Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I ride Amtrak quite frequently. It’s one of my go-to ways of traveling to see family, and there’s still somewhat of a nostalgic charm every time I ride the train, even amidst the delays, crowds and hassles, of which there are … [Continue reading]
Archives for November 2016
Why You Need to Know the 5 Freedoms of Air Travel
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Every so often when I’m bored, I’ll peruse YouTube for new, random videos and see what’s out there. If you’re not a subscriber, I highly suggest checking out Wendover Productions, as they have a lot of unique videos exploring facts … [Continue reading]
The Thing I’ll Miss Most About the Old Hyatt Gold Passport Program
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Recently, Hyatt introduced their World of Hyatt program, to replace the current Hyatt Gold Passport program. While I’m not going to re-hash the details of the new program, you can find out more details of the program here. One of … [Continue reading]
3 Ways to Upgrade on American Airlines
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I get a lot of questions on how to upgrade on American Airlines. No one likes to sit in the back of the bus, so everyone’s always looking for that trick to sit up front. In this case, the “trick” … [Continue reading]
Amtrak Black Friday Sale – Save 30%
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Hopping on the Black Friday bandwagon, Amtrak is offering 30% off on select routes, for purchase from today through Monday (Cyber Monday). Interestingly, Amtrak says this is their first Black Friday sale – I thought I remember a similar sale … [Continue reading]
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Jamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler.