Starwood is offering 500 free Starpoints for opting in to email communications. Step 1 – Go to www.spg.com/optin Step 2– login to your Starwood account Step 3 – give them your email address (I set up a spam one I never check) and opt in to some newsletters You’re close to becoming an SPG insider…
The airport train that a lot of people won’t be able to use
When Salt Lake City was chosen to host the 2002 Winter Olympics, one of the exciting aspects was the upgrade to Utah’s transportation system. There were new highways and a light rail system called TRAX. Since the Olympics, lots of money has been poured into the extension of TRAX and the creation of a commuter…
Ensure safe and secure delivery of your checked bag
Reading in the December issue of Forbes, they recommend a foolproof way to make sure your checked bag arrives safe and secure that is apparently used by professional photographers all the time. Put a starter pistol in your checked bag and declare it as a firearm at check-in. Starter pistols are non-lethal guns that use…
Mistaking Margherita for a Margarita
Utah is a pretty conservative state overall and that filters down to places of employment. It is common to have company travel policies prohibiting the reimbursement of alcoholic beverages. Personally this isn’t an issue as I don’t drink alcohol, but it does lend itself to some comedic moments. I recently took a trip to London…
Free Hilton Gold status is still alive
UPDATE 6/1/2013 – the deal is now over. It is still possible to get instant Hilton Gold status through the following method. I tested it this morning and it is still alive. The terms say you must be a Visa Infinite cardholder and the offer expires May 31, 2013. 1.Log in to your account (or…
My small low minimum spend churn
I’ve been cutting up cards right and left as I reevaluate all the money that was heading out for annual fees. I’ve even stopped putting my normal spend on credit cards and have gone to cash / debit card instead. I know it sounds counter intuitive to pass up on all these miles, but frankly…
500 Free Virgin America Airlines Elevate points
Virgin America is giving away 500 free Elevate points for liking them on Facebook and entering a contest to win two coach tickets on Singapore Airlines. The free giveaway is celebrating the partnership between Virgin America and Singapore Airlines. Points will post within six weeks.
A chance to travel to Sweden
Each and everyone one of us usually has ancestors that came from another country. As an American traveling, I’m become appreciative of the different cultures, different landscapes, and different food varieties that are offered. Having ancestors that came from Sweden, I’m especially curious as to how they lived and struggled trying to survive back then.…
United Airlines send Phoenix bound dog to Ireland
A dog being sent from Newark to Phoenix ended up being mistakenly routed instead to Ireland on United Airlines. After spending over $600 for the crate and ticket, the owner was quite upset by the mistaken routing. “Somebody called me and told me that there was something wrong with the dog, and that the dog…
When manufactured spend backfires
Several years ago at another company, I overheard a co-worker of mine lamenting to our travel agent that she didn’t have the credit score to get a credit card and wasn’t sure how she was going to pay for an upcoming business trip. At the time, I had some cards with some pretty sizable annual…
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