One of the irritating parts of this hobby is when points and miles don’t post like they were supposed to. For each promotion, I have to print off copies of all the registrations, terms and conditions and put them in a tickler file for later on. Unfortunately, I often have to come back to this…
The rise of Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad
The Economist magazine did a recent article about the emergence of Middle East carriers. It talks about how Dubai’s Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad are all ramping up capacity and expanding their airports to accommodate millions of passengers. All of this means good news for passengers as they are expanding capacity and pushing the limit…
The $35,000 hotel room
The Wall Street Journal writes about a $35,000 hotel room at the Four Seasons Hotel New York. For $35,000, you do receive butler service, almost free room service by from the hotel’s restaurants (including one by Joël Robuchon), and a waterfall. I stayed at a Marriott in Moscow once that included butler service. It was…
My trip to Hungary, Italy, and Kazakhstan Day 1
Day 1 Recently I took a school trip to both Hungary and Italy for the completion of my Executive MBA program. I decided to tack on a work trip to Kazakhstan at the tail end of it. In the days leading up to the trip, I thought that the trip was going to be cancelled…
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Thailand Trip Day 11 – home in first class
Thailand Trip Day 1 – flight cancellations Thailand Trip Day 2 Thailand Trip Day 3 Thailand Trip Day 4 Thailand Day 5 Island Hopper Excursion Thailand Day 6 – Rain Thailand Trip Day 7 – the local market Thailand Trip Day 8 Thailand Trip Day 9 – Jim Thompson shop, Temples, and Gulati Thailand Trip…
Thailand Trip Day 10 – A Chill Day and going to the movies
Thailand Trip Day 1 – flight cancellations Thailand Trip Day 2 Thailand Trip Day 3 Thailand Trip Day 4 Thailand Day 5 Island Hopper Excursion Thailand Day 6 – Rain Thailand Trip Day 7 – the local market Thailand Trip Day 8 Thailand Trip Day 9 – Jim Thompson shop, Temples, and Gulati Thailand Trip…
Quick exit from DFW Airport
A driver named Yasmine Villasana went a little too fast on her exit out of Dallas Fort Worth airport and jumped the toll booth like the General Lee. She apparently had been drinking.
The Chicago Flyertalk Seminar DO
On a whim, I went ahead and bought a ticket for the Flyertalk Chicago Seminar DO on October 16th and 17th. There are 437 registrants coming from all over the world for two days of seminars on getting better at our hobby of earning hotel points, airline miles, and rental car credits. I’ve been a…
Thailand Trip Day 9 – Jim Thompson shop, Temples, and Gulati
Thailand Trip Day 1 – flight cancellations Thailand Trip Day 2 Thailand Trip Day 3 Thailand Trip Day 4 Thailand Day 5 Island Hopper Excursion Thailand Day 6 – Rain Thailand Trip Day 7 – the local market Thailand Trip Day 8 Thailand Trip Day 9 – Jim Thompson shop, Temples, and Gulati Thailand Trip…
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