American Airlines and Cadillac Partners - photo courtesy of GM press release., Passenger Experience

Get ready to test drive a Cadillac!

American and Cadillac have teamed up to offer a bunch of benefits for American’s elites. Big deal right? Well, here’s the part that I think really matters: Members can earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles when the call a service desk and register a time to test drive a Cadillac at a nearby dealership.Unfortunately, the news release…

Carry-on Baggage Size

IntroductionI happened to see a post by Ed at Pizza In MotionĀ about carry-on bags, and potential of having to gate check. I haven’t experienced this, but since I have a wide-body Briggs and Riley bag, I figured this was worth some further research.This has been reported before, although any of the other news sources I’ve…

Observations from Flying @AmericanAir Trans-Pacific

IntroductionA few weeks ago, I took my wife to Seoul, South Korea for a long weekend to celebrate her birthday. We found what I had thought was a great premium fare (later finding out, it wasn’t as great), and figured, why not? Brass ring, right? So we did it.We had been to Seoul before, but…

Re-qualifying for Elite Status

Why do we pursue Elite Status with Airlines, Hotels, Car Rental Companies, Retailers? For me, it is because of the benefits that the status gives us. I’ll try to summarize the benefits of each elite status that I personally go for each year, and why, and also share where I am at the moment, in…