Dolphin Baby Shower: Fast Access to the Shedd Aquarium
I love good aquariums, I love dolphins even more. When I discovered this weekend that the Shedd Aquarium were doing special viewings of…
Elite Status
Go for the Gold (Status) on US Airways or Just Buy It?
Lately I’ve been thinking of switching carriers. Last year I stretched myself to requalify for United 1K status, including a…
Big Wins and Lots of Shrieking at the StarMegaDo4 Launch Party
Jeanne and I landed at Dulles from our CLT-EWR-HNL-PHX-IAD mileage run at 4:30PM, with just enough time to cab back to…
Better FTD mileage offer
Last week I did a round up of the best mileage deals for Mother’s Day. FTD has come out with a…
Figuring out United Waitlist Ranking
Jeanne and I have an upcoming CLT-EWR-HNL-PHX-IAD-CLT mileage run. For the 10 hour segment on United we secured bulkhead seats in…
Star Gold Trick for US Air Seats
I wind up flying US Airways for most of my short haul flights and crediting the miles to United to…
Ask for the Orange Tag
A few weeks ago I was checking in at a (First Class) kiosk for my US Airways flight. As the attendant was putting the baggage…
Using Wine Clubs as Elite Status
I love good wine. I also agree that wine clubs are overrated, but sometimes I find them a great means…
I’m a Bad Friend or Deciding Who Gets the Upgrade
So you might remember a few days ago I was sweating whether I should have burned my regional upgrades for…
Burning United Regional Upgrade Certs
Jeanne and I are headed out to Napa soon to celebrate her birthday. At least, that’s the excuse we’re now…
Intercontinental Grand Stanford for Valentine’s Day
This year has been a low-key Valentine’s Day, but last year I spent a week in Hong Kong over the holiday. It…
The Walt Disney Swan
I’ve always enjoyed theme parks so when Jeanne was interested in taking a mileage run somewhere to make Gold, I…
