January 2011

What a blast I had in Cancun this weekend! My old roommate, Kelly, is in Chicago now getting her MBA at Kellogg, so I rarely see her anymore. To remedy that, we decided to plan a girls’ getaway in February… but then pushed it up to this weekend. With only 48 hours in Cancun, we were a bit crunched for time – but made the most of it and had an absolutely fabulous time. Our shared opinion at the end was that weekend trips are just the perfect length of time to relax and rejuvenate before heading back to the …

Soaking up the sun and dissolving the stress Read More »

Yesterday was a bit of a crazy weather day in DC – hope you all are doing okay wherever you are. Mid-morning, the snow started coming down, and the forecast was just terrible. The federal government closed their offices two hours early, and as is their policy, my client followed suit, but many people started leaving even earlier than that. By 3pm, the office was deserted except for us consultants, and we had been warned that we should leave early too to avoid the nasty conditions. We were lucky enough to get a cab back to the hotel (where we …

To Travel or Not to Travel? Read More »

While I’ve always been fascinated by travel and the airline industry, this week I picked up a new skill as part of a new hobby: learning how to specify advanced fare routings as part of my searches on ITA. While this may seem totally geeky and useless to anyone who’s not a travel agent, it’s actually quite helpful and lucrative, in that it helps me find so-called “mistake fares” and exploit routing loopholes that allow me to book trips at very inexpensive prices. For example, if you look at the advanced fare rules and the list of taxes and fees …

Jetsetting again! Read More »