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United has brought back their incredible 150,000 mile sign-up bonus, but should you take advantage of it?

Richard helps me answer a listener question about planning a Hawaii vacation by going throug…

A lot to cover in this week's episode.  We answer a listener question about which hotel chains are the best for different types of travel.

We're also digging in to the Spirit/JetBlue merger. 

And, Ri…

The travel gods finally caught up with Ed and crushed the perfect ending to the family travel season. Cancelled flights, made up rules, backup flights, positive COVID tests.  We had it all this week.

Summer travel is still in full swing for Ed after returning from Canada.  This is an annual trip for Ed's family to go visit extended family and get to see maritime Canada.

They hit a bunch of favori…

We've got Seth Miller from PaxEx.Aero and Dots, Lines and Destinations back on the show to talk about the absolute mess at Heathrow.  The airport is capping the number of passengers each day which ma…

Ed is up in Canada spending time with family and Richard is dealing with the sweltering Georgia heat this week.

What's on the docket this week?  For starters, Ed is wondering why Marriott's "Fifth N…

Ed is back from Iceland and Richard is interviewing him about the trip.  Rather than try to pronounce a lot of the places they visited, here are some links on the things we discuss in the show:

• Icel…

Richard and Ed were supposed to record two episodes prior to Ed departing for Iceland but the sands of time slipped away.  Richard is running the show today with special guest Howie Rappaport.  Can H…

Are airline change fees starting to become a reality again?  They just may be based on this recent article.  Richard is also reviewing his recent trip to Ventana Big Sur. 

We touch base on the Choic…

We cover a lot of ground today.  There are some signals out there that travel demand may be tanking in the fall.  Disney World prices are dropping this summer and Southwest recently offered a big far…

One of Marriott's credit cards has a new sign-up bonus that could be worth up to 250,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.  Richard and I are breaking down the offer and whether it's really worth it.

I also en…

After 2+ years of a pandemic, both Richard Kerr and I tested positive for COVID for the first time. You can hear it in my voice for sure.

We're talking about how much trouble Richard had canceling so…

I'm constantly getting asked by listeners how we travel the way that we do.  We're lucky enough to have both Summer and J…

We are all over the board.  Ed did something stupid and he's dealing with a problem caused by Delta Vacations.  Did he get enough compensation? Richard Kerr is mad about $27 beers at airports. Delta …

Richard Kerr has his microphone back and we're talking about how crazy airfare and hotel prices are right now. He and I are both seeing some of the highest domestic airfare we've ever seen.

Delta is …

He may have left his microphone behind but Richard Kerr remembered to bring his sense of humor. Still, he's pretty surprised when I share that my business partner has 4 million Marriott points.

We're…

We're recording from New Orleans the morning after the Freddie Awards and both Richard Kerr are on the struggle bus. Not to mention a podcast listener gives me the most backhanded and hilarious compl…

IHG has completely revamped their loyalty program and Richard Kerr is here to break it down with me.

You can read about all the details and we're diving deep into the new program on this week's show.…

We're talking mainly about Hyatt and American AIrlines today and Richard Kerr is back in the saddle with me.

Hyatt started adding new all-inclusive properties to the award chart, with an anticipated …

We're talking about Wyndham, Delta and Bilt Rewards today and Richard Kerr is back in the saddle with me.

First up, Richard talks about the relaunch of the Bilt Rewards Mastercard. Now that it's issu…