A tale as old as time…common as sarcasm on the internet…regular as the guy who eats prunes for lunch every day…here are today’s sales for JetBlue and Southwest. Sure, maybe I’ll never own my dream home with a white picket fence as big and bright as Nancy Kerrigan’s teeth. But I sure as hell will accomplish my other lifelong goal…looking …
Creative Thinking
It’s tough to get a hotel room for the Super Bowl. Obvious statement, right? So when you see articles like this and then listings like that…it’s not a coincidence. I think the connection is pretty clear. You’ll find similar stuff at New Year’s Eve in Times Square, big college football rivalry weekends, Sundance, etc. Most people don’t have an obsessive …
Monday Triple
Time to catch up with updates (on something other than Tom Brady’s hand). Thanks to reader Charles for sending these… Nice offer from Avis here. It’s worth 6,000 Virgin Atlantic miles for a rental of 2 or more days. Not bad at all. But it isn’t as good as the recent 5,500 United mile offer some of you got from …
New Hilton Links
The 4 new Hilton cards from American Express are available. Quick summary of each: Hilton Aspire – 100,000 points for spending $4,000 Big ass $450 annual fee Diamond status Free weekend night every year $250 annual resort credit and $250 annual airline credit Hilton Ascend – 100,000 points for spending $3,000 $95 annual fee Gold status Hilton Business – 100,000 …
Turo Car Rentals
As I’ve mentioned 237 times, I’m a National fan for car rentals. Armed with executive status and my corporate code, I’m very content there. But…it seems the door to my heart is slightly ajar to new loves. I’m now also a fan of Turo (for those who don’t know, it’s basically the rental car version of Airbnb). Here’s my experience… …