United Status Match Challenge: Going for Premier 1K
At the beginning of this year, I thought United elite status was in my cards, but not United 1K. Since…
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Bad Behavior Inflight is Increasing, Free Elite Status & More
Highlights & headlines from around the web: Do we need more passenger shaming? According to a recent IATA study there’s…
Free Small Luxury Hotels of the World Status for Select Cardholders
Via Extreme Hotel Deals, American Express, MasterCard, and Diners Club credit card holders can get free Loved status with Small…
Women Causes ‘Riot’ Over Missing Airline Meal, Delta Eliminates Fee & More
Highlights and headlines from around the web: An Air New Zealand passenger was met by police in Shanghai when her…
Final Days to Request United Status Match Challenge & Unexpected Problems
If you are interested in using your current airline status to request a United status match challenge, requests must be…
Double Elite Qualifying Nights + 2,000 Bonus Points Per Night
Get up to 10 bonus Elite Qualifying Nights towards Club Carlson status and 2,000 bonus Gold Points per booking with…
Is Squatting Better Airplane Seats Becoming a Thing?
Airplane etiquette isn’t quite like pornography. Apparently people don’t always know the right thing to do when they see it. So I…
Update on 2014 Elite Status Strategy
Last year I foolishly was going for status on three airlines. Since none of my travel is for work, this…
What To Do When Your SPG Stay Credit Doesn’t Post
It’s that time of year again when I’m assessing how many mattress runs I need to do to keep my…
Starwood Guaranteed Room Availability at a Sold Out Hotel & Why You Should Still Keep Checking
I’ve started to plan for my Sicily trip later this month and nailing down hotel rooms was one of the…
How Do Your Travel Habits Impact Your Children?
I came across an old comic from the early days of Heels First Travel and thought it appropriate for a…
2013: Full of Unexpected Adventure
When I started the year in the Ambassador Suite at the Park Hyatt DC (on a mistake rate of course!)…
