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New Travel Stories – Week of 4/22

April 22, 2015 by James Larounis 1 Comment

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Let’s take a look at a few new travel stories, videos, musings and news from around the internet: The world’s shortest commercial flight takes less than a minute. In fact, there’s a video of the entire flight so you can … [Continue reading]

Are airline loyalty programs too generous? The creator of AAdvantage thinks so.

April 21, 2015 by James Larounis 3 Comments

Are airline loyalty programs too generous? The creator of AAdvantage thinks so.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! The creator of the American Airlines AAdvantage program, Hal Brierley, thinks loyalty programs are too generous. He was the very many some 40 years ago that helped develop the program for American, hoping to entice flyers and woo them into paid … [Continue reading]

I just did the unthinkable. I booked a ticket on Delta!

April 21, 2015 by James Larounis 3 Comments

I just did the unthinkable. I booked a ticket on Delta!

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! As you know, I’m an American loyalist, mainly because they have the best loyalty program and are convenient to where I live and want to visit. Admittedly, I used to be a Delta fanboy. Actually, up until last year, they … [Continue reading]

My Most Powerful Tool to Communicate with Airlines and Hotels

April 20, 2015 by James Larounis 2 Comments

My Most Powerful Tool to Communicate with Airlines and Hotels

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! There’s a “secret weapon” when it comes to communicating with airlines and hotels, and no, it doesn’t involve any sort of elite status or preferred treatment (though, in many cases, that can help). This is something everyone has access to, … [Continue reading]

How to Properly Complain to a Hotel

April 20, 2015 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

How to Properly Complain to a Hotel

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I recently did a series on how to complain to an airline, which received a lot of interest, so I wanted to also discuss the proper ways to complain to a hotel, should you have an issue there. With hotels, … [Continue reading]

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