For those of you visiting a city like New York for the first time, there are lots of scams to look out for during your trip.
Last year I wrote about a tourist who paid $400 for a free trip on the Staten Island Ferry. In a new scam that I recently came across, a tourist was taken for lots of money by Mickey Mouse. Continue reading Scam: Tourist Charged $310 for Photo with Times Square Mickey Mouse
The Michael W Travels family headed off on our first international trip of 2017 and it’s been a lot of fun so far. We’re currently on a short visit to Ireland!
We flew to Europe on Iberia and I was a bit surprised by a few things about the airline. It was our first time flying with them and we were disappointed to learn that AA Gold status couldn’t even get us free seat selection. We also found the seats to be extremely uncomfortable, almost claustrophobic. The one good thing we encountered was a tasty meal! How have your experiences been with Iberia? Continue reading Oddest Airline Passenger, Anthony Bourdain’s Fav Airplane Seat, US Bank FlexPoints to JetBlue Credit, Warren Buffett’s Airline Investments, AA Plane Hits Deer & More- The Rehash!
From smartphones to severe turbulence to bird strikes, planes can make an emergency landing for a wide variety of reasons.
A couple of days back an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing due to a deer. Yes a deer… Continue reading American Airlines Plane Hits Deer, Makes Emergency Landing
Warren Buffett is investing big-time on an industry that he once called a death trap.
The billionaire investor’s company, Berkshire Hathaway has upped its investment into Delta Airlines and American Airlines while also purchasing a significant amount of shares of Southwest. Continue reading Warren Buffett Investing Big on US Airlines
A man smuggled endangered turtles into JFK Airport through the international mail facility in an interesting way.
The Queens man hid the turtles in packages labeled as snacks! Continue reading Endangered Turtles Labeled As Snacks Smuggled Into JFK Airport
Superstar actor Harrison Ford can’t seem to keep out of trouble when it comes to piloting his planes.
Back in 2015, Ford was seriously injured when he crashed his plane on a golf course. The crash wasn’t really his fault as it was attributed to mechanical problems.
Now the FAA is investigating Ford. Continue reading Harrison Ford Being Investigated By FAA
Anthony Bourdain, a chef by trade became a real household name thanks in part to his book Kitchen Confidential and even more so due to his show No Reservations on Travel Channel.
Since then, Bourdain has moved on to CNN where he stars in his food- travel show Parts Unknown. Hopefully, one day his market will open in NYC. Continue reading Anthony Bourdain Tells Us His Favorite Seat On An Airplane
At the end of the week, the Michael W Travels family will be heading off to Europe for a quick visit. Our destination is a country that we’ve long wanted to visit.
I came across some great news as an airline incidental fee credit posted which I didn’t think would. Don’t forget to use your credits if you have any credit cards offering them.
How has your week gone when it comes to miles, points and travel? Continue reading Plane Gets Close to Air Force One, $18 Coffee, 1,000 Points Shopping Offers, CNB Airline Credits Post, Travel Health Tips, Tragedy at WTC Oculus, 90 Year Old Fish Euthanized & More- The Rehash!
Spring Break is fast approaching. I’m super-excited for our trip, which will be Theo’s first visit to Asia. (It will also be Kim, Lucas and my first trip back to Asia in a couple of years.)
Even though Spring Break is less than a couple of months away, I’m psyched that we have another trip coming up (we leave at the end of next week) over President’s Week!
While we rarely purchase travel insurance, there are a variety of steps we take to stay healthy during our travels. Continue reading Spring Break Health Tips from Oscar Health & Michael W Travels
When I got home from work yesterday, I had an e-mail from my friend (and fellow BoardingArea blogger) Rene who writes the blog Rene’s Points.
The e-mail was a link to a news article which shared some sad news that took place at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Continue reading Shedd Aquarium Puts Down 90 Year-Old Lungfish
