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Delta’s New On Time Baggage Guarantee is Useless

February 25, 2015 by James Larounis 2 Comments

Delta’s New On Time Baggage Guarantee is Useless

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! A week or so ago, Delta introduced an on-time baggage guarantee, where if you don’t received your checked baggage within 20 minutes at the carousel, you’ll receive 2,500 SkyMiles. Unlike Alaska’s similar program, you’re only offered the miles, and not … [Continue reading]

Earn both your Hyatt Diamond points AND amenity at Hyatt Place

February 23, 2015 by James Larounis 2 Comments

Earn both your Hyatt Diamond points AND amenity at Hyatt Place

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I checked into the Hyatt Place BWI Airport last week and, as is customary for me when checking into a Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, I chose to receive the 500 bonus points as my Hyatt Diamond welcome amenity. The … [Continue reading]

The Hardest (and most awkward) Thing for Any Travel Blogger To Do

February 21, 2015 by James Larounis 3 Comments

The Hardest (and most awkward) Thing for Any Travel Blogger To Do

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! As a travel blogger, I’m keen on focussing on creating trip reports and reviews of hotels, airlines and restaurants. Part of that process involves taking pictures of whatever it is…thus leading to the hard (and most awkward) thing any travel … [Continue reading]

I hate when restaurants do this. Shouldn’t I be able to decide?

February 17, 2015 by James Larounis 5 Comments

I hate when restaurants do this. Shouldn’t I be able to decide?

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! In Europe, it’s customary for the service charge and tip to be billed into your charge for eating at a restaurant. This is something that’s universal across the continent, and sometimes it’s even considered rude to leave an additional tip … [Continue reading]

How far can Uber take you? Try cross-country.

February 6, 2015 by James Larounis 3 Comments

How far can Uber take you? Try cross-country.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I was playing around with my phone yesterday afternoon, and happened to open up the Uber app to find that there was a nearby Uber within a blocks of my house. First of all, I didn’t even realize Fredericksburg, VA … [Continue reading]

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JamieJamie 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. [Learn more about Jamie...]

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