Is Carlson on your list of potential hotel chains for your summer stays? It should be. Carlson’s winter and spring promotions were among the hotel industry’s most generous. The company’s… Continue Reading
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10,000 Bonus Gold Points or Free Stay On a Friday Night With Club Carlson
You will have a choice between a free stay on a Friday night or 10,000 bonus Gold Points for every two stays you complete between Saturday, July 1, 2017 and Saturday, September 30, 2017 by participating… Continue Reading
Pending Legislation Would Gut Airfare Transparency
For the great majority of today’s travelers, price trumps considerations of frequent-flyer miles. As it should. But price-shopping flights depends on consumers’ ability to compare all-in prices… Continue Reading
Pay to Keep the Seat Next to You Empty? OK!
What to do with unsold airline seats? Sell them, of course! Or rather, allow passengers to pay extra to surround themselves with some of those empty seats. That’s the idea behind Etihad Airways’ new neighbor-free… Continue Reading
Featured Sweepstakes: Win a 4-Day Trip to Copenhagen for 2
Love beer? Wanna get away? Check this! Enter the St. Killian Importing “Carlsberg 170th Birthday” sweepstakes by July 31, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize: a four-day trip for two… Continue Reading
Your Chance to Win a Share of 1,800,000 AAdvantage Miles With the Citi “30 Years of Wow” Contest
As part of the celebration of 30 years of the Citi / AAdvantage credit card, a contest called the Citi “30 Years of Wow” has been created in which you have your chance to win 300,000 AAdvantage miles… Continue Reading
This Week in Travel: Tipping at Uber + New Amex Platinum Perk + Marriott’s Ugly Cancellation Rule + More
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! The World’s 10 Best (and Worst) Airports The best and worst airports?… Continue Reading
New from Ritz-Carlton: a Luxe Cruise Line
If you think the cruise experience has become a bit too mainstream, a bit too prosaic, there are plans afoot for a new cruise line that may be just what the captain ordered. This week, Ritz-Carlton, the… Continue Reading
Here’s the Timeline for Discontinuing Virgin America’s Elevate Program
While I’ll miss Virgin America when its’ gone, I can’t say the same for the Elevate program. Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Virgin America closed on December 14, 2016, and it was announced… Continue Reading
More 1-Cent-Per-Mile Redemption Options from Delta
When it comes to frequent-flyer miles, more redemption options are always a plus. But the savvy mileage-collector will be quick to ask the follow-up question: When redeemed for _____ (fill in the blank),… Continue Reading