Two kids creates more than twice the work. That holds true for regular life and travel. Nonetheless, we took it upon ourselves to travel to the United Kingdom to celebrate our son’s first birthday. Just kidding, it’s just when we were free.As always, we paid for the majority of our flight with points. We even […]
Real Life Awards
Weird AA First Class Award Space Experience
I was booking an award for a client using AAdvantage and encountered a strange situation. I decided to share it because a) I think someone might be able to take advantage of this sort of glitch, and b) I wanted to hear if anyone has had a similar experience. Here’s what went down.I was looking […]
Sometimes it Pays to be Obsessive Part II: Staying in First Class after a Forced Downgrade
I was at a dinner the other night when a friend (and very good food blogger, coincidentally), told the group – “Oh Joe, he’sĀ obsessed with miles and points.” At first I was like, woah, that’s kind of a strong statement – but – guilty. I’ve mentioned before how my semi-obsessive checking of award space has […]
How to Plan Travel for Summer 2015 – Part 1
It’s the time of the year to start planning our summer travels. Actually, you could say it’s even a little late for that, depending on your definition of summer. We usually travel in July so we’re a bit behind. Remember, most airlines open their schedules up 330 days in advance, so I can book travel […]
There’s a Burn Notice on my Points: American AAdvantage
Burn Notice: IntroductionBurn Notice: Delta Skymiles Part 1Burn Notice: Delta Skymiles Part 2Burn Notice: Hilton HHonorsBurn Notice: American AAdvantageAs I mentioned in my last post, we had to burn our Hilton points due to the impending devaluation. We redeemed our Hilton points for four nights in Bora Bora. So to finish off my burn notice, […]