With all that is going on in the world we are seeing airlines offering added flexibility to travel arrangements. This includes allowing passengers to change their flights to a later date without penalty or making other concessions to ensure you’re made whole for existing reservations. The only catch here is that airlines are only offering…
Once again, just like that, winter is once again here. Temperatures have dropped, snow is falling, and suddenly, airline travel has become significantly worse. Winter brings all sorts of disruptions to airline travel plans. With winter come longer airline delays, cancelations, and missed flights. Everything related to airline travel seems to take longer in winter.…
Update: My Approval Letter arrived within 12 hours after processing payment for a standard 2 day request. A few weeks ago Cathay Pacific had an incredible New Year Eve sale. The sale (mistake fare) featured extremely discounted First Class and Business Class fares from Vietnam back to the United States. The sale lasted a few hours and was…
If there is one thing I think we can all agree on it’s that airlines employ shady pricing practices. A few months back I wrote about an issue with American and seat assignments. In that post I discuss how American deceptively shows certain customers seat maps in which some seats (preferred ones) appear unavailable. This…
I’ve written a few times now about American Airlines Special Fares. Essentially, Special Fares are fare codes in which you accrue AAdvantage Elite Qualifying activity based on mileage flown rather than price paid. I particularly love Special Fares because they allow you to earn a decent amount of EQD on deeply discounted long haul fares. Buying…
Applying for a traditional Visa to visit Brazil is extremely difficult. To begin the application process you must first fill out an application online. After completing the application you must then print it out and affix a passport photo to the top left corner. Once that’s complete you then mail the completed application, several other…
American Airlines has been pulling back sAAver level award availability for a while now. I often can’t believe how hard it is to find a simple award flight from a hub city to one of their smaller markets. Usually, availability is especially restricted for holiday travel. After all, restricting sAAver level awards during peak travel…
Los Angeles International Airport is currently undergoing a massive renovation. Thanks to the renovation getting to the terminal is a nightmare. Even worse, American’s mainline flights mostly depart from Terminal 4 which is quite difficult to access due to its location. If you don’t mind walking a bit I’d recommend cutting across the departures road…
I’ve been in the points and miles game for a few years now and one thing I’ve never gotten lucky enough to catch is a mistake fare. Mistake fares are too good to be true prices on certain routes. For example, a few years ago American Airlines sold Washington DC to Beijing for $450 in…
One of the biggest issues I have when traveling on American is the lack of capabilities offered from their mobile app. Specifically, the mobile app lacks the ability to view all available seats on your upcoming flight. If traveling in the main cabin you can see your flight’s open economy seats, but you can’t see…
