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Intrepid world traveler. Spent a career moving other people around the planet. Now mostly does it for himself — on points.
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Howard has spent his life getting people from one place to another, and getting them a decent deal while he was at it. Detroit built him. Michigan educated him. The travel business kept him busy for the better part of four decades — airlines, agencies, the old reservation systems, and most of the acronyms in between.
Retired now, in Atlanta, though “retired” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. The job just changed shape. These days the miles are his own, the schedule is nobody’s business, and the destination is usually a corner of Europe most people can’t find on a map.
He reads more than you do, watches more movies than you’d admit to, and has lately started turning out pastry that has no business coming out of a home oven. Irreverent, hard to impress, easy to travel with. He takes it easy — for all us sinners.
The map
Six continents’ worth of stamps. Western, Central, and Eastern Europe on repeat — usually on someone else’s miles.
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What he’s up to
Points & Miles
Watches every fare, mistake price, and transfer bonus like a hawk. Turns credit-card points into business-class seats to Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. If it flew cheaper yesterday, he knew about it yesterday.
The kitchen
A recent and slightly alarming talent. Took up baking and went straight past “hobby” into things with laminated dough and mirror glazes. Proficient, particular, and not shy about it.
The reading list
Reads constantly and widely — the day’s news front to back, and a steady stack of books alongside it. Will have an opinion. Will have read the thing you’re about to mention.
The screening room
A serious, high-volume movie habit. Genre is no object, taste runs dry and a little dark, and the recommendations are usually better than the algorithm’s.
Roots
Grew up around Detroit, took his degree in Ann Arbor — where he still bleeds maize and blue — and sharpened it at Kellogg, just outside Chicago. Some allegiances survive every move, every merger, and every layover.
Get in touch
Travel questions, deal tips, book and movie arguments, or a slice of cake — all welcome.