Ever since Uber came along, I’ve been a giant, outspoken fan. No shortage of things to love… Cash not needed? Nice! I can request a ride from my app? Awesome! Rude cabbies gone for good? Amazing! Tipping not necessary? Sounds great! But a funny thing happened on the way to Shangri-La… Uber kept pissing me off. The final straw wasn’t surge pricing. …
What To Look For In A 2016 Blog
It’s 2016 and the people have spoken! Because that’s what we do in 2016, right? We speak. More accurately, some people speak and others create noise. Yup, this special era of advancement allows us to look at countless pictures of what people ate for dinner. We get to hear every single reaction to every single news story. Instead of professional movie critics, we now have a world …
Happy Holidays
(I’m on my annual 2-week blog vacation and will see you again January 4th) Years ago, my family had gotten interested in this mile/point stuff and I didn’t have anywhere to send them. My mom wasn’t going to spend hours a day digging through Flyertalk. And I sure as hell wasn’t comfortable sending her to any of the sharks disguised as dorks. Even back then, …
How To Make A Mess Of A “Giveaway”
(This is my image of the last meeting at Hyatt headquarters) We have a lot to be thankful for this year, ladies and germs. It’s getting late, so let’s cut to the chase… We. Run. The. Hotel Game. That’s right everyone, throw your hands in the air! Now wave ’em around like you just don’t care! Look…even if we weren’t the best hotel chain…let’s …
5 Questions That Annoy Me
I answer a bunch of emails every day and it’s pretty much always a pleasure. All of us are just trying to hustle deals so I really am happy to help in any way possible. Look, I don’t spend all this time working for free on MileNerd stuff because I’m an insane person (contrary to popular belief). When it comes down to …