now a Fairmont property. Back in November I booked three nights at El San Juan Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton in Puerto Rico when they ran a sale for $99 a night (+ tax and fees) … Read more
JetBlue Mint I received a ton of JetBlue points through their points match promotion last summer (in addition to signing up for one of their credit cards). I wanted to try out the JetBlue Mint product (their premium class product). With an upcoming stay in Puerto Rico, I decided to get … Read more