Most airlines offer elite status to frequent fliers that comes with a variety of well advertised benefits. But one perk flies beneath the radar, and, in my opinion, it’s one of the most valuable.
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Why Can’t Airline Search Engines Search?
It’s the classic complaint: “You had one job…” (and you didn’t do it!) Airline search engines have only one job: to search for flights. Yet they don’t do it. Why not? Earlier this week, Nick at Frequent Miler observed that United’s search engine misses a huge portion of flights when you ask it to search […]
Keep reading »Another Minor Rant about LaGuardia Airport (Or, “P” stands for “Level” at LGA)
If you park in a spot labeled “P4,” do you press “P4” to get back to your car when you return? You’d think so. But at LGA…
Keep reading »A Morning at Shark Valley in the Everglades
Shark Valley in the Everglades is like the Etosha of North America, where, in the dry season, a stunning concentration of wildlife greets the visitor. Here are a few shots from a recent morning there.
Keep reading »Google Pixel 3 Camera: Initial Impressions (It’s Great!)
The camera on the Google Pixel 3 is stellar, and I say this having used it for a month alongside more expensive “pro” equipment. In fact, if you can get by with the standard 28mm (equiv.) field of view, the Pixel 3 might be all you need. It’s that good.
Keep reading »A Surprising Conclusion About What Points and Miles are Worth
“Are points worth what they buy or what they save?” Nick asks at the Frequent Miler. Neither, if you ask me, because what something’s worth depends on how you get it, not just on what it is, according to Nobel-prize winning research. Here’s what I mean and how it applies to points and miles.
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