Raising Amtrak
As I get ready for another trip on Amtrak’s Acela to Philadelphia tomorrow, I can’t help but wonder what ails Amtrak and why it seems…
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Hurricanes and Airline Travel
As expected, hurricanes disrupt air travel (Duh! as my son would say). With Irene approaching this weekend, I wanted to send this out all my…
Friends are Priceless, for everything else there is Mastercard!
I had blogged earlier about how much I loved my Chase OnePass Plus card for its perpetual double miles promotions and 10K bonus miles for…
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CapitalOne Venture Card vs. Airline Cards
A reader of our blog, Andy, asked me what I thought about the CapitalOne Venture Card. It is well advertised on TV that it earn…
New York Times advocates hidden city ticketing!
In a recent article in New York Times, Nate Silver has advocated hidden city ticketing as a way to beat high airfares. Hidden city ticketing…
Is Priority Club Pointsbreak coming to an end?
Priority Club Pointsbreak is arguably one of the best hotel award promotions. One can redeem reward nights at various Priority Club (PC) properties throughout the…
My Amtrak trip – Trains are transportation too
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to travel between Washington DC Union Station (WAS) and Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station (PHL) on Amtrak. Back in…
Rebtel – Killer App for Global calling
I am a fanatic when it comes to being able to keep in touch with my family when I travel. I also have business interests…
Interesting Airport Codes
Flying with Fish recently had a very interesting article on airport codes. He shared some very interesting airport codes from CIA to SUX. Airport codes…
The iPad – my personal IFE
I am writing this post sitting in flight UA220 from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington Dulles (IAD) and am writing this using the WordPress App…
