I was pondering this subject recently, and sent out the following tweet:Am I in the minority that thinks people who try to hold airlines to mistake fares thru quasi legal efforts and general whining are douches? Which apparently didn’t go down too well with the people who try to hold airlines to mistake fares through quasi […]
Archives for September 2013
Why are we such suckers for Status?
I’ve got to thinking recently that we really are starting to lose touch with reality when it comes to the subject of Status. In many senses it comes down to the ancient and controversial matter of Class. Can an external title, or level of prestige really create differences of opportunity? Certainly. But is the real […]
Should you try to write off an Award Ticket as a valid Business Expense?
This is one of those iffy posts, that is on my mind, but certainly shouldn’t be followed. It is something that I might do, but with the knowledge that I would have to fight, and possibly lose to, the IRS in the event of an Audit.The IRS will not allow you to claim a cost […]
Distance Based Award Travel Part 4 Short Haul (up to 2000 Miles) Round Trip Options Compared
Short Haul flights offer some of the very best value per mile when booked using your award travel. This post will build upon the previous Distance Based Award Travel Part 3 to include journeys of the same one way distance (up to 2000 miles in one direction, 4000 miles round-trip). Once we engage upon Round […]
Why you can’t rely on Autopay to keep your card payments under control
When you play the Credit Card Game you certainly need to set up all your cards to pay off in full every month using Auto-Pay from your bank account. The Credit Card game, for those not familiar with it is taking these excellent sign up bonus cards, and reward cards for travel and cash back […]
Distance Based Award Travel Part 3 Short Haul (up to 2000 Miles) One Way Options Compared
In the third installment of the Distance Based Award Travel series I will be comparing the options for short haul one way flights. Certain carriers from the mix of Distance Based Award airlines do not allow one way bookings, lets start with a recap of who does and who does not: Allows One Way Award […]
A look at Distance Based Award Travel Part 2 – Breaking down the study
In Part One of the series examining Distance Based Award Travel I highlighted that some of the carriers base their travel calculations on total journey length, and some price each leg individually. This makes quite the difference when you are looking at pricing a journey. To understand it better, think of it like this. If […]
Exploring Distance Based Award Programs – Part 1 An Introduction to the airlines
I thought it would be interesting to explore distance based award travel, the driving reason for me was to start digging around for sweet-spots on the different airlines so that we could find the most effective way to get the seat we want on a plane. Due to the airline alliances that are available there […]