It was last year, or perhaps the year before, that we first started seeing American Airlines offer elites that looked to be missing re-qualification, an opportunity to buy status. This year, the attempt to sell American Elite Status is borderline laughable. American Elite Status – The offerRight now I’m a Platinum Pro, that’s the 75k…
I’m a huge fan of Chase Ultimate Rewards, so it was great to see a note from Chase in my e-mail about adding yet more transfer partners! Chase Ultimate Rewards adds 2 new partners!The particularly exciting thing about this is that Iberia usually has fewer fuel surcharges on premium cabin awards! There is a way to…
I saw an interesting conversation on Twitter last night about the Southwest Companion Pass, which I think is the best deal going in North America Travel. You can read more about Southwest’s Rapid Rewards program as well.FrequentMiler shared his 2018 Predictions (something I’ve yet to put pen to paper myself on) and one thing that…
Seemingly completely out of nowhere, I saw an e-mail this afternoon stating “Your exclusive Mile Play offer is waiting”Here I am thinking its going to be some game, or convoluted multi-tier promotion like American AAdvantage put out last month.What I was instead met with was surprisingly simple! Book and take a single trip in United Economy…
I’m not sure how widely known last week’s Southwest Reservation System Issue was, but I did happen to see random mentions about it on twitter. Thinking back to the flight my wife and I took on Sunday where folks were saving seats rows away with their bags, I do recall the A List section of the boarding…
One of the things that I am always surprised with is how long it takes to transfer points between programs. I totally get it that IT is hard, but, seriously, this isn’t rocket science. So when I submitted a request to transfer Citi Thank You Points to Etihad Guest a few weeks ago, I was…
The latest Skytrax Airline awards were announced at the Paris Air Show, and I have to say, I’m left wondering whether Skytrax Awards are perception over reality. Don’t get me wrong, I agreed with most of Skytrax perceptions with regard to airports. Skytrax Awards BackgroundSkytrax Awards are largely revered within the industry. Traveling around Asia…
I am not often an advocate of buying miles, but there are times when it makes sense to buy miles. This promotion may be a good time to at least consider whether its a good time to buy miles. Buy Alaska Miles at 2 cents per pointRight now Magazines.com is running a promotion where you…
If you’re flying Southwest Airlines today, enjoy a drink on them in celebration of their birthday! It’s Southwest Airlines Birthday!I just happened to be flying home from Austin this morning and noticed in the cocktail menu that 18 June is Southwest Airlines’ birthday and that is a good enough reason to have a free drink…
I’ve found SilkAir and Singapore Airlines to be very helpful when finding regional flights in Southeast Asia. It’s allowed me to hop around Asia and include a stop in Singapore for many trips. . Right now, you can save 50% on Regional Southeast Asia Awards with SilkAir, which makes it even more of a bargain.…