Air Canada Standby Shenanigans
Well... yesterday was quite the interesting day of air travel for me. I flew out from Calgary early in the morning, with a full day [...]
Southwest Stole From Me… No LUV
I'm normally a pretty big fan of Southwest... with their often reasonable prices, two free checked bags (for ski trips), flexible tickets, and I have [...]
My Alaska MVP Gold 75K Requalification Plans
Last year I status matched to Alaska MVP Gold 75K. I think it's a great program to have miles in, and also a great program [...]
How to Plan Crazy, Cheap Trips
2 Trips. 6+ Bookings. 11+ Countries. 16+ Flights. Only $1,040.93. And Points. And I'll be earning over 23,000 points across 3 programs. Trip 1. [...]
Hacking Inflight Wifi
I was traveling with mjm wired on a trip recently, and we were paying around with our phones on the flight. He told me to [...]
New Frontier Award Redemption Fee
Frontier Airlines just sent out an email announcing a new award redemption fee that will go into effect for al flights booked on or after [...]
Be Your Own Advocate
Be Your Own Advocate 5 Weeks in Asia: Costs A Quick Trip Out of FRA Money Problems in Beijing 72 Hour Visa Free Transit of [...]
Salvaging Money and Points from a Cancelled Trip: Flights
I never cancel trips… so I’ll book things that are non-refundable on occasion, since the savings usually end up being worth it to me. Well, [...]
Unlock Hidden Flying Blue Award Availability
Over the past couple of weeks I have been spending a little bit of time playing around with Flying Blue awards to Europe for this [...]
Favorite Apps for Tracking Previous Flights
I really like tracking all of the places I've been. I do it online and with a magnetic map hanging up in my office. Even more than [...]