It’s official! After months of trying to convert my Chase Sapphire Preferred to the Chase Freedom card I finally have a Chase Freedom account. In theory this product conversion from the Chase Sapphire Preferred to the Chase Freedom should have been easy. In the end the actual conversion was easy, but there have been a…
This is it. 2017 appears to finally be the year that I earn American Airlines Executive Platinum elite status. Executive Platinum is my white whale. In 2015 I flew over 50,000 miles before June and was well on my way before my life changed forever. My company announced plans to sell to a competitor and…
American Airlines currently has 4 levels of elite status. Those levels from bottom to top are AAdvantage Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro, and Executive Platinum. Each status represents an increase in benefits that compound as you attain each higher level. Today I’ll focus on AAdvantage Platinum status which is the third highest level, but don’t let that…
Yesterday I discussed a unique opportunity to earn AAdvantage miles and Hilton Honors points with qualifying hotels stays in Canada. While signing up for that promotion I discovered a tab on the Hilton webpage that I need to visit more often. After logging into my Hilton Honors account I noticed the “View Promotions” tab at…
A few days ago I received an interesting offer from American Airlines. American isn’t great at partnering with hotels normally. In the past American rarely offered cross promotions with brands like SPG, Marriott, or Hyatt. It seems those days are over. In fact, a few weeks prior I received another offer from American to earn…
For months now I’ve been been trying to find inexpensive premium cabin OneWorld flights for a good old fashioned American Airlines mileage run. I even discussed a few of my favorite mileage run ideas a few weeks ago. Well it seems I’ve come up with my solution and I have to admit it’s totally insane.…
I love double dipping. It’s fantastic when I earn two points currencies from a single activity. Most loyalty programs call this activity a crossover rewards. For example, when I stay take Uber rides I earn the 3X points from my Chase Sapphire Reserve card, but I also earn SPG Starpoints. When I stay at SPG…
Credit card travel or airline credits are among my favorite credit card benefits. Travel credits are a great way of getting value from a card to help justify paying an annual fee. I especially love travel credits that reset each calendar year. For cards with credits based on a calendar year you could open a…
Booking Lufthansa first class is as easy as booking any other airline ticket. Simply go to Lufthansa’s website, search for availability, and pay for your flight. The only issue is that most round trips in Lufthansa first class cost well over $4,000. Obviously not everyone can afford to fly Lufthansa first class by paying cash.…
Venmo is one of my favorite apps on my phone today. It makes paying friends or requesting money from friends incredibly simple. I typically use Venmo when paying for meals with friends. I’ll volunteer to pay for the meal (using my Chase Sapphire Reserve card of course) and simply request payment after the fact. This…
