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Flying down to Florida the other day, 2 notable events occurred: 1) Somewhere over North Carolina I hit Platinum status on Continental for the first time ever. Yay me. 2) I was upgraded, but my wife (nor my children) was not. When I saw the upgrade go through, I told Susan that she could...A Classically Sucky Orb...
This is a pretty dead week in terms of news, so I figured I’d pull out some lighter stories. One of our Cranky Concierge clients, let’s call him George Bailey, had an almost comically-terrible interaction with Orbitz customer service, and I thought I’d show it here....
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Filed under: Climbing , History , Africa , Asia , Europe , North America , Oceania , South America , Antarctica , News 15 year old mountaineer Jordan Romero has completed his quest to climb the Seven Summits , the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents, and in the process...Get Double Southwest Ra...
Southwest is offering double Rapid Rewards points on all flights into or out of Boston, Manchester, Providence, Orlando, Newark and LaGuardia between January 4 and February 15th. Register here . The bonuses don’t count toward Elite qualification or Companion Pass. You’ll get...Get a 30% Points Refund...
Hilton Hhonors is offering a 30% refund on the points you use when you book a Points and Money award stay before January 31st and complete your trip by June 30th. You must register here . Hilton is also offering this deal on their ridiculously priced “premium room awards” and...Watch the many personal...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Asia , Laos , Video , Budget Travel , Internet Tools This time-lapsed video by Piotr Wancerz allows viewers to see the different personalities of Laos in South East Asia as well as the different events that occur in the country from morning to...Virgin America Still Ha...
If you’ve flown Virgin America any time since October, there’s a good chance that your experience has been sub-par. No, it has nothing to do with the onboard product but rather the fragile technology infrastructure, which is still suffering after a reservations system change...Video: San Francisco sk...
Filed under: Learning , North America , United States , Video The San Francisco sky is one that I particularly enjoy. There’s something about the ratio of gray clouds to blue skies that works for me in regard to the Bay Area (and that’s why, perhaps, I’ll be spending...