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One of the main reasons I started flying with American Airlines years ago was the AAdvantage program. At the time in order to qualify for elite status all I needed to do was fly a certain number of miles or segments. It didn’t matter how much money I spent with the airline, if I flew…
It’s hard to believe 2018 is nearly over. At this point in the year, anyone seeking to attain airline elite status should have a fairly good idea of where they’ll end up. However, some will end up short of their goal. In some cases several of us will fall very short of our goal and…
As any frequent flyer knows, one of the best benefits of any airline elite status is flexibility. Once you earn even the lowest tier of elite status with an airline it becomes immensely easier to change flights in the event of a schedule change. When I flew every other week for work it was this…
By far one of the things that most frustrates me about the AAdvantage program is spending miles. American for whatever reason makes it incredibly difficult to search for award space on most partner airlines. I suspect this is because they want their members redeeming American miles for flights on American. After all, by doing this…
Well, it’s hard to believe but the end of the year is just a few weeks away. With that most of us have a pretty good idea of where we will land in terms of airline elite status. However, many of us will realize that we’re “right there” and will miss the next tier or…
Usually when you receive a higher-end credit card the card comes in a “welcome kit.” Welcome kits vary significantly by card, but in some cases the card comes in a robust box with gifts. In most cases though, credit cards come in a plain envelope which only includes the card and the card member agreement.…
To fully explain how this all happened I need to go back to the beginning. Earlier this year my girlfriend and I booked flights to/from Australia for an end of the year vacation. I’ve never been to Australia and I’ve been meaning to go this year. I booked a Qantas First Class flight earlier this…
A few weeks ago I took a trip out to San Francisco with my girlfriend. When we began planning the trip I looked at several flight options, but none seem that appealing. As I reviewed all of my options I realized the only way to get to San Francisco at a reasonable time was to…
The other day I was in London visiting friends and I received a curious email from American Airlines. The email introduced a “new” partnership the airline had with AirPortr, a baggage pick-up service in London. When I received the email I immediately became excited as I’d now have something to write about for the blog.…
My relationship with the American Airlines AAdvantage Aviator Silver card has been a bit tumultuous. To understand how I ended up carrying the card I need to go back to late last year. In late 2017 I decided to open the AAdvantage Aviator Red card for a few simple reasons. Back then I had just…
