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Greetings from cloudy Hawaii! I’m in Hawaii for the week joining my girlfriend on a trip for work. We’ve been here for a few days now and the weather has not been cooperating. Since the weather is mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers, I thought it would be a great time to sit down and…
As you can tell from the title there’s no point in hiding what the purpose of this post is. Earlier today I managed to snag two Etihad First Class seats from Abu Dhabi to London by using American Airlines AAdvantage miles. It’s a flight that I’m incredibly excited about for a few reasons, of which…
For the past few years American Airlines has been sending out “Year In Review” emails to AAdvantage members right before the holidays. These emails give members “a 30,000 foot view” of their travels with American Airlines and OneWorld partners. These Year In Review summaries typically include statistics on miles flown, destinations visited, time in the…
Historically airlines frequent flyer programs were all about one thing; miles. Since as long as frequent flyer programs have been around, these programs have always rewarded those customers who flew the most with a particular airline. In the past, the way airlines ranked their customers was based on one single metric and that was “butt…
After doing a bit of lounge hopping in Toyko Narita’s Terminal 2 it was finally time to board my flight to Hanoi as part of my Hanoi for a day trip. At this point I had only had a few hours of sleep and was in that strange place between inebriated and hungover. If I’m…
By now it should come as no surprise that I’m a bit of an American Airlines fanboy. I’m honestly not sure why either. I’ve been a fan of American for as long as I remember. My only guess is that being from St. Louis, I was a huge fan of TWA growing up. After American…
On my way to Hanoi for a day I ended up in Tokyo’s Narita airport after a fantastic Japan Airlines First Class Flight. When I arrived in Narita I had 4 hour layover until my JAL Business Class flight to Hanoi. As I was trying to quickly adjust to the local time zones, I wanted…
By now, almost everyone knows airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and even fast food chains have loyalty programs. Airlines, in particular, design those loyalty programs to reward frequent flyers through award miles, upgrades, waived fees, and lounge access. United has the MileagePlus program, Delta has the SkyMiles program, and American Airlines has the AAdvantage program.…
Congratulations! You’ve made it! After spending countless hours on airplanes flying all over the world you’ve finally reached top-tier elite status with American Airlines. It’s no easy feat. To do so, you have to earn at least $15,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars and either 100,000 Elite Qualifying Miles or 120 Elite Qualifying Segments. To the layman, you basically…
A few weeks ago I completed (potentially) my final major trip of the year. With that quick trip to Japan I earned my 100,000th Elite Qualifying Mile and $15,000th Elite Qualifying Dollar. As a result, I unlocked another year of American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite status. About a week after completing my trip I…
