Author Archives for "Mike Friedman".
If you are one of the six or so remaining people who have not yet signed up for Uber, now’s your chance. Uber and American Airlines are teaming up to offer you two free rides. Use the link here, as… Continue Reading
It was only six or seven years ago, at the depths of the Great Recession, that Wall Street analysts were spending all of their time talking about MGM Resorts, one of the largest gaming companies. Only… Continue Reading
Panama-based carrier Copa Airlines is offering Double ConnectMiles for all flights from September 15-October 31 if you are willing to check out a couple of their new destinations. But hurry, because you’ll… Continue Reading
JetBlue is notorious for its “flash sales,” which come in email form and are only good for a few days. And while the sales are usually for revenue tickets, today’s will help out those… Continue Reading
The Joy of Reduced Expectations Almost all of the airlines and lodging companies have reported their results for the second quarter, and the trend shows an interesting change from the first quarter. At… Continue Reading
Want to start your day in Europe off with a free breakfast? Marriott and Visa have you covered. Over 250 hotels in Europe are participating in the promotion, which gives you free breakfast for two when… Continue Reading
As earning frequent flyer miles becomes increasingly unrelated to actually flying, I want to take a look at a couple of “opportunities” that United Airlines has in the market now to pick… Continue Reading
American Airlines hosted its quarterly investor conference call this morning and had a few interesting updates. As the title indicates, financial metrics are still negative, but the pace of the decline… Continue Reading
It had been a decade since I had flown Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, its premium cabin service, so I was looking forward to the experience. Upper Class (UC) had been created out of the realization that… Continue Reading
Delta Airlines announced its second quarter earnings today and updated us on its financial guidance. As usual, there were plenty of tidbits to pull out from their press release and conference call. The… Continue Reading
