Today Amex released an update to one of their more popular travel rewards credit card. Seven of the thirteen newest articles on BoardingArea (a site that hosts a number of travel bloggers) were posts about the card. Other bloggers are highlighting the new card. Twitter is aflutter with tweets about Amex. … Read more
I conducted a very unofficial survey on the most popular airplane seats for domestic (US) flights when traveling in economy. I suggested survey participants imagined a 737 seat layout (narrow body, single aisle). I received 52 responses (thank you!) from readers of SingleFlyer, FlyerTalk, Reddit and my followers on Twitter. The … Read more
In what should come as no surprise to anyone that is a member, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan rated best Rewards Program in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 ranking. Highlights of why Alaska won top honors were the number of airline partners (15), number of retail and hotel partners, and flexible … Read more
When flying domestic economy in the US, which seat and row do you prefer? Are you a window or aisle person? Front or back of the plane? Seat preference seems to elicit strong opinions. Many times I have heard someone, when asked to move seats, say they HAVE to have … Read more
I am a huge Apple guy. I have a MacBook, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, etc. I worked for Apple for a short time in 2008 (but do not any more… I have no inside scoop, sorry). iPads also have been a staple (pun) in my manufactured spend and resale game for … Read more
As I sit in my condo listening to the Blue Angels buzz by, I have a confession to make. I feel like a bit of a fraud. See, I write a blog about how much I love to travel. And in it do trip reports that often take place on airplanes. … Read more