Category Archives: Travel Articles

15 Year Old Removed From Flight- Mom Wasn’t Told, 25 Hours In Andorra, Man Suing For Falling Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Trying The Top Rated Burger In America & More- The Rehash!

rehashOur Spring Break trip is fast approaching. Besides flights, a ferry ride and one hotel night, we still need to figure out hotels for the rest of our trip. This shouldn’t be too difficult!

I have lots of hotel free nights expiring in coming months. I used my last uncapped IHG free night for a stay in NYC next month. More on that in a future post. Continue reading 15 Year Old Removed From Flight- Mom Wasn’t Told, 25 Hours In Andorra, Man Suing For Falling Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Trying The Top Rated Burger In America & More- The Rehash!

15 Year-Old Removed From Overbooked Spirit Airlines Flight, Mother Wasn’t Told!

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Overbooked flights can cause headaches for those who get removed against their will. Besides not getting to your intended destination, injuries and lawsuits can also happen.

Spirit Airlines has now gotten themselves into some trouble for removing a 15 year old girl from a flight and failing to inform her mother of what was taking place! Continue reading 15 Year-Old Removed From Overbooked Spirit Airlines Flight, Mother Wasn’t Told!

Man Falls Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Suing Royal Caribbean

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Cruise ships offer a wide variety of activities to keep guests entertained during their trip.

One passenger’s fun time while aboard Royal Caribbean didn’t end on a happy note. 26 year- old Casey Holladay was on a cruise to the Bahamas aboard the ship Mariner Of The Seas when fun ended in pain. Continue reading Man Falls Off Cruise Ship Trampoline, Suing Royal Caribbean

Book An Economy Class Bed, Ridiculous Street Signs, Review of Old Town Bar- NYC, Win Flights To Australia A Briggs & Riley Carry On & More- The Rehash!

rehashLast week I mentioned how Kim and I each have some Wyndham points to spend before they expire. While we haven’t done anything about this yet, I’m hoping to book a two night stay in Philadelphia within the next few months.

I also just realized that my last uncapped IHG Free Night is expiring in the middle of May. This night is of little use on an upcoming trip so we might just book a night at a Kimpton property close to home in NYC. Continue reading Book An Economy Class Bed, Ridiculous Street Signs, Review of Old Town Bar- NYC, Win Flights To Australia A Briggs & Riley Carry On & More- The Rehash!

Hotels.com Contacted Me About Screwed Up Reservation, Flight Diverted- Hero Pilot Orders Pizza, Locals Want Street Closed To Tourists In Paris, Win A Trip To Disney World & More- The Rehash!

rehashIt’s been a slow week here related to travel.

I’m trying to figure out the best way to use some expiring Wyndham points. Kim and I each have 15,000+ miles expiring so we each need to book one night or lose the points. I’ll most likely book us a stay close to home in NYC or in Philly. Continue reading Hotels.com Contacted Me About Screwed Up Reservation, Flight Diverted- Hero Pilot Orders Pizza, Locals Want Street Closed To Tourists In Paris, Win A Trip To Disney World & More- The Rehash!

Disappointing Priority Pass Lounge, Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass, Shake Shack Food Trucks, #1 Burger In US Coming To NYC, Family- Friendly Hostel In Barcelona & More- The Rehash!

rehashWe’ve been back for a little over a week from our President’s Week trip and now it’s time to start working out the details of our next little adventure.

Over Spring Break we’ll be heading to Argentina and Uruguay. At this point, all we have left to book are hotels for Buenos Aires and Montevideo.  Continue reading Disappointing Priority Pass Lounge, Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass, Shake Shack Food Trucks, #1 Burger In US Coming To NYC, Family- Friendly Hostel In Barcelona & More- The Rehash!

I Got The Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass & It Wasn’t So Bad

SSSSLast week, the Michael W Travels family flew home from Barcelona to NYC with a stop in London.

During our journey, we encountered a flight delay which caused some issues. (Possibly more on that another time…)

When looking over our boarding passes, four letters stood out for my flight from London (LHR) to New York (JFK), SSSS. Continue reading I Got The Dreaded SSSS On My Boarding Pass & It Wasn’t So Bad

Hotels.com Screws Up Reservation, Worst Time To Fly To Europe, French Version Of McD’s, Win A Virgin Voyages Trip To Cuba, Win A Trip For 4 To Dublin & More- The Rehash!

rehashOver President’s Week Break, the Michael W Travels family took a trip to Spain (Barcelona) and Andorra.

It was really great revisiting the first city I ever went to in Europe. We also had an excellent but short visit to Andorra. This tiny country has some fun things to see and do. We actually could’ve used another day there. I guess we could always go back some day.

How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Hotels.com Screws Up Reservation, Worst Time To Fly To Europe, French Version Of McD’s, Win A Virgin Voyages Trip To Cuba, Win A Trip For 4 To Dublin & More- The Rehash!