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Trying To Understand Wyndham Rewards “Go Free” Availability

Wyndham RewardsI recently wrote about A Hilton Grand Vacations Timeshare Offer We Couldn’t Refuse.

With this offer, the Michael W Travels family will have 4 days 3 nights in Orlando, Florida. The thing is that we still need one more hotel night!

I’d like to use points for the last night,  so I narrowed the options down to an IHG property booked as a Points Break or a booking with Wyndham Rewards Continue reading Trying To Understand Wyndham Rewards “Go Free” Availability

DON’T Do This If You’re Going To Miss Your United Airlines Flight

United Airlines
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I’m happy to say that we’ve never missed a flight due to our own mistake. Over the years, we missed a few connecting flights due to other flight delays.

Last summer, during our 5 week trip around the Pacifoc, we had a flight delay at the very end of our trip.

If you happen to be running late for a flight, DO NOT do what this man did so he wouldn’t miss a flight on United Airlines. Continue reading DON’T Do This If You’re Going To Miss Your United Airlines Flight

AA Personal Device Entertainment Improvement, British Airways Award Booking Trick, Duck Tour Boat Tragedy, Win 1/ 100 Hilton $100 Gift Cards, Free Chick-fil-A For Life & More- The Rehash!

rehashThis upcoming weekend, the Michael W Travels family heads off on our month long summer trip. Kim and I are almost done with the planning and just how a few things left to figure out. We’ll be visiting 6 new countries including a region we’ve never been tobefore. Yes, we’re excited!

It’s been a slow year for credit card bonuses for me. I got approved for only my second new card of 2018 a couple of days back. Continue reading AA Personal Device Entertainment Improvement, British Airways Award Booking Trick, Duck Tour Boat Tragedy, Win 1/ 100 Hilton $100 Gift Cards, Free Chick-fil-A For Life & More- The Rehash!

TSA Pre vs Global Entry vs Clear, What Happens To Airline Miles When You Die, Uber Driver Caught Peeing In Bottle, Drones To Fix Great Wall, 10 Best Airlines In The World & More- Travel News

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Continue reading TSA Pre vs Global Entry vs Clear, What Happens To Airline Miles When You Die, Uber Driver Caught Peeing In Bottle, Drones To Fix Great Wall, 10 Best Airlines In The World & More- Travel News

Virgin Hotels Loyalty Program “The Know” Offering New Benefits

Virgin HotelsThe first Virgin Hotels opened in Chicago in 2015 and the second location, in San Francisco is currently taking reservations for November 2018.

There are also 8 other Virgin Hotels around the U.S. and one in the U.K. coming soon.

One of these days I’d love to check out a Virgin Hotels property and when I do, I’ll definitely sign up for their loyalty program called, “The Know”. Continue reading Virgin Hotels Loyalty Program “The Know” Offering New Benefits

Woman Gives Birth In Chick-fil-A, Baby To Receive Free Food For Life!

chick fil aChick fil A makes a fine chicken sandwich and is probably our favorite fast food restaurant. (Shake Shack doesn’t count, it’s fast casual!).

A few years back, I visited the original Chick fil A: Dwarf House during a trip to Atlanta. It was a very interesting restaurant- like two restaurants in one. You can find out about it at the link above. Continue reading Woman Gives Birth In Chick-fil-A, Baby To Receive Free Food For Life!

Personal Device Entertainment, A Lot Better On American Airlines Due To…

American AirlinesAirlines have been eliminating seat back inflight entertainment screens in recent years. With this move, some airlines offer free movies and TV shows to view on your personal device.

There are a couple of problems that I’ve had with this switch, with the main one being where to place the device. Holding your device while watching isn’t the most comfortable thing to do. One hack that I’ve tried is to use a ziplock to hang your phone in from the seat back.

On a recent American Airlines flight, something in the seat back made personal device entertainment a lot better. Continue reading Personal Device Entertainment, A Lot Better On American Airlines Due To…

Duck Tour Boat Capsizes In Branson, MO, 13 Dead

Duck Tour
image: screen capture Branson Ducks Video

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On a trip to Boston quite a few years back, Kim and I had a really fun time on a Duck Tour.

The Duck amphibious vehicles take you around town on land and on the water, which is definitely an interesting way to be shown around.

Duck Tours are offered all over and I figure that at some point in the future, we’ll take our kids on one of these tours. Continue reading Duck Tour Boat Capsizes In Branson, MO, 13 Dead