Thanks to Randy Petersen, on Monday evening, I had the honor of attending a special event hosted by United Airlines and OTG at Milk Studios in New York City. The event was designed to showcase the multi-million dollar renovations coming to United’s hub at Terminal C at Newark International Liberty Airport – including restaurants from … Read More
Charity Runner: UA Flight Attendant Running NYC Marathon for the Jason Dahl Scholorship Fund
In a new series on Charity Runners, Nick Pino a United Airlines Flight Attendant is running the NYC Marathon to support the Jason Dahl Scholorship Fund.
Hyatt Promo: Receive 1,500 UA Miles for Each Stay
I just learned of a promotion whereby you receive 3X United miles for each Hyatt stay (up to a total of 15 stays), beginning with your second eligible stay, from May 1 through August 31st. You can read the details and register for the promotion HERE. Here is a chart showing the mileage that … Read More
FRAUD: MY UNITED ACCOUNT WAS HACKED!
Last night, when I got home from work, there was a voicemail on my home machine. The woman identified herself as Janet from the Corporate Security Department at United Airlines. She noted suspicious activity on my MileagePlus account and asked if I had authorized the purchase of Amazon Gift Cards from the account. She left … Read More
50K UA Chase Explorer Offer
I was at a Chase Branch today to open a savings account (I had received an offer in the mail offering $200 if I opened a new savings account with $15,000). While minding my own business, the manager told me I was pre-approved for a United Airlines Mileage Plus Explorer Visa. The last thing I … Read More
A Reversal by United – Premier Platinum Reinstated!
In my previous post entitled Premier Platinum for One Day Only, I detailed my arduous saga regarding the application I filed with United Airlines for a MileagePlus Status Match Challenge. United Airlines initially granted the application, but then, the next day, did an about-face, and denied the challenge based on a Continental Airlines OnePass Silver … Read More
Premier Platinum for One Day Only
I ended 2013 with Platinum Medallion status on Delta Airlines. In addition to flying over 75,000 miles on Delta, I also flew on a number of United Airlines flights in 2013, including Philadelphia to New Orleans, Newark to Portland, Oregon, New York to Sacramento, and Newark to San Diego. Knowing that, on January … Read More
Update: I Won A GPU, But Can’t Use It! Kathleen wins it!!
GlobetrotterHQ held a contest recently to give away United Airlines Global Premier Upgrades (GPU) which expire at the end of this month. I entered the contest, as I’ll be traveling to Dubai shortly. I was one of the lucky winners! In the nicest announcement, GlobetrotterHQ stated: The fourth winner that gets a United GPU was … Read More
Friendly Skies meets Springing Armrest – Result: $100 Compensation
Last month, over Veterans’ Day Weekend, I went to Portland, OR. My flight, from Newark, NJ, was on United Airlines. Those who follow me on Twitter might remember me tweeting about this incident. I had an aisle seat, and immediately noticed that the armrest was broken. It was very broken. It kept popping/springing up. I … Read More
MISTAKE FARE
Nothing excites a travel enthusiast (or point and mile freak) more than a mistake fare. Well, hearing that such a fare will in fact be honored or seeing proof that the ticket is actually issued is nice too. Over the years, there have been some amazing mistake fares. I was lucky to be there at … Read More
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