If you make hotel or flight or car rental reservations months in advance, save email confirmations and also, go back and look at the reservations online from time-to-time.
American Express Axing the Target Prepaid Card & Giving $25 to Sign up for Serve
Well, this comes as no surprise. I received an email from American Express announcing that, effective March 21, 2016, the American Express for Target Prepaid Card will be discontinued. This card no longer serves a function given the fact that Amex no longer permits debit loads on the card, and that Target is emphasizing its various … Read More
Hotels By Day for Booking Intra-Day Hotel Stays (and a 5% Discount!)
A travel blogger walks into a bar. She sits next to the CEO of a travel start up.
SPIbelt Winner!
In this post I reviewed the Performance Series SPIbelt. There was also a giveaway. The responses were fabulous – I am thankful and humbled. The winner of the SPIbelt is Renee. She commented, and tweeted and shared on Facebook. Here is one of her comments: Renee says December 21, 2015 at 4:59 pm Any color … Read More
A Holiday Gift from Alaska Airlines!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – Alaska Airlines is the nicest airline I’ve encountered (though I must admit the Customer Service team of American Airlines is pretty nice too). This year, I held MVP Gold 75K status with Alaska Airlines as a result of a status match. Alaska Airlines continues to … Read More
Crazy Sale – YMX by Yellowman 70% OFF!!
Amazing sale!
Starbucks – 4 Bonus Stars for Breakfast Today
New post – Another day another opportunity to earn mega bonus stars at Starbucks. Today, it’s breakfast! Enjoy.
Starbucks – 3 Bonus Stars for Specialty Espresso Beverages
Rejoice! The holiday season is upon us and that means Starbucks is running its annual 12 Days of Bonus Stars special. Yesterday, I wrote about 12 Days of Bonus Stars for visits to Starbucks (3 stars for 3 visits, 6 stars for 6 visits, etc) – that promotion is in addition to the daily bonus … Read More
Starbucks: 12 Days of Bonus Stars
I love Starbucks promos. What do I get for playing along? No, I don’t get cashback or free hotel stays, I get pretty little Starbucks stars – which translates to good coffee, or at least I think so. I even go to Starbucks when I’m traveling. Yes, even in Paris, I went to a Starbucks. … Read More
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
I hope you had a very nice Thanksgiving. I went over to Central Park and watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from inside the park. It’s a tradition that I love doing. Plus, the weather yesterday (and even today) was incredible! I missed Hello Kitty, but I got to see one of my favorite … Read More
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.