Hurricane Harvey: Travel Impact and Disaster Resources
Hurricane Harvey continues to ravage Texas. Jetsetter’s Homestead analyzes the travel impact and shares disaster resources for travelers.
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Violence and Viral Videos – A Recipe for Bad Behavior?
After anther round of viral videos highlight airline violence, we have to ask… does social media exposure lead to more passenger bad behavior?
5 Lessons I Learned from Flying Non-Rev
The recent United Legging-gate episode reminded me of my days as a non-rev pass traveler. An acquaintance who worked for an airline usually had a few extra vouchers every year. As a young professional with a small income and a big curiosity, I gladly accepted the nearly-free passes. And as glad as I was to…
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Meet Me Halfway… The Six Month Status Checkup
How can it be July 4th weekend already? I feel like I was just ringing in the new year. If you follow Jetsetter’s Homestead, then you know this has been a whirlwind year for me – I’m at a new firm after an acquisition which means my travel patterns have been altered a bit as I…
Reciprocal Upgrades – American and US Airways – Part IV
This is the last part of a four-part series on reciprocal upgrades between American Airlines and US Airways. In Part I, we discussed how American’s elite status members can upgrade on US Airways metal. In Part II, we reviewed how US Airways’ elite status members can upgrade on American metal. In Part III, we reviewed…
Brilliant New United Safety Video Debuts
It’s admittedly been a long time since I’ve used the words “United” and “brilliant together. (Unless comments like “they’ve made a brilliant mess of that awards chart” count!) But I have to give it to them – the new United safety video totally hits the mark. I’ve had friends who have commented that after the…
Strange but True Stories From the Road
I thought it might be fun to start a semi-recurring topic of strange but true stories from the road. It seems like my life is a series of these (whether I’m traveling or not) and they form a web of cautionary tales and been there done that life lessons that help me travel smarter! I’ve…