After attaining temporary Delta Gold status from a status challenge, I am now eligible for domestic upgrades. Until this point, the only ‘upgrades’ I receive are Comfort+ middle seats. However, the other day I was finally lucky enough to attain my first (and only) complimentary upgrade to Delta domestic first class! The experience was very similar…
Yesterday I discussed some interesting correspondence I had received from Citi. Originally I had every intention of closing the Citi Prestige card in 2017 due to the loss of Admirals Club access, but with the decreased annual fee I figured I would keep the card open and let it ride. Now that the annual fee…
Several months ago Citi followed the trend of other loyalty programs and made several “enhancements” to the Citi Prestige card effective July of 2017. The enhancements were as follows: Removal of Admirals Club access, Elimination of 3 free rounds of golf annually, and decreased point redemption value when paying for American Airlines flights with points.…
Beginning with American Airlines new 787-900 Dreamliner, American became the first legacy carrier in the US to offer a true “Premium Economy” cabin. In the coming years American will expand the premium economy offering to the Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, and Airbus A330 (legacy US Airways) aircraft. For now the only way to fly premium…
Recently I had a the pleasure of visiting on of the most popular travel destinations in the United States, Nashville Tennessee. Nashville has grown substantially in the past several years and is home so Broadway Street which features live music in nearly every venue. Although the ultimate purpose of the trip was to watch the…
Wow! The past few weeks have been absolutely incredible, but also insane. I wanted to check in and explain a few things to come based on the past few weeks of travel. There are several hotel reviews and trip reports which I need to complete, but due to a demanding work schedule (I have a…
In the first true installment of Legacy Lowdown I want to discuss boarding procedures of US legacy carriers. I will discuss the pros/cons of each airline’s boarding procedures below. I hope this information helps you better understand each airlines’ boarding methods and help you move up on the boarding list and never have to check…
First let me start off by saying that what I am about to share is by no means the worst travel experience, but I believe it highlights an issue with how Airlines communicate to passengers. Fog at Chicago O’hare International Earlier this morning I flew from Chicago to Dallas via American airlines (trip report soon)…
After breaking up with American Airlines a significant factor in deciding between United and Delta was lounge access. As a Chicago based traveler, I was happy to see both airlines featured lounges at Chicago O’Hare. If I wanted United lounge access I would have had to shell out $450 for the United MileagePlug Club card or try…
Credit card companies have certain safety measures in place to help proactively prevent fraud. Often if you purchase something from a shady website or try to make a purchase on a different country’s version of a website your credit card issuer will temporarily lock your account, send you an email, text, or call, and ask…
