If you’ve ever found yourself sprinting to the airport because you’re late for a flight or biting your nails on the tarmac because of a tight connection, here are a few pieces of advice that could give you the few precious minutes you need to catch your flight. Take a taxi, unless the train […]
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Nomad Handbook: Free WiFi, Luggage Storage and Printing
We’ll take a turn to the details of luggage storage, finding free wifi abroad how to print those pesky visa invitation letters Scott and I are looking how to better package these for general consumption. Since the list keeps growing, I’m going to make it a 2-3 tips per week sort of thing, so you […]
Nomad Series - Travel tips for globetrotters - Part 2 - On the Road
As I mentioned in the first installment, I’ve been on the road continuously for the past 12 months, visiting about 36 countries, living in four and logging about 120,000 miles so far across pretty much every mode of transport imaginable. Rather than give you the USA Today version of “travel tips” this audience is much […]
Nomad Series - 12 months out of a suitcase - Tips for Points and Miles Globetrotters
While it’s cute that Lucky is living a full year in hotels, some of us don’t have the cash flow to be paying nightly rates and it still hurts to burn 40,000 star points for 5 nights at a Category 4 Sheraton, even if you’re a savvy points and miles traveler and you recognize the […]
Frequent Flyer Programs, Transferable Points, and Competitive Pressure
Author note: This is a long post, but it’s designed to generate discussion on how transferable points (Ultimate Rewards, Starpoints, Amex Membership Rewards and now Citi ThankYou points) are going to change how airlines set mileage redemption prices and compete with each other on price, quality and value. The views here are my own, but having spent […]