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A New and Different Kind of Show: Exploring the Obscure

October 31, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! My friend Tim recently put together a project called Exploring the Obscure, which basically takes a look at hidden and unknown buildings, towns, people and oddities across the country. To travel, there’s a lot beyond the traditional Park Hyatt, the … [Continue reading]

You’ve heard this voice before, but who is it?

October 29, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Walking into any airport, it’s hard to go a few minutes without hearing that female voice on the intercom telling you to watch your step on the escalator, which gate the aircraft is now at, or even a simply reminder … [Continue reading]

What is the reaction to the new AAdvantage program?

October 29, 2014 by James Larounis 3 Comments

What is the reaction to the new AAdvantage program?

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! The new American Airlines AAdvantage program was announced this morning. I considered the program announcement very positive. Others, however, not so much. While there will always be folks that are against changes, and will always be affected by mergers, I’ve been sifting … [Continue reading]

Rant: I hate remote stands!

October 28, 2014 by James Larounis 4 Comments

Rant: I hate remote stands!

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I have to admit that I’m not used to planes landing at a remote stand. Unfortunately, I can expect more of this flying out of DCA airport and I’m not happy. Smaller regional aircraft can’t tie up valuable terminal gate … [Continue reading]

I was wrong. And right. Sort of.

October 28, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

I was wrong. And right. Sort of.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! With this morning’s announcement of the new AAdvantage program, I wanted to take a look back at my predictions a few days ago and see how they stack up to what’s really coming. Overall, I had several things right and others … [Continue reading]

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