As you have likely heard by now, there is going to be a total solar eclipse across a swath of the United States on August 21, 2017. This is the first time in nearly 100 years that a solar eclipse will be viewable from coast-to-coast in the US, so a lot…
A couple weeks ago I reported that points from the IHG Priceless Surprises promotion were posting. I realize now that that might have been a bit of an overstatement. My statement was more or less based on my own two data points -- I had mailed in two…
As I first wrote about in late July, Starwood was kind enough to invite me and 10 of my closest friends (in other words, you guys!) to a One Direction concert at the O2 arena in London on September 28, 2015. They gave us the SPG Suite, similar to the…
On Friday we asked blog readers to help caption a delta.com targeted landing page that was very gay-friendly, in the way that the adult reading materials section at Circus of Books on Santa Monica Boulevard is "very gay-friendly." As a reminder, the…
Last Friday was the last day to submit entries to join me in the SPG Luxury Suite at an upcoming One Direction concert. I simply asked you guys to tell me what you loved about SPG and/or One Direction, so thanks to the hundreds of you that participated.…
I've blogged before about SPG Moments, which are some pretty cool experiences that you can redeem Starpoints for. Starpoints are incredibly valuable, and in general I like to redeem them for hotel stays at aspirational properties, as well as for airline…
Over the past week we've been celebrating seven years of blogging at One Mile at a Time, with a series of contests and prizes. It has been a pretty fun week, with giveaways every day, and I feel I've gotten to know you guys better as you've shared your…
Checking this morning I’ve written over 8,000 blog posts in the past seven years. That’s an average of three posts per day, and well over 12 million words. We won’t even talk about the comments and emails, but, yeah, my life outside this blog is every…
For today’s party we’re heading over to Facebook where I’ve shared this image: Leave a comment on this Facebook post with your funniest caption, and be sure to like your favorite other comments. The contest runs until 11:59PM Pacific, at which point…
Seven years is a long time to write a blog, and seven days is a long time to host giveaways. So today we’ll make it easy on everyone. If you’re not already subscribed to my email newsletter, now’s your chance. I’ll be randomly selecting seven subscribers…
I'm celebrating seven years of blogging this week, and it has been a really fun first few days. Hearing about your best mileage redemptions and seeing your travel photos (check out the gallery -- you guys are amazing photographers) has been really fun.…
I'm celebrating seven years of the blog this week (OMG), and in addition to the traditional “comment to win” posts I’m trying other things that I hope will be fun/interesting. Today, I’m giving away $100 on Instagram. I generally share “real time” photos…
To celebrate seven years of blogging (and reading) here on One Mile at a Time, I’m looking over past posts and having a giveaway every day this week. To start, I thought I’d highlight some of my favorite mileage redemptions from each year I’ve been writing…
Well, technically it’s the blog’s birthday... ;) I started the blog seven years ago next Wednesday, which is incredible to me on so many levels. For starters, I didn’t know a thing about internet technology, or blogging for that matter. I wasn’t (and…
