Category Archives: Travel Articles

Arrested in Cambodia For Dancing Pornographically, Former Governor Arrested At Airport With Loaded Gun, Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted To Atlantic City & More- The Rehash!

February 5, 2018Travel ArticlesNews, RehashMichael W

I was happy to find out that I was approved for my first new credit card of 2018. An approval letter came in the mail a couple of weeks after I applied and then the card arrived a couple of days later. It’s getting way too hard to find cards and get approved these days.

Kim and I got a lot done with the plans for our upcoming trip. We’ll be staying at an Airbnb for a few days which will save us a lot of money! Continue reading Arrested in Cambodia For Dancing Pornographically, Former Governor Arrested At Airport With Loaded Gun, Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted To Atlantic City & More- The Rehash! →

Fire On Aeroflot Flight, Passengers Come To The Rescue

February 4, 2018Travel ArticlesAeroflot, Fire, Portable Charger, RussiaMichael W

A fire broke out as an Aeroflot flight landed in Volgograd, Russia earlier in the week.

Surprisingly, most of the passengers stayed calm, “as the cabin filled with smoke,” according to Fox News. Continue reading Fire On Aeroflot Flight, Passengers Come To The Rescue →

Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted In Atlantic City, NJ

February 3, 2018Travel ArticlesCuba, Diverted, RussiaMichael W

Last week I wrote about a flight diverted to Shannon, Ireland when a pilot got sick. In early January a flight was diverted when a passenger smeared poop in the plane’s bathrooms!

As you all know flights can be diverted for a variety of reasons. Continue reading Moscow To Cuba Flight Diverted In Atlantic City, NJ →

Awesome Hotel Amenity- Rent A Canada Goose At This Hyatt

February 2, 2018Travel ArticlesCanada Goose, Hyatt, MinnesotaMichael W

Free amenities from hotels can vary greatly. Forget various toiletries and you can call the front desk at many hotels and the item will be sent up to your room, free of charge.

At one Kimpton Hotel there’s a watch concierge. Choose from a variety of Shinola watches to borrow during your stay.

One hotel is now renting out Canada Goose jackets to guests. Continue reading Awesome Hotel Amenity- Rent A Canada Goose At This Hyatt →

30K Ultimate Rewards For Opening Checking Account, Alaska Air E-Mail About Virgin Points, Tourists Charged $1350 For Steak & Fish, Woman Falls Off Carnival Ship & More- The Rehash!

January 29, 2018Travel ArticlesNews, RehashMichael W

This past weekend, the Michael W Travels family attended the New York Times Travel Show.

We were there for a few hours, got some info about a couple of destinations, listened in on a chat and bumped into a few friends. Stay tuned for a post about the show. Continue reading 30K Ultimate Rewards For Opening Checking Account, Alaska Air E-Mail About Virgin Points, Tourists Charged $1350 For Steak & Fish, Woman Falls Off Carnival Ship & More- The Rehash! →

Baby Born In First Class During Flight From Paris To NY

January 21, 2018Travel ArticlesAir France, Baby, First ClassMichael W

A baby was born during an Air France flight from Paris to New York.

When the woman, Toyin Ogundipe went into labor, the flight attendants asked if any doctors were onboard and luckily there was.

Dr. Sij Hemal, a second-year urology resident at Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, stepped in. Continue reading Baby Born In First Class During Flight From Paris To NY →

Airbnb Introduces New Pay Less Up Front Payment Option

January 17, 2018Travel Articlesairbnb, TechCrunchMichael W

Towards the end of 2017 Airbnb came out with a new payment option.

Now Airbnb is introducing another new way to pay for your stays. TechCrunch reports that, “Airbnb now lets users pay less up front for bookings“. Continue reading Airbnb Introduces New Pay Less Up Front Payment Option →

Lyft To Offer Beer With Discount Codes On Can!

January 16, 2018Travel ArticlesBeer, Chicago, LyftMichael W

Ride-share services are trying hard to earn our business. I frequently receive limited time offers to save on Lyft and Uber rides.

While Uber also offers lots of fun gimmicky promos like delivering kittens, air conditioners and gift bags, I haven’t heard of Lyft trying to advertise or promote themselves in this way.

I just came across a really interesting promotion that Lyft will be running, starting January 18. Continue reading Lyft To Offer Beer With Discount Codes On Can! →

Man ODs At Airport- Throws Poop, Flight Cancelled Due To Rat, WWE Wrestler Stuck In Airplane Bathroom, 6 Years Old- 42 Countries Visited, Win $5,000 & More- The Rehash!

January 15, 2018Travel ArticlesNews, RehashMichael W

Last Thursday was a very special day for us here at Michael W Travels. Our little man Lucas turned 6 years old!

This year, Lucas wanted to go away for his birthday. While we didn’t have time to fly somewhere, we drove (less than two hours from home) to a Legoland Discovery Center outside of Philadelphia. Lucas loves Legos and he had a great time at the Discovery Center!

Other than booking last minute hotels for our short trip, we’ve been thinking about an itinerary for our upcoming trip over February break. Continue reading Man ODs At Airport- Throws Poop, Flight Cancelled Due To Rat, WWE Wrestler Stuck In Airplane Bathroom, 6 Years Old- 42 Countries Visited, Win $5,000 & More- The Rehash! →

How I Turned 63,000 SkyMiles Into $2,700 in Delta Airlines Vouchers!

January 2, 2018Travel ArticlesDelta Airlines, SkyMiles, Voluntary BumpMichael W

Over winter break the Michael W Travels family spent our time off in Austin, Texas.

This year I found it very hard to find any deals over the break so I decided to use my remaining Southwest points to get to Austin. This seemed like a pretty reasonable deal. For the return flight I had to choose between redeeming JetBlue points or Delta SkyMiles.

I decided to go with Delta Airlines for a couple of reasons. The main reason was that I (and probably many of you) don’t really value SkyMiles very much. Continue reading How I Turned 63,000 SkyMiles Into $2,700 in Delta Airlines Vouchers! →

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