Author Archive
WSJ Article on EQM promotions
by statusmonger on Apr.15, 2009, under Airlines
Good article from the Wall Street Journal regarding the recent flurry of elite qualifying mileage promotions:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966495750415057.html
Here’s Triangle Trip’s recent post regarding Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM or MQM for Delta).
How can you benefit from a middle seat on United Airlines?
by statusmonger on Mar.21, 2009, under Airlines, Business Travel
If you’ve ever flown United’s Premium Service flights from New York’s JFK to LAX or SFO and had the misfortune of getting a middle seat you might’ve missed one of the key features of that aircraft’s configuration: power outlets.
Power outlets on United? Yeah right, you may think. But it’s true. Underneath the middle seats there is actually a power outlet. So next time you are stuck in a middle seat on a United P.S. flight, don’t be so glum, at least you’ll have power.
Starwood values Platinum members by offering unparallel benefits
by statusmonger on Mar.19, 2009, under Hotels
If you are a Starwood Platinum member you have one of the best free tools out there at your disposal: The Platinum Concierge.
- Need tickets to a Broadway show?
- Need the name of a restaurant in South Beach Miami and have someone book it for you?
- Forgot to cancel a Starwood reservation and got charged a penalty?
- Need to get a room when the hotel is sold out?
- Need to escalate an issue you have with a hotel like bad service or being charged for goods inside the room?
I’ve used the Starwood Platinum Concierge service to find resolutions to all of these. The Platinum Concierge number is: 888-625-4991. Starwood’s excellent and responsive customer service makes them my favorite hotel loyalty program.
