British Airways Introducing Automated Biometric Boarding Gates at Heathrow
The boarding process at airports can be one of the most inefficient and stressful times of the flying process. Everyone is jostling for position, some people are trying to board before they should, and the gate agents are stuck taking boarding passes when they could be assisting passengers. British Airways has taken this to another level by now implementing biometric scanning to create automated, self service gates at LHR airport. As...
Why we applied for the Hilton Surpass American Express
PLEASE NOTE: THIS DEAL HAS SINCE EXPIRED One of the more undervalued loyalty programs in my opinion is Hilton Hhonors. Earning points can sometimes be a chore, and the points redemptions for a lot of hotels in the USA are exorbinant. But, there are a lot of ways to not only earn a ton of Hilton points, but also redeem them in way that makes sense. The Hilton Surpass American Express right now has a special Limited Time Offer that you...
American Airlines Promotion, 10,000 miles – Check your Email!
There are a lot of holidays coming up in the next few weeks; Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a lot of graduations, and so American Airlines has launched a pretty easy promotion for you to earn 10,000 by completing some simple tasks. I don’t see a link to sign up, so it might be targeted to specific users or just a general promo. With that said, the tasks to complete aren’t that difficult, so you might as well...
SAD! Trump Hotel won’t move forward in Dallas as planned
The plans to have a new Scion hotel, a Trump brand hotel, opened in Dallas has been scrapped according to the developers and the city council. The project was drawing a lot of media attention and attention from both sides of the aisle, and that’s not something that the developer wanted. According to reports, the Trump organization requested that the developer look for another company after the developer criticized the group for going...
Fairfield Inn and Suites Salt Lake City Downtown, Review
Marriott has a ton of properties in the Salt Lake City area, not surprising given the large Mormon population in SLC and the company being founded by a Mormon. We had a one night overnight before our trip out to Park City and the Fairfield Inn Salt Lake City Downtown seemed like a perfect option for a quick overnight stay. Since we have a plethora of Marriott points, we decided to go for the lowest priced one in the area, and at...
First Class Recap: Improved Business Class, Green Hotels, and Fee Waivers
Welcome to the First Class Recap. We’ve scoured some of the highlights from the travel world for you and compiled them here. These are some of the more interesting things going on in the world of travel, miles, points, luxury travel, and news! Here’s articles from Monday, April 24th that you might have missed, but are worth a read! No love lost here… After spending $2.6 billion buying Virgin America,...
Miami Passport Agency Closed until Further Notice
In an interesting turn of events today, the State Department just announced that the Miami Passport Agency would be closed until further notice, stranding many passengers and travelers who need to leave the country. Customers who had appointments at the agency were turned away as the State Department issued a tweet stating that the agency was closed. If you had a passport to pickup or an appointment, you should call the National...
New Amazon Go Store Opening soon to the Public in Seattle
Imagine walking into a grocery store with no carts, with no cashiers, with no check out lanes. Simply walk in, grab what you need, and walk out. No money is exchanged hands, and in some cases, no words are even needed to be spoken. How can this be possible? Welcome to Amazon Go. In its 20+ years of existence, Amazon.com has gone from a small upstart online book seller to a world power in e-commerce. Never comfortable with settling for...
Park Hotel Delhi, a Design Collection Hotel. Don’t waste your money.
The Park Hotel Delhi is one of a few Park Hotels all over India, and they are renowned for their service and attention to detail. This stay, however, lacked service, attention to detail, and anything else positive. Read on for all the humorous and sad details of this hotel. We arrived at about 1:55 to the Park Hotel Delhi via our private airport transfer. Even though the room type we booked included free airport transfers, our private...
Want to Boycott United Airlines? This Chrome Extension helps
It’s no secret that there is a lot of United Airlines hostility as of late, and a lot of people are looking to boycott United Airlines. Now, there’s an easy way to do it, via Chrome. First there was the leggings incident. Then came the entire debacle with Dr. Dao being dragged off the flight. The CEO response was a disaster, and then oh yea, a scorpion fell from the overhead bin and stung someone. Their share price dropped too, wiping...
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