One of the biggest issues I have when traveling on American is the lack of capabilities offered from their mobile app. Specifically, the mobile app lacks the ability to view all available seats on your upcoming flight. If traveling in the main cabin you can see your flight’s open economy seats, but you can’t see…
Halfway through December of 2016 I received an email from American Airlines. The email politely informed me that it appeared I would not qualify for AAdvantage Platinum status in 2016. As I continued reading I found the email also contained a limited time offer to purchase an American Airlines Elite Status Boost. Sure enough American was…
The third fourth highest level of the American Airlines AAdvantage program; AAdvantage Platinum status offers many benefits which help make it well worth earning. AAdvantage Platinum status offers frequent flyers a ton of great benefits which make traveling, especially internationally, much more enjoyable. Anyone who finds themselves just shy of earning Platinum status should definitely consider a last…
For whatever reason the United States has been behind the rest of the world when it comes to credit card transactions. For many years now other countries have used a Chip and Pin system when processing credit card transactions. The United States however has stuck to the traditional swipe method. Recently, the US has switched…
The past year has been quite strange as an American Airlines Elite. When I first decided to remain loyal to AA the reason was simple. I could continue to purchase the cheapest, longest mileage ticket, and still earn AAdvantage elite status. Then American played follow the leader and converted to a revenue based loyalty program.…
It seems like forever ago I was planning my trip to London, but I leave tomorrow. When I first booked the trip I was unable to find my passport and tried to request a new one. After a few weeks I had not heard back from the passport agency. The Passport Agency expedites passports for…
American Airlines is in the process of #goingforgreat! Well at least I think they still are… As part of that goal the airline is going to try to streamline the passenger experience. Ever since the US Airways integration in 2016 American Airlines’ hard product has been inconsistent to say the least. Specifically, the hard product offered…
A few weeks ago work sent me to Omaha Nebraska. I was excited to visit a new city and a new airport. Since I was actually working about an hour away from Omaha I did not end up staying in the city. Instead I stayed at a brand new Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Bellevue Nebraska. I…
Recently while waiting in line at the Chicago O’hare Admirals Club I overheard a conversation I hear all too often. A gentleman flying to London was asking for an upgrade to business class. Business class seats were available, but the customer service agent (AAngel) refused to grant him a complimentary upgrade. She insisted he pay the $350…
Well, 2017 is off to a great start so far. Last year there was so much uncertainty with my job and in my life I was simply unable to make travel a priority. Even so, I managed to fly 60 segments, but only flew around 35,000 miles… This year I decided to make traveling, especially…
