I just got back from a quick weekend trip to my favorite city: New York City. In NYC, I opted out of hailing a yellow cab, and instead, pulled out my iPhone to order an Uber. Uber is an on-demand, private driver service in select cities. When in a city that has Uber (list below), you can request to be picked up anytime and anywhere…
You can earn up to 1,000 United Airlines Mileage Plus miles by linking your social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare) with BCKSTGR, yet another social media site. You will earn 400 miles for registering, and 200 miles each for linking your Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare accounts. The miles should post instantly to your Mileage Plus account (mine did): The website seems to be running somewhat slow,…
A reader pointed out to me this morning that it appears that GoGo, the WiFi provider for many of the major domestic airlines (including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, etc.) has quietly raised their prices. Less than a week ago, you could buy the GoGo Unlimited pass for $39.95 per month. This pass allows unlimited internet access on all GoGo-equiped flights.…
American Airlines is running a promotion where you can earn 500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles by liking AA and AAdvantage on Facebook and taking a brief survey. The free miles will be awarded to the first 200,000 entries or though December 17, whichever comes first. Even if you don’t fly American very often, you should take advantage of this offer. Free miles are free miles! Plus,…
One month ago, I flipped the switch on this blog, www.justin-does.com. Many friends have urged me over the years to do something like this and what better time to start: halfway through my masters program, in the weeks leading up to a major accreditation site visit for work, and while maintaining a travel-healthy schedule. The timing makes perfect sense, wouldn’t you say? It has been…
I recently did Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands of the Cayman Islands. Although a short 1-hour flight from Miami, getting to Grand Cayman is a little tough, especially when starting in Austin. 3 flights and 9 and a half hours later, I arrived in Grand Cayman for a relaxing long weekend. Grand Cayman is definitely on my MUST RETURN list! Read about…
Searching for airline tickets can seem daunting and can be very time consuming. Did you know there is a website that will continue to track specific airfares for you and will email you when prices drop? yapta.com is my go-to resource when I am needing to book airline tickets. Sometimes I’m just not sure whether I am getting a good price or deal. So I…
