To begin my outrageous Qatar Airways year-end mileage run (to earn American Airlines AAdvantage status) I needed to first get to Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. Obviously this required a long series of transpacific positioning flights. During my search I found several reasonably priced economy class options, but instead decided to book a business class…
After spending a few hours in the fantastic LAX Star Alliance Business Class lounge it was finally time to board my Asiana Airlines business class flight to Seoul on the incredible Airbus A380. This flight was one of two positioning flight to get me to Vietnam to begin my insane 2017 Qatar Airways Mileage Run.…
Hello and greetings from Chicago! I’m back home after a week of flying to and from Vietnam during my incredible 2017 Qatar Airways Mileage Run. During that time I took several Qatar Airways flights and credited each of them to American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent flyer program. It’s always quite nerve-racking when waiting for partner flights…
Well, in one of the bigger surprises of the year, Uber and Barclaycard have teamed up to offer an Uber co-branded credit card. Apparently there have been rumors about this card for months now, but I’m still shocked to see such a unique pairing. When I first heard of the new Uber Visa card from Barclaycard…
After my connecting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles (LAX) I decided to quickly stop by the Terminal 7 United Club location. Although I’m not too familiar with United Club locations it’s my understanding that the Terminal 7 United Club is the best United Club location lounge within LAX. For that reason alone I figured…
Greetings from Doha, Qatar! I’m exactly halfway through my insane American Airlines premium cabin mileage run. I’m in Doha because of an incredible Qatar Airways business class fare sale from Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam to the United States. As you can guess there’s one small issue with this particular mileage run; it begins in…
Hello and greetings from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam! It’s already been a long day or so of travel and I have several more ahead of me. Surprisingly I feel great. I’m trying to stay on Central Standard Time (CST) throughout this whole trip. The goal is to minimize jet lag by staying on…
Toward the end of each year AAdvantage members start to realize where they’ll end up at year-end. For many of us this is a good thing. We stop and see that we’ve earned $6,000+ EQD and 50,000 EQM. That puts us above the thresholds to earn AAdvantage Platinum status until Jan 2018. However, many of…
I’ve been in the market for a new pair of headphones for a while now. I’ve specifically looking for a good pair of wireless headphones ever since Apple dropped the headphone jack on the iPhone 7. The obvious choice is of course the Apple Airpods. While Airpods seem like the best option, I have a…
A few days ago I wrote about a major improvement to the United mobile app. United’s app update now allows passengers to check-in to flights with partner airlines booked through United. Additionally, ticketed and checked in passengers may also retrieve a partner airline’s mobile boarding pass through the United app. I’m extremely excited about this…
