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If you travel for a large organization, changes are you are required to use a corporate credit card for all T&L (Travel & Leisure) expenditures. If you travel regularly you may even be spending upwards of $10,000 a month! It’s disappointing that all of the points earned on corporate credit card are not yours to keep.…
Domestic Airlines are known for their terrible customer service. There are countless stories of lost bags, hidden fees, and cancelations that make it is easy to forget the good experiences we have when dealing with an airline. I want to quickly commend American Airlines on my recent travel mishap, as we often do not take…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been in the news a lot recently. Travelers are experiencing extreme delays of up to three hours due to a shortage of TSA workers. After introducing the TSA Precheck program a few years ago, the TSA assumed that in the coming years, travelers would sign up for the program and…
It’s time to talk about one of the highest rated travel credit cards on the market, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. I constantly hear from friends when they are considering opening a new credit card about what the best option is. I am asked questions about various cards, sign-up bonus’s, and reward systems, but sadly…
One of the most closely guarded travel hacks is Fuel Dumping. It is the practice of manipulating airfare and reducing the cost of your ticket. This is not a post explaining how to do it, but is meant to be informative as to what the practice is and the basics behind it. I’ve mentioned the…
Several months ago I received a promotional email from Uber letting me know that I could earn SPG Starpoints for riding with Uber. At the time, I did not have an SPG account so I decided to sign up and register for the promotion, but the promotion requires that you spend at least 1 night…
When traveling I always consider the type of aircraft servicing the route. Often I select flights based on the type of aircraft. This strategy is sometimes flawed as equipment swaps occasionally happen, but for the most part I have had an enjoyable experience. Recently, I flew on American Airlines’ new 767 Retrofit from Miami to Chicago and…
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) I took a 7AM flight on a Tuesday from Chicago O’Hare to Port Columbus International. I was blow away by the security lines in Terminal 3 at Chicago O’Hare. It is because of American’s abnormally long lines when compared with United and Delta that persuaded me to finally sign up for TSA PreCheck. The…
From a Company’s perspective, Women are better business travelers than their male counterparts! In a study conducted by Carson Wagonlit Travel it was noted that women, on average, book business travel earlier than men. The travel agency reviewed 6.4 million reservations booked by 1.8 million people in 2014. They found that women booked travel roughly 1.9 days…
SPG is adding several changes to the program in the past few days that are worth pointing out. It is interesting that these changes should be announced just days after the merger with Marriott Hotels was approved by shareholders. We can only hope that these benefits and the many others offered by the SPG program…
