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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
I am sitting at Newark’s Gate C109 with a dry Starbucks muffin and a lukewarm coffee. It is 6:45 am, and the airport hum is already a dull roar that vibrates in my teeth. Most travel bloggers would tell you I should be in a lounge, sipping complimentary prosecco because I’ve “hacked” my way to elite status. But here is the truth: sometimes the lounge is too far, the line is too long, and I just want to sit near my gate. This reality check is the starting point for understanding what is an occasional upgrader. I have tracked every […]
Is priority boarding worth it for families? Here’s the Modhop Verdict: almost never. It’s a skip for families or anyone who isn’t chasing a status treadmill. Unless you are flying solo in a premium cabin and want that pre-departure champagne, you are better off being the very last person to step onto the plane. After years of flying with kids and testing both approaches, I can tell you the early boarding rush is mostly marketing. Why I Stopped Boarding Early My stance on this flipped completely post-pandemic and especially after having kids. In the old days, I used to board […]
Marriott vs Hyatt gets framed online as a fight over footprint and point value. Skip that fight. If you’re flying and staying in hotels a handful of times a year, the real question isn’t which program wins on paper. It’s whether you actually like the specific hotels either one owns in the cities you actually go to. Here’s the honest answer. Chasing hard elite status with either chain is pointless below a certain number of nights a year, and for most Modhop readers, that threshold never comes. For context, I’ve split stays between Marriott and Hyatt for years and never […]
