Well today is the final day of the 475 Starbucks Star bonus offer. Through 12/12/2018 Starbucks rewards members can earn up to 475 bonus stars by reloading their Starbucks card from Chase Pay. The official rules of the promotion state that the official cutoff time for the promotion is through 12/12/2018, but it is unclear…
If you’ve been reading the news recently there is a chance you’ve heard about the latest major company to experience a data breach. This time, it seems Marriott Hotels International has experienced a data breach that affects nearly 500 million customers. With previous data breaches I’ve never been too concerned. I don’t like that someone…
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…
Starbucks Rewards is a program that I didn’t pay much attention to until more recently. I typically don’t visit Starbucks all that often, but when I’m traveling I tend to prefer Starbucks to other coffee chains for one reason or another. Through all of that, I’d estimate that I spend a few hundred dollars with…
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…
The other day I wrote about American Airlines Systemwide Upgrades and how to use them. While writing that post I realized that you can actually earn additional Systemwide Upgrades through the Million Miler program. That’s when I realized that I didn’t actually know that much about the Million Miler program and my guess is that many…
Well, it’s official, after this weekend Marriott and SPG are now one program. While there have been a ton of chances that I intend to cover in a few days or weeks, one thing I want to cover today is how to combine your Marriott and SPG loyalty accounts. You have have remembered a few…
Whenever people ask me why I strive to earn American Airlines Executive Platinum status each year my answer is always the same. The reason I try to earn EP status is because of the 4 Systemwide Upgrades (SWUs) I receive each time I qualify. What Are Systemwide Upgrades? Systemwide Upgrades (SWU) are electronic certificates passengers…
I’ll never forget the first time I received my first AAdvantage elite status membership card. At that point I didn’t even know that American sent out membership cards. This was several years ago and chasing elite status wasn’t even on my mind. I earned Gold status because I somehow happened to fly 25,000 miles on…
