It seems like stories like these come out almost every year now. I’m not sure how long American has been doing this, but I personally remember it happening back in 2015. I remember it vividly… I remember the offer because I had spent most of 2014 flying around the country. With each trip I added…
I find it hard to believe that 2019 is more than halfway over. What’s even harder to believe is that I’m done flying to earn elite status. Any day now I should receive American Airlines AAdvantage credit for my most recent flight in Business Class on Cathay Pacific. Once those miles post to my account…
I have to admit, over the past few years I’ve been incredibly lucky when it comes to travel. Since 2015 I can only think of a few major delays or canceled flights that have actually disrupted my plans. Generally I’m able to get out ahead of a delay or cancelation and salvage a trip. Unfortunately,…
Well, in less than a month now I’ll be heading back to Asia. I’ll get back on a Cathay Pacific plane and fly from New York to Vancouver to Hong Kong to Vietnam. With that however, all of my booked travel will come to an end… in Vietnam. So, in order to get back from…
While I realize it’s still several weeks before the year’s halfway point, in a certain way, for me, the year is already well more than halfway over. Already this year I’ve earned 92,000 Elite Qualifying Miles and just over $13,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars with the American Airlines AAdvantage program. That’s just shy of the 100,000…
One of the things that I love about traveling as much as I’ve been fortunate enough to do is that you gain experience. You learn how to haggle, you learn how to cut corners, and you learn to be thrifty. All in all, I’d argue that traveling allows you to learn “street smarts” the quickest…
Over the past few years we’ve seen some incredible Premium Cabin fares from various OneWorld airlines (Qatar and Cathay) from Vietnam back to the United States. I’ve personally been fortunate enough to jump in on a few of these fares which has been a ton of fun. However, beginning a trip in Vietnam presents a…
For those of you who follow this blog regularly you may have already noticed a theme. That is, this year, I’ve been to Asia… a lot. Looking back to earlier this year I’ve already been to Hong Kong three times. My first visit was back in January 2019 when I flew over in Premium Economy…
A few months ago I decided to upload my collection of boarding passes into the Flight Memory website. For those who haven’t heard of Flight Memory, the website is a place where users can save their flights. The website stores data such as the airline flown, flight number, seat, aircraft, flight time, etc. Once you…
One of the most common questions I get from family and friends is, “where I can I find these flights?” Usually the question comes after I talk about how I flew to Asia or Europe in business class for less than they paid to cross the US in a middle seat. However, the answer isn’t…
