@PointsWithACrew

I'm a father of 6 and I like to blog focused on traveling for free / cheap with large families. Part of @BoardingArea and #TDAD

 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Joined January 2014
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If anyone wants a hint on any of the #mysteryhunt puzzles I wrote, email me at superdoubledan / gmail * Harrah's * Moving Day * Von Schweetz's Big Question * A Process of Elimination * Transylvanian Math * Mausolea You can also flatter me if you liked them :-)
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Fancy travel is nice but I also love using miles and points for "random" trips you wouldn't otherwise take pointswithacrew.com/i-cant-b…

I can't believe miles and points let me take this trip

Miles and points are great for big and fancy trips, but I love how you can use them to take trips you wouldn't have believed possible before ...

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United may break guitars, but American Airlines breaks sewing machines pointswithacrew.com/united-m…

United may break guitars, but American Airlines breaks sewing machines

An overzealous American Airlines gate agent forced 79 year old Joyce Rowland to gate check her $3,500 sewing machine, even though it fits in a carryon-size case. No surprised, they ...

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13 Secret Code Words You’ll Hear On An Airplane pointswithacrew.com/13-secre…

13 Secret Code Words You'll Hear On An Airplane

Flight attendants, pilots, ground crew and other airline personnel don't want you to know the meanings behind these airplane secret code words. But now...

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Kickstarter: Sitpack Campster 2 – the portable chair for everyone everywhere pointswithacrew.com/kickstar…

Kickstarter: Sitpack Campster 2 the portable chair - back it before Monday

A camping chair with an airflow back rest, insulated cup holders and a seat warmer? For under $100? Color me intrigued...

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When is a free hotel breakfast not free? With a mandatory resort fee pointswithacrew.com/when-is-…

When is a free hotel breakfast not free? With a mandatory resort fee

I go out of my way to stay at hotels with "free" breakfast. But how can a Hyatt Place charge a mandatory 8.75% fee for its "free" breakfast?

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New Report Says Who Is To Blame For Flight Cancellations pointswithacrew.com/new-repo…

New Report Says Who Is To Blame For Flight Cancellations

Weather used to be the primary cause for flight cancellations, but a recent government report indicates that now most cancellations are caused by ...

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Osaka Hotel Universal Port Vita Review (Universal Studios Japan) pointswithacrew.com/osaka-ho…

Osaka Hotel Universal Port Vita Review (Universal Studios Japan)

This Hotel Universal Port Vita hotel review gives the info you'll need on wifi, food, rooms, cost and how close it is to Universal Studios Japan...

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Tokyo Narita Terminal 1 ANA Lounge Review (NRT) pointswithacrew.com/tokyo-na…

Tokyo Narita Terminal 1 ANA Lounge Review (NRT)

If you have access to the ANA Lounge in Tokyo Narita Terminal 1, you'll definitely want to stop by. This Priority Pass NRT ANA Lounge review details the wifi, food, amenities and ...

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Etihad Dreamliner Business Class Review AUH-NRT pointswithacrew.com/etihad-d…

Etihad Dreamliner Business Class Review AUH-NRT

This Etihad Dreamliner Business Class flight had no joke, the best food I've ever had on an airplane. Plus lie-flat seats, entertainment and ...

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What is going on with Uber? pointswithacrew.com/what-is-…

What is going on with Uber?

After a super cheap airport Uber in Egypt, I joked that I couldn't even get an Uber to my next door neighbors for $4! Then I was proven eminently right...

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How To Get Washington Monument Tickets (Updated 2023) pointswithacrew.com/how-to-g…

How To Get Washington Monument Tickets (Updated 2023)

The Washington Monument is free to enter, but you do need free timed Washington Monument tickets. You can reserve them online or ...

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A Gate Agent Threatens to Sue a Passenger (only on Spirit, amirite?) pointswithacrew.com/a-gate-a…

A Gate Agent Threatens to Sue a Passenger (only on Spirit, amirite?)

I know passengers can be a handful, but I'm not sure you can sue them if they start ...

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JetBlue’s “Spring Into Summer” Sale – flights as low as $39 pointswithacrew.com/jetblues…
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How a Volcano Made Me Sprint Through The Airport pointswithacrew.com/how-a-vo…

How a Volcano Made Me Sprint Through The Airport

It was so hot it felt like my pants were on fire

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Get an Easy 500 Wyndham Rewards Points (Good For Vacation Rentals) pointswithacrew.com/get-an-e…

Get an Easy 500 Wyndham Rewards Points (Good For Vacation Rentals)

It may be targeted, but I just got an email from Wyndham offering an easy 500 points for doing something I already wanted to do...

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Major World City Tells Some Tourists – “Stop Visiting” pointswithacrew.com/major-wo…

Major World City Tells Some Tourists - "Stop Visiting"

A major world city has decided that a certain group of tourists has worn out their welcome. Instead, the city has launched an ad campaign to ...

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EgyptAir Alioth Cairo / CAI Airport Lounge Review pointswithacrew.com/egyptair…

EgyptAir Alioth Cairo / CAI Airport Lounge Review

Crowded seating, unusably slow wifi, bland food and unbelievably frigid air - what more could you want from the EgyptAir Alioth Cairo Terminal 3 airport lounge?

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IAD Polaris Lounge Review – Washington Dulles pointswithacrew.com/iad-pola…

IAD Polaris Lounge Review - Washington Dulles

If you have access to the United Polaris Lounge at Washington Dulles, you'll definitely want to stop by. This IAD Polaris Lounge review details the wifi, food, amenities and ...

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Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport-East Hotel Review pointswithacrew.com/hyatt-pl…

Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport-East Hotel Review

As a Washington Dulles Airport hotel review - here is my Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport-East hotel review, including info on wifi, food, rooms, amenities, cost and more

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