SPG and Marriott Merger Complete: 3 Things You Need to Do
My favorite hotel breakfast so far! mmmmm mango juice
Big news in the hotel industry happened today: the Marriott and SPG merger comple..
Bonus Miles While Dining and Shopping
Bonus Miles Dining Shopping
I love earning miles and points when possible.
To do so I do the following things:
- Shop online using ..
Visiting Iguazu (Iguaçu) Falls and Other Attractions
Iguazu (Iguaçu) Falls borders Argentina and Brazil and it has one of those views that will just take your breath away, at least it did for..
Wireless Headphones
Wireless Headphones
Wireless headphones are becoming a necessity especially now that Apple eliminated the headphone jack on the iPhone 7…
Earn 1000 Free Virgin America Elevate Points
Earn 1000 Free Virgin America Elevate Points
Virgin America is currently running two promotions where you can earn 500 free Elevate P..
Announcing First2Board Meetup 2016 in Portland!
It has been a very busy year for me (Simon from Running For Status) personally so I haven’t had the time to organize a more formal s..
Earn 500 Hyatt Bonus Points
Earn 500 Hyatt Bonus Points
Hyatt offers various promotions throughout the year.
Currently they are offering several. Last week I wrot..
Escape Lounge MSP
Visiting the Escape Lounge MSP
The Escape Lounge opened in MSP at the end of last year but I didn’t get a chance to visit it till rec..
Sourcing
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sourcing. There are 4 main websites I look at for sourcing.
- Staples
- eBay
- Dicks
- REI Ga..
Holiday Inn Express Roseville MN
Holiday Inn Express Roseville MN
Recently, I toured the new Holiday Inn Express Roseville MN.
It had been some time since I’ve been at..
Hampton Inn Roseville MN
Hampton Inn Roseville MN
I recently toured the new Hampton Inn Roseville MN.
The tour was setup by Visit Roseville MN.
The hotel op..
Home 2 by Hilton Roseville MN
Home 2 Suites by Hilton Roseville MN
I recently checked out the Home 2 Suites by Hilton Roseville MN.
You can check out the Travel Adv..
Can NCAA D1 Football Players Earn Frequent Flier Miles?
University of Michigan — The Big House
You may have heard that the Hawaii men’s football team will fly over 50,000 miles miles this seas..
Earn Double Points at Hilton
Earn Double Points at Hilton
You can earn double points at Hilton this fall. Hilton just opened up the registration for their Hilton HHon..
Earn up to 75,000 Bonus Hyatt Points
Earn 75,000 Bonus Hyatt Points
This seems to be a week of Airline and Hotel improvements. This time you can earn 75,000 Bonus Hyatt Point..
Earn Bonus Miles Flying American to Asia
Earn Bonus Miles Flying American to Asia
From time to time airlines offer bonus miles for flying on certain routes. You can earn bonus m..
3 Must-See Vineyards in Sonoma, California!!
I visited Sonoma, California with several friends around the end of August and the weather was amazing! It was 60 and foggy in the mornin..
Flying American Airlines DCA MSP
American Airlines DCA MSP
Trip Details
Date: Friday, August 5, 2016
Flight: American 4642
From: Washington DC – DCA
To: Minneap..
My flight on American Airlines LGA DCA
American Airlines LGA DCA
Trip Details
Date: Friday, August 5, 2016
Flight: American 2167
From: New York LaGuardia – LGA
To: Wa..
Chase’n Pre-Approval
Like many, I applied for the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Like many, I was denied. Like many, I’m a “tad” over 5/24. It’s hard to fault Chas..