it's starting to get a little funny in dc.

While United is the obvious choice with nonstops to lax, sfo, sea and las, with the obvious exception of economy plus, the benefits arent that great unless she's going overseas or does an awful lot of traveling.

The upgrades keep getting harder and harder to get and my experience lately is that united's pricing is non competitive. It's not just $20 or $30 more. It's $50 to $70 more or more than that.

Virgin Atlantic's arrival could offer an interesting alternative. Although it's frequent flyer program hasn't been announced, I suspect flights this year will automatically be included and the planes are much newer and better than united's in coach --except for the economy plus

I'm increasingly focusing my attention on hotels