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Reminder: Saturday, there is a Mile and Point Meet-up in Charlotte hosted by P.F. Digest – attend if you can, it will be awesome!

Travel

• Jeanne shares the worlds tallest air traffic control towers. How many of these airports have you been to?
• The headline is that Singapore Airlines will be flying nonstop to San Francisco, but there are some other tidbits in this post that folks will definitely not like – notably, the downgauging of the NRT-LAX flight to a 777-300ER from an A380. I’m curious where that A380 will go.

Miles and Points

• 500 Free Marriott Points. Alone, they won’t buy you much, but just think of that last time that you were just 347 points off of an award. Do this now.
• Frequent Miler pits Freedom vs. Freedom Unlimited. I come to a different conclusion, but not based on the two cards one on one, but rather the opportunity cost, and other cards on the market. The fact is, 2% should be the floor for your earning rate, not 1.5%. Especially with Freedom working at wholesale clubs.
• What can those really high annual fee cards do for you? Provide you concierge services, among other things. So go out, and use them!

Tagging Miles Posts of the Week

• New Opportunities after AAdvantage Program Changes – Become a free agent!
• Maximize your Chase Freedom 5x at Costco, this quarter, and every quarter to the end of the year!
• OneWorld Alliance Disincentivizes Partner Bookings