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Whenever someone asks me for a credit card recommendation, I typically start with the American Express Platinum card. I love the Platinum Card because it offers a ton of value for simply paying the annual fee. These benefits include lounge access, hotel status, and access to the Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts program. All of…
While sitting at home and not flying, many of us are noticing that our airline mileage balances aren’t growing as quickly as we’d like. Instead of flying 1,000’s of miles a month and earning valuable airline miles, we’re stuck at home earning no miles at all. Thankfully, all hope is not lost. American Airlines, and…
American Airlines and SimpliSafe have teamed up to offer new SimpliSafe customers 14,000 AAdvantage miles when buying a home security system. While the offer alone isn’t enough to convince me to buy a home security system, it is a great incentive for anyone who is already looking into a SimpliSafe security system. What Is SimpliSafe?…
My girlfriend and I arrived in Doha around midnight local time after our 10+ hour Qatar Airways flight from Cape Town. Since we only planned our entire trip just a week earlier, we ended up with just over a 9 hour layover in Doha. While overnight layovers are usually terrible, Doha’s Hamad International Airport is…
Over the past few weeks credit card issuers have been making adjustments to their most popular rewards credit cards. These changes are, of course, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, card holders aren’t getting much value from rewards cards tailored for travel and dining while sitting at home. Because these cards aren’t offering…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my upcoming travel plans. In February, I booked a trip with Qatar Airways from Philadelphia to Kyiv in business class. The trip represented fantastic value, but also was an incredible opportunity to fly in Qatar Airways business class again. Even…
Just over a week ago I made the decision to travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to fly was one that I did not take lightly. I didn’t just wake up one day and decide that it was finally time to fly for fun. Instead, after several weeks of self-isolation, I needed to fly…
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many travelers have been trying to figure out what to do with previously booked travel. For the most part, airlines have been fairly generous in allowing customers to move travel plans to a later date. However, getting refunds, especially cash refunds, for non-refundable travel continues to be a challenge. That makes…
For the past several weeks, as frequent fliers sit grounded at home, many of us have been wondering what will happen to their beloved frequent flyer programs in 2020. Until a week ago, that question remained largely unanswered. There was of course plenty of speculation about what airlines would do based on past events, but…
With all that is going on in the world we are seeing airlines offering added flexibility to travel arrangements. This includes allowing passengers to change their flights to a later date without penalty or making other concessions to ensure you’re made whole for existing reservations. The only catch here is that airlines are only offering…
