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To begin my outrageous Qatar Airways year-end mileage run (to earn American Airlines AAdvantage status) I needed to first get to Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. Obviously this required a long series of transpacific positioning flights. During my search I found several reasonably priced economy class options, but instead decided to book a business class…
A few weeks ago American Airlines started sending AAdvantage members buy up offers. These offers allowed AAdvantage members to buy up from their current elite status level to a higher level for 2018. Additionally, when a member takes AAdvantage of the offer they’ll receive status within 24 hours of payment. When I received my first…
After spending a few hours in the fantastic LAX Star Alliance Business Class lounge it was finally time to board my Asiana Airlines business class flight to Seoul on the incredible Airbus A380. This flight was one of two positioning flight to get me to Vietnam to begin my insane 2017 Qatar Airways Mileage Run.…
Metal credit cards are all the rage these days. Cards from the American Express Centurion card all the way down to the Chase Sapphire Preferred card now come in a sleek metal version. While I initially thought metal card were “neat” I’m quickly starting to prefer standard plastic cards. There are a few different reasons…
During my positioning trip to Vietnam to begin my Qatar Airways mileage run, I first had a stop in Los Angeles. After paying a quick visit to the United Club in LAX Terminal 7 I decided to take the long walk over to the Tom Bradley International Terminal to visit the impressive Star Alliance Business…
Hello and greetings from Chicago! I’m back home after a week of flying to and from Vietnam during my incredible 2017 Qatar Airways Mileage Run. During that time I took several Qatar Airways flights and credited each of them to American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent flyer program. It’s always quite nerve-racking when waiting for partner flights…
Well, in one of the bigger surprises of the year, Uber and Barclaycard have teamed up to offer an Uber co-branded credit card. Apparently there have been rumors about this card for months now, but I’m still shocked to see such a unique pairing. When I first heard of the new Uber Visa card from Barclaycard…
Update: I assumed and hoped this would be the case, but a few hours after posting this article my buy up offer once again changed. This time American offered that I pay just $495 to buy up to AAdvantage Platinum Pro Status. This updated offer is more in line with approximately how far away I…
After my connecting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles (LAX) I decided to quickly stop by the Terminal 7 United Club location. Although I’m not too familiar with United Club locations it’s my understanding that the Terminal 7 United Club is the best United Club location lounge within LAX. For that reason alone I figured…
Greetings from Doha, Qatar! I’m exactly halfway through my insane American Airlines premium cabin mileage run. I’m in Doha because of an incredible Qatar Airways business class fare sale from Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam to the United States. As you can guess there’s one small issue with this particular mileage run; it begins in…
