Rebooking Award Tickets During Irregular Operations

I just had a 13+ hour flight delay, which prompted many of you to ask me how to get rebooked during irregular operations.

Whether due to a strike, maintenance, political unrest, or weather, delayed flights can screw up a perfectly good itinerary regardless of whether it's an award ticket or revenue booking. The complication with award tickets is that they are often booked by one airline for travel on partners. US Airways, I'm looking at you. ;)

If it's not the airline that issued your award ticket causing a flight delay, they are much less inclined to assist over the phone. Speaking from experience, operating airlines don't want to make any modifications to an itinerary over the phone if they didn't issue the ticket, as they don't "own" the ticket. This is especially frustrating if you're trying to be proactive and handle a flight delay over the phone before heading to the airport.

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Earn A $75 Hotel Credit By Booking Flights

Cheaptickets is currently offering $50 in CheapCash for any flight booked on the their website. If you book on the mobile app, they give you an additional $25 bonus. The CheapCash you earn can then be used to pay for hotels.

Even if you book a flight that has a service fee, you are essentially paying $21.99 to get $75 in hotel credits or about a 70% discount. If you travel with a family, it is quite possible to get your entire hotel stay for free since you can easily generate $600 in hotel credits for a family of 4 on one trip.

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HallStreet pivots to nearby events using maps

HallStreet, a startup which launched about three years ago as a marketplace to resell hotel reservations, has changed direction towards an events ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/hallstreet-pivot-events/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hall-st-pivots-nearby-events-via-maps

The Uber of Shame, Uber $10 Off $10 (New AND Existing Customers), and Best Hotel Bathrooms

News and notes from around the interweb: Sex, Love, and Uber: the Walk of Shame Gets Replaced by the Morning After Uber: but whose Uber account should pay? USA Today partners with Frequent Traveler University! It’s going to be an awesome event in DC December 5-7! Don’t miss out! Special edition American Airlines napkins: American […]

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The world's most remote structures

The planet's secluded topography conceals hermitages cleaved to cliffs, genetic backups in a cryogenic vault, and a secret treehouse in ancient cedars.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/20-remote-homes-structures-towns/

Can You Get a Business Credit Card Without Having a Business?

Link: Chase Ink Plus The short answer is yes, probably—and there’s nothing deceitful about it. In the wake of the huge new bonus for the Chase Ink Plus card, a bunch of folks have been asking me if they can get a business credit card without having a business. For the most part, the distinction…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/can-you-get-a-business-credit-card-without-a-business/

Marriott wifi pressure eases, hotel IT gets complicated

Better news for Marriott’s wifi credentials today as a study shows that its properties in Australia have the best wifi connections of ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/Marriott-wifi-hotel-IT/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marriott-wi-fi-pressure-eases-hotel-gets-complicated

How To Get A Pilot’s Attention… Not

Check out this epic video of two passengers trying to get the attention of the pilots after missing a flight.

I'm not sure whether my favorite part is the onlooker casually observing that she thinks they missed their flight, or that the guy yells "I have a card."

Though it still has nothing on the lady that missed her flight at Hong Kong International Airport:

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20 things travelers do in their 20s

#1: Form an intimate connection with a person they’ll never see again



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/20-things-travelers-20s/

How to piss off a Brooklyn native

Despite all these differences and newcomers, there are some things that would piss off someone who is really from Brooklyn, no matter the neighborhood.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/piss-brooklyn-native/

14 images of the real Paraguay

Among our best memories of Paraguay are the open and welcoming encounters we had with the Paraguayan, Guaraní, and Mennonite citizens.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/14-images-real-paraguay/

Tree At Sunset at the Feynan Eco-Lodge, Jordan

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/10/07/tree-sunset-feynan-eco-lodge-jordan/

Twenty-Five Signs You’re Traveling Too Much

I travel a great deal and occasionally there are signs that I may be overdoing it. Perhaps you can relate to some of them. You know you’re traveling too much if: All of the bottles in your liquor cabinet happen to be miniatures. Your friends and family no longer greet you with “Hello.” They start […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/10/twenty-five-signs-youre-traveling-too-much.html

Help! The ticket cost $157, but the change fee was $200

from Elliott http://elliott.org/thats-ridiculous-2/help-ticket-cost-157-change-fee-200/

The Willows and Scarlett

Getting kids to pose If you have any great tips for getting recalcitrant kids to pose for photos, let me know. Most of the time, my kids are good to go… but sometimes I have to be a bit tricky… always looking for new tricks! Daily Photo – The Willows and Scarlett Here is my […]



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