United Airlines Boeing 777 Engine Blows Off to Hawaii

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United Airlines flight 1175 bound from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii, ran into some major mechanical trouble as the aircraft had on their engines blow off mid-way through the flight. It’s not exactly clear what caused this to occur according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but investigations are under way. Per the New York Times, Passengers…

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Save Up To 38% On Starwood

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Starwood released this week’s SPG Hot Escapes today, where you can save a bunch on upcoming hotel stays. Every week, they offer savings at select properties which are bookable now through Saturday. Also see Are You Targeted For Starwood’s New Promotion? and Save 35% On StarPoints for more Starwood deals. Save Up To 38% On Starwood Offer Details: Weekly savings start…

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Discounted Delta SkyMiles Awards from 12,000 SkyMiles

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Delta has launched a SkyMiles award sale, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at just 12,000 SkyMiles roundtrip to/from Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX), when you book by February 14, 2018, and travel between April 15 and June 9, 2018. When actually searching, you may even find some flights for less than these advertised prices, so be…

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Awesome! Bobby Van’s Steakhouse Joins Priority Pass!

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Priority Pass has been adding more and more restaurants to their list! This is awesome news because it  means more lounges for The Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders like myself to benefit from. Awesome! Bobby Van’s Steakhouse Joins Priority Pass! Via Priority Pass, BOBBY VAN’S STEAKHOUSE joins the club! New York NY JFK International (Terminal…

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Delta Adding Zone 4 Boarding for Basic Economy

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When you look at airlines boarding processes, they range from a couple of letters (Southwest), to 9 different groups (American Airlines), to a few zones (Delta). At Delta, they’re adding a new zone to their boarding process, as the airline continues to implement new boarding processes including pillars, and even self-boarding, according to a one…

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SPG Hotel Category Changes, Naked Passenger Diverts Flight, $50 Resort Fees in NYC

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below. Each year, Starwood publishes a list of their hotels that are changing hotel categories. Their latest category changes will take effect on March 6, 2018 and you can view the…

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Google Express Costco Update

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I wrote about how much I liked Google Express in this post. Specifically I identified a unique opportunity to purchase from Costco (without a membership) and still have it delivered for free via Google Express. Well, that must have been too good to be true because last week, Google Express sent me the following update…

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