Terrible yet Funny Hotel Fails, Plus Last Day to Enter the 12 Days of Giveaways!
View From the Wing is the first travel blog I ever read. Nowadays there are hundreds I peruse each week, but View from the Wing one of my favorites. Gary with View from the Wing has always blown me away with his keen ability to clarify a fuzzy airline situation or poetically call out a hotel chain with succinct wording when something needs a sharp eye. With his finger on the pulse of the industry, he doesn’t shy away from telling it like is. He also has a witty sense of humor, and from time to time I find a story or link on his blog that cracks me up.
One of his links earlier this week was to a story by The Daily Mail on ultimate hotel fails. I don’t know about you, but I found some of them hilarious!
Today is Day 12 of Magic of Miles 12 Days of Giveaways, which means it is the last day you can enter to win travel related goodies.
My stack of USPS boxes are stuffed with airline pajamas (still in their protective plastic, of course), iTunes gift cards, Starbucks gift cards, a couple of GoGo 25 use passes, and miscellaneous travel items I’ve received over the year.
To enter today’s contest to win a box of goodies, let me know in the comments below if you have a favorite travel news or fun reading source. Is your go-to a bulletin board? A blog? Your brother-in-law? Or you can simply let me know you’d be excited to win today’s prize.
If you’re just joining now at Day 12 of the Magic of Miles 12 Days of Giveaways, you’re just in time!
Today’s Magic of Miles contest ends at 9pm PST tonight so get those entries in. Click here to read full contest details, and good luck!
I have so many travel sources I love to read or watch. My go-to is The Points Guy. :0
And Happy New Year, too!
Merry Christmas
I read any number, yours, View from the Wing, OMAAT and many other Boarding Area blogs. Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year filled with good health, good fortune and good times.
Boardingarea is a great mix of travel interests.
Thanks for the giveaways!
This is one of my top travel blogs. I also love “Scott’s Cheap Flights” blog. I love getting different opinions on traveling!
I read some of the content in Boarding and also The Points Guy
And, of course, blogs like Magic of Miles help a lot too. Thanks for the information and tips!
FlyerTalk is also a good source
Boarding Area is a go-to for me
last entry for me!
thanka for the site!
always start my evening with the boarding area!
Mine is also Gary !!
Boarding area and many more
Merry Christmas
I enjoy your blog. Thanks for the giveaways. I would love to win a prize. Happy Holidays!
I review Flyer Talk regularly.
I read Boarding Area each day.
Last day of this entry….let’s hope it’s a lucky one!!! 🙂
I cannot recall having any hotel fails. I’ve have several really pleasant experiences.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Probably View from the Wing is the best.
Like you, Gary’s was my first but now I read quite a few others and am still learning
Your blog is great.
I’ve started just typing in boardingarea.com when I’m putting down my 2 year old. I have an hour of putting a blankie on her over and over and over and love the diversity and quality of all the bloggers!
I religiously check BoardingArea daily… actually where I found Magic of Miles!
I would be excited to win today’s or any other of the previous days’ prizes.
I subscribe to some travel bloggers, airlines, and hotels on Facebook. Sometimes if they post an article there then I will click through and read it. Not a super reliable source though since Facebook just picks and chooses what they show you.
Flyertalk was my first and then in the last year or so I find myself also checking the Prior2boarding/BoardingArea Blog groups.
Boardingarea & flyertalk. Happy holidays.
I also enjoy the Runway Girl website…
I read most of the Boarding Area blogs… Lots of good info
Would love to win! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
I tend to link from the Boarding Area so I see lots of different blogs. I like the new BoardingArea newsletter, Happy Holidays!
I usually read boarding area
Gary’s blog was one of the first that I read as well. Now, I keep tabs on all of the Boarding Area blogs.
Merry Christmas!
Over and out
Thanks for the fun contest
My entire family is here for Christmas Eve dinner and they are all excited about reading your blog. Most had never heard of it but I think you will be picking up some new readers tonight.
And thanks for the chance to win some great prizes.
Thanks for your great blog.
I usually try to keep up with FlyerTalk and a few other blogs I follow on Twitter.
Sad that this is the last day of the contest. Merry Christmas!
Your blog is one of my favorites. No, really!
I read all Boarding Area content
Although I follow FlyerTalk’s premium class mileage runs religiously, I wish more routings with more information (e.g., connection times, aircraft, etc.) shared on a timely basis…with meetup opportunities for FT and BA readers/followers/
The Flight Deal, in addition to posting good travel deals, also is building a repository of “destination reports” with lots of good ideas for where those flights go.
I think the new weekly BoardingArea newsletter is a great way to review some of the best posts from the dozens of BA bloggers.
One of the many