As many people who follow me on social media know, I am into flying every month. It has been a slow start, but I am enjoying flying more. I did miss a couple months though. Life was happening. First, last year I found out that my mom needed a second Continue Reading
What Are Hotel Destination Fees, And How Can You Avoid Them?
Photo By Tracy Nicole Most people have heard of resort fees. Hotels in major cities like New York and Chicago take this another step. They charge what is called a destination fee, usually between $20 to $50 a day. These fees only apply in the center of the city or Continue Reading
Simple Ways To Travel More Without Spending A Lot Of Money
Many people say they want to travel more. Yet, travel can seem expensive at times. I say seem because a lot of times travel does not have to be as expensive as people believe. I love to travel, and I don’t spend a lot of money. I stay at mainly Continue Reading
Does Basic Hotel Elite Status Get You Anything?
Photo by Tracy Nicole Many credit cards like the Chase Marriott Boundless and the World Of Hyatt card, get you basic elite status. Not everyone stays at 50 hotels a year. Recently, the American Express Marriott Brilliant card added Platinum status with the card, but for a $650 fee. Not Continue Reading
AvGeek Fun From The Couch: My Favorite YouTube Aviation Channels
Update: September 25, 2022 During the pandemic, I got a new hobby: watching aviation channels on YouTube. This is the next best thing to flying and a lot of fun. If you love flying, this will be fun. Some of these YouTubers seem to fly every day! This is a Continue Reading
Get 2-3 Cities For The Price Of One: Why I Love The Multi-City Flight
Multi-city flights allow you to fly to more than one city within one itinerary. For instance, if you wanted to visit Los Angelas, you might add a flight to San Diego or San Francisco (or both) during the same trip. That was my last itinerary to California. You would get Continue Reading
Get Free IHG Platinum Status Until The End Of The Year (Expired)
I love when airlines and hotels make a mistake. You get something free or dirt cheap like the way I got top tier car rental status. That has been dead for a long time, but I have Hertz’s Presidential and other top car rental status until the end of the Continue Reading
When Should You Do A Day Trip?
I know it is summer, and most people are enjoying or about to enjoy their summer vacation. Most people take only 1-2 vacations a year though. What about the rest of the summer or year? You can stay at home and watch tv, or you can travel more. Most people Continue Reading
Summer Is Here: 3 Steps To Get A Free Or Near Free Vacation
Update: 6/5/22 Summer is here. Like last year, it won’t be cheap. Actually, it may even be more expensive than last year. The travel industry is on the rebound. Hotels are showing profit for the first time in two years. International restrictions are being removed. Of course, since the summer Continue Reading
Hotel Elite Status With More Than One Chain Is Easy, So You Should Have It
Many people in the point’s hobby have elite status with more than one hotel chain. You should too. I have had multiple hotel elite status for over 7 years with Marriott, Hilton, and IHG. I was Marriott Gold back in the day when Gold was where you got free breakfast Continue Reading