I was supposed to be flying back from Tahiti on Air France this morning. Everyone had boarded the plane and we were awaiting our takeoff when the pilot announced over the intercom that we needed to get off the plane due to a fuel problem. They asked us to take all of our belongings with…
25,000 Skymiles retention offer
I applied for the Delta Skymiles Business Card last year due to the 25,000 Skymiles with 5,000 counting as MQMs after the first purchase as well as an additional 30,000 Skymiles with 15,000 counting as MQMs after $5,000 in purchases in 3 months. The annual fee was not waived. The year mark is up and…
Review of Moscow Marriott Tverskaya
The Moscow Marriott Tverskaya is in the mid range of expensive hotels in Moscow averaging about $300 a night. The location of this hotel is the biggest plus with it being on the main Tverskaya boulevard close to the Belarusskaya subway station for easy transport to Red Square and other sites. Also, the Aeroexpress airport…
Priority boarding on Alaska Airlines for wearing a tshirt
I’ve posted prior about Alaska Airlines offering $50 off flights for Utah residents and 20% off for flying to Salt Lake City during BYU Cougar home football games. The University of Utah Utes, BYU’s arch rival, have taken it even further. Alaska Airlines is offering 20% off to the Utah Utes home and away football…
Free $10 in Fandango credit
Receive $5 off a Fandango movie credit simply by going to this link. Enter in your birth date, name and email address, and then enter code CS8436 in all five slots. You will receive an email shortly with your promotional $5 code in Fandango credit. Click the button “enter more codes”, enter in CS8436 in…
Review of London Holiday Inn Camden Lock
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World Cup memories
I must admit that I got swept up in the 2014 World Cup. I was cheering for the United States even though I knew they had no realistic chance of advancing very far. When the United States advanced out of the so called “Group of Death” by defeating Ghana, I thought there was a slight…
Free items at 7-Eleven: Big Gulp today and Slurpee tomorrow
7-Eleven has had an app for quite a while and they’ve had a decent amount of free coupons from time to time. Recently, they’ve been offering a free item every single day through their app. Today you can get a free Big Gulp by showing your app and since it’s not tied to an account,…
$50 off Alaska Airlines flights for Utah residents
Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines have been sparring with each other for the last while as Delta increases their services via Seattle and cut benefits for Alaska MVP benefits. Alaska has responded by directly targeting the Salt Lake market. Last night I saw a commercial touting a $50 off flight credit for Utah residents who…
My experience with pickpocketing
The New York Times did a piece on tales of pickpocketers. It told the story of Wilfred Rose, a notorious pickpocketer, and some of the methods he used to steal money in New York City. Wilfred would pull wallets out by using both his middle finger and his forefinger to create homemade pliers. The story…
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