Some airlines and hotels offer special “invite-only” elite levels to their most valuable and loyal customers. Members who are invited to these super elite levels typically enjoy even more privileges – maybe a dedicated phone line, or special gifts. Marriott is one program that offers an invite-only elite level – Platinum Premier. And what do…
Rating nearly anything related to travel is difficult. The recently concluded Freddie Awards is a great example. Most travelers, even very frequent travelers, don’t have experience with the majority of the various airline and hotel programs and so for anyone to say Program A is better than Program B is really tough. But that doesn’t…
Some solo travelers love to meet new people, while others prefer to emphasize the “solo” in solo travel.
Digital cameras have literally changed the way we view the world. How many photos do you take on an average trip? And is 1,200 too many for a 5-day cruise?
A new ThreadTripping study reveals astounding evidence that March and April are the worst months for peanut allergy sufferers. The evidence? This thread on FlyerTalk in which flyers describe various in-flight peanut announcements. It is a truly amazing thread in that it started in March 2013, went strong for several days, then went quiet until CMK10 posted to…
If we’re being frank – and why shouldn’t we be, we’re all friends here – some people, people we know, get a little addicted to the miles and points game. But can it really be called an addiction if they’re saving money, or visiting places they otherwise wouldn’t be able to and flying there in first…
You don’t have to be a customer service expert to know that if a company’s customers are compiling photographic evidence of service issues expressly because they believe the company in question will call them liars unless they have proof, well, that company has a customer service problem. Emirates, based off of a thread started by m3red on…
Warning: you might not want to click through and view these photos if you are looking forward to a bologna sandwich for lunch, as it could lead to depression.
Over on the CruiseCritic forums goldgirl2 asks whether most cruisers prefer the port or starboard side of the ship when selecting a cabin. I didn’t perform a full audit of the answers, but it seems the majority favor the port side. Even having never been on a cruise this would seem to make sense. Based off of…
michael n and his wife were booked and ticketed for their flight from Siem Reap to Hanoi. Everything was set when they arrived at the airport … or so they thought until they were told they needed to meet with the Manager of the check-in agents. And that’s when they came face-to-face with a briber.…
