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So, I flew my last mileage run of the year yesterday. It was like a Dickens novel except mostly good. It would’ve been a tale of three cities but I didn’t get any good photos of Miami done up for the holidays.Starting out at Reagan National (DCA) at O-dark-30 in the morning was met with…
Chase has posted a preview for the Chase Freedom 5x categories for 2015, its not a whole lot different. If anything, the only thing that makes it different is that they aren’t giving full details yet. Here’s the preview for 2015:Here’s what Chase did for 2014 — you’ll notice, complete overlap of what is identified. I…
I wrote this shortly after arriving into Hong Kong, because I wanted my thoughts to be clear and present (of course then I let it sit a month). To start, the flight out was a 16.5 hour flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Hong Kong (HKG). The captain didn’t mince his words: “We’ll be together for…
Just a super quick post: Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan Shopping portal has a promotion for 1,000 bonus miles after $175+ spent. The offer is targeted, so definitely check your e-mail. Good from 8-22 December 2014.The terms and conditions look fairly consistent, although they specifically note: This bonus offer is only available for account ending in…
Dear Star Alliance: I love you, but we need to take a break. I just don’t know who you are anymore – and it’s just not working out.That’s right – I finally found the courage to say it: Star Alliance and I are just not working out. Between the devaluations and reduced award earnings, I’ve…
Later this week, I’ll be flying for the pure purpose of making American Airlines Executive Platinum (EXP) status. I’ve done the math for how much this years’ status cost. It was much more than I wanted to spend, but, once you have status, and you get the benefits–the domestic upgrades, the Systemwides, and 2x miles…
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I’ve got a problem. I don’t let enough alone. If I’ve got a good itinerary, I try to tweak it, to make it better. If its better, I try to tweak it to make it great. As my colleague says, I try to stretch a single into a double, a double into a triple, and…
I’ve been on travel in Asia this week, so the weekly is definitely light. If you’ve seen a post that should be here, please don’t hesitate to share it in the comments section – Thanks and Happy Belated Thanksgiving!The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention…