Uber/Lyft
Lyft is finally paying out that $27M lawsuit settlement to California drivers
No Uber cars near you? You may have to pay more for a ride, starting in December
Uber is matching in-app tips again — Aug. 15
Uber’s Local Offers spending portal is finally back
Uber is matching all July 18 in-app tips
Uber finally gave in! In-app tips start today in three cities
3 easy things Uber can do to make drivers stop quitting
Poll: In-app Uber tipping — for or against?
New rideshare app Sitbaq gets rolling in Bay Area as Uber HQ scrambles
Here’s the math on my month of Uber Flat Rate rides
Here’s why that video of a driver confronting Uber’s CEO is blown way out of proportion
A moral dilemma: how to rate your horrible Uber/Lyft driver
Is Uber’s flat rate promo too good to be true?
Top 5 reasons it pays to be an Uber driver, even if you hardly ever give rides
Here’s what Uber told its human drivers about its new robot drivers in San Francisco
Uber just took away its awesome spending portal for free rides, promising its return
Uber is finally doing something to shorten wait times at airports
California Lyft drivers may soon cash in on $27M employment suit settlement
Not a typo: $5,000 bonus for new LA Lyft drivers
Uber tells drivers: You are a machine, you will obey
Ad-free Pandora now live for Uber drivers
Lyft expands free car rental program to SF; will include electric cars
Uber v. Lyft duel still bringing us free rides
Uber now knows when your driver is a terrible driver
Lyft is giving free car rentals to drivers in 3 cities
Forget Uber/Lyft & use this fair trade app on your next trip to NYC
Why Uber’s stubbornness on in-app tipping will cost them in battle with Lyft
Why a new San Francisco rule ended my stint as an Uber/Lyft driver
Credit Cards
The first 15 credit cards to get if you want to travel for free-ish
Retention offer for Citi Prestige? Yes.
Is Best Western’s email credit card offer worth it?
“Spend! Use me!” cried my Alaska Air & AAdvantage Aviator credit cards today
My Citi Prestige Trip Delay benefit claim was painless & actually worked
Does this targeted sign-up bonus move a USAA card to the top of the cash-back cards list?
Why I regret signing up for the 75K Citi HHonors card
How to stay in really nice hotels for free
MasterCard just lost $26B/yr in debit business to Visa
Chased away from Chase cards? Here are 5 cards they won’t know about
Why you shouldn’t jump at Gold Delta’s increased sign-up bonus
5 Things to know before diving into points, miles & credit cards
New targeted Marriott card offer is tantalizing
This credit card’s $450 annual fee is totally worth it–for the first year
Chase just targeted me with a 75K Sapphire Preferred offer
Why travel sites are so obsessed with the Chase Sapphire Preferred
Barclaycard and JetBlue got me tipsy under the watchful eye of Alcatraz
Frontier Airlines
Frontier just switched to calendar-year elite qualifying — a positive for some, negative for others
My holiday gift from Frontier: a shortcut to elite status renewal
My spooky walk home from a failed Halloween mileage run on Frontier
Frontier stoops to Spirit’s level w/ misleading promos this week
Here’s everything you’d want to know about booking a Frontier flight over the phone
Crazy Frontier fare alert: SF-Orlando $20, one-way, non-stop, & vice versa
Frontier’s 75% off sale is back, today only (7.11)
Flight review: Frontier, red-eye, trans-con in coach (SFO-MCO)
Frontier pilots are ticked, did first picketing in Frontier history today
New Frontier routes will halve Philly, Orlando to Puerto Rico fares
This is why I love Frontier: SF-Orlando $67 RT
Debunking 3 Frontier Airlines myths you’ve probably never heard of
How to keep your Frontier miles alive for 15 years w/o flying a mile: Thanks Again
Frontier Airlines extends bonus miles promotion, updates website
Review: Frontier Airlines credit card — cute, but not rewarding
How to earn Alaska Airlines elite status by flying Frontier Airlines
Earn 2x, 3x miles on Frontier flights, plus 1K bonus miles
Seriously Frontier? A 75% off sale?
Frontier strikes again: Cross America for cheaper than a taxi ride
A look at Frontier Airlines elite status & award redemptions
This airline is offering 2X loyalty miles on flights through Sept. 30
Frontier Airlines 50% off sale is back; Tue & Wed flights only
Frontier is offering $20 flights for its b-day
50% off Frontier flights; Orlando-SF RT $113
Frontier Airlines wins lotto and offers lotto in same day
Should I take my first mileage run…on Frontier Airlines??
Florida flyers: These Frontier fares will freak you out
Why Frontier Airlines is so misunderstood; Plus check out their new non-stop SF-Orlando route
Starbucks
Free Starbucks for you & all your friends from Visa Checkout (targeted)
Free Starbucks w/ Lyft…gift card purchase?
Could new revenue-based Starbucks rewards actually be better?
Get a free Starbucks drink faster & a guide to getting its best value
Photos
Photos: Brits & Aussies rule, hip-hop legends eschew Outside Lands Fest ’17
Photos: SFO plane spotting from a land fill
How to escape from San Francisco to Alcatraz
Seattle’s Space Needle in 13 photos
How to strike it rich in Klondike gold & other photo mini-stories from Seattle
Photos: Venice, fending off the tides
Photos: Genoa, much more than a hometown to Columbus
Photos: World-class folk music meets world-class NorCal brewery
Selfie sticks, rain & gnarly trees at the Grand Canyon
Millennials relive emotional chaos of youth at emo reunion tour
Joggers escape close call with tree branch in Golden Gate Park
Up close with NYC’s MoMA, Lady Liberty & 9/11 memorial
Reviews
Flight review: a $400 round trip to Auckland on Air New Zealand
Ranking the 4 major points hotels on NZ’s North Island
Hotel review: new TownePlace Suites is one of SF Bay Area’s most affordable points options
After 10 flights, a review of United’s Silver elite status
My first ever flight in first class: Alaska Airlines, Portland to SF (B737)
Dance floor legroom & Carolina lovebirds. Charlotte to SF in AA economy plus (A321)
Hotel review: Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa
Flight review: Finnair — Paris to Helsinki to SF in economy
Flight review: SF to Paris non-stop on French budget carrier XL Airways
Flight review: finally flying Alaska Airlines
Hotel review: Country boy walks into the Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui
Hotel review: brand new Residence Inn Maui Wailea
Hotel review: Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach penthouse floor
Review: The Club MCO brings Priority Pass option to Orlando’s Terminal A at last
Hotel review: Holiday Inn Huatulco in Oaxaca, Mexico
Hotel review: Holiday Inn Express Mexico Aeropuerto
Review: Country boy walks into his first business class flight — Aeromexico SF to Huatulco, Mexico
Review: Long Beach Airport, a JetBlue hub
Review: Air France-KLM lounge, SFO’s only Priority Pass option
Virgin America Loft at LAX may be closing soon. Here are some photos inside
Hotel review: Hilton Garden Inn Venice Mestre San Giuliano
Hotel review: Holiday Inn Genoa City
Hotel review: Don’t take a taxi to the Holiday Inn Express Affoltern am Albis outside Zurich
Hotel review: I…fell into the rooftop pool at the Crowne Plaza Verona Fiera
Review: My first flight on Virgin America
Hotel review: Is this Holiday Inn Express Milan room sexist?
Hotel review: A country boy walks into the Park Hyatt Milan, Zurich
Hotel review: The Beverly Hilton & a photogenic fish
Why travel sites are so obsessed with the Chase Sapphire Preferred