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
How to Transfer World of Hyatt Points With the transition from Hyatt Gold Passport to World of Hyatt, the process for transferring points from one account to another became a bit easier. Here is how to transfer World of Hyatt points from one member account to another. Transferring Hyatt points … Read more
Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare Today Alaska Airlines is announcing a new benefit to their Bank of America partner Visa card for customers signing up for the card in May and June. The Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare, which is usually $99 plus taxes, will be lowered to $0 plus taxes. … Read more
Travel to Europe with Alaska Airlines Miles I am a fan of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program. It helps that I live in Seattle (Alaska’s base). 95% of my domestic flights are on Alaska. Many other miles folks agree that Alaska is one of (if not the) best airline loyalty program. With … Read more
Samsung Rewards with Samsung Pay Update: Be careful when redeeming Samsung Rewards points for a Reward card. I exchanged 10,000 Samsung Rewards points for a $50 prepaid Visa card on November 9, 2017. They added the $50 to a card that expired on December 31, 2017. That gave me less … Read more