2018. Well, it sure wasn’t boring. As most of you know, I like to close the MileNerd year with some of the thoughts that are kicking around in my brain. Usually, it’s pretty easy to do… This year is a little different. There’s just so much to say. For many reasons. And with no possibility of wrapping it up in …
Hotel Upgrades Without Status
I realize communicating with other humans is a challenge these days… Why look anyone in the eye and befriend them when we can join a gawky parade of miserable zombies hypnotized by our pocket computers? Why form deep connections when we can reach new levels of social awkwardness each year? But, in my experience, zombies aren’t the ones getting regular …
Avios Website – New Levels Of Clown
Dear British Airways: You were fine for approximately 98 seconds, but your website is in full-on garbage mode again. Why are you this way? I believed all of my readers who reached out lately, but just experienced this debacle for myself. And, man, it’s ridiculous… For 3 straight days, I tried to make Avios bookings. Selected my flights, entered personal …
Thoughts
Yesterday, I received a bunch of similar-sounding questions from (what seemed like) newbie readers. They asked my opinion on a subject I’ve spent many hours discussing through the years. Something I’ve never been subtle about. I guess it’s been a while since I dedicated a post to the topic, though. So, for the newbies, here it is for maybe the …
Expiration Issues
I’ve obviously been a huge fan of AwardWallet for a long time. But it might be time to change my opinion. I first heard from reader Mark (who has issues with Southwest costing him 50,000 points). And then I heard from others who believe AwardWallet dropped the ball recently. Maybe it’s a strange coincidence? Maybe not. As far as I …