The city of Wichita Falls is small, which means that residents go to Dallas or Oklahoma City on the weekends. Dallas is one of my favorite cities so I decided to visit. I planned this trip last minute, Friday afternoon, to be exact.
I like to think that I have an above average understanding of reward points and miles, to include status matching. A status match is when you parlay your hotel, airline, or car rental status into status with another program. For…
Three weeks ago, I wrote about the amazing flight deals that were happening throughout Southeast Asia. I snagged a trip to Singapore for ~$600 in November. The Star Alliance (ANA, Air China, Singapore, United, etc) has opened fares as low…
Last month, I was elated to learn about the benefits that the American Express Platinum Card offered. The card offers outstanding benefits for its cardholders. One of those benefits, the monthly Uber credits, offers a lot of value ($200 to…
Uber is donating $300,000 in rides, food, and relief to communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. This was posted on the Uber blog yesterday.
As of today, I am a United Premier Gold, which is near the bottom of United Premier statuses. Earlier today, I received an e-mail ‘reminder’ of my traveler type, current Premier status…
The National Park Service offers free annual passes ($80 value) for active military and dependents. There are some stipulations for use…
Harvey, which started out as a tropical storm, has morphed into a hurricane. The amount of rainfall from Corpus Christi, Texas to Lake Charles, Louisiana is supposed to break records. All of the major airlines have change rules that they…
Currently there are flights on the major United States’ carriers (American, Delta, and United) to Hong Kong. The flights are from major hubs such as Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle from $423 R/T. The dates…
Earlier today, I received an email from Uber alerting me to the service that would finally be expanding to North Texas. It read…
Earlier this year, I took a quick trip to Costa Rica. During boarding in Houston (IAH), the gate agent performed a secondary check on all passenger documents. She looked at my passport and stated…
Currently there is a flight on Star Alliance (ANA, EVA, United, Singapore, etc) to Southeast Asia. The flights are from major hubs such as Los Angeles(LAX)/Chicago(ORD)/New York(JFK) to Singapore(SIN)/Bangkok(BKK)/Kuala Lumpur(KUL) from $500. The dates are today through November and January…
Greetings from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex! I am typing my first trip report while riding in a Lyft to watch the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros. The intent of this trip was…
Yesterday, I wrote about the American Express Platinum card that I recently added to my wallet. This post will give you a brief overview of the six cards that I currently have in said wallet.