This weekend at SXSW in Austin

Tonight, I'm flying to Austin, Texas for 5 days at SXSW. Flights were insane, of course, but I still made the trip free - using ~16,000 Chase UR points to fly Southwest outbound and...
airbnb cuba

Alaska buys Virgin America; Free AirBnB in Cuba; 100,000 Hilton HHonors Amex bonus; Daily...

Well, I'm just back from an amazing experience traveling legally to Cuba for the first time. If you haven't been, the time to go is now. This year. The opening of American tourism is...

Starwood/Marriott Merger; What I’m Booking Now

First off, the Starwood and Marriott merger seems to be BACK ON.  I am thinking this eventuality is a negative for any Starwood loyalists and a gain for Marriott fans. We'll see. In other Marriott news, you can now...