This year is shaping up as the best year in my traveling career. I’ve flown on nearly every wide-body aircraft in service today and flown with nearly a dozen different airlines. While it’s always fun to try out new planes and new hard products, I often notice the older generation of aircraft falls by the…
One of the few things I hate about traveling is the public restrooms. Restrooms (lavatories) in airplanes are absolutely disgusting and I try to avoid them whenever possible. Airport terminal bathrooms usually much better than those found on the plane. Overall, I try to make sure to use the restroom before leaving for the airport…
Bank of America made headlines today by announcing their version of a premium travel rewards credit card. The Bank of America Premium Rewards credit card is the newest card offered from the bank. A link to the product page can be found here. Although the name implies the card competes directly with other ‘premium’ travel…
One of the more difficult to use credit card benefits is the American Express Airline of Choice Benefit. The idea is simple enough. It’s a $200 annual credit card members receive to offset travel expenses. The issue is, unlike other cards the benefit is not automatic. In fact card members have to jump through a…
A few weeks ago I booked two Qatar Airways business class fares from Vietnam back to the United States. Thanks OneMileAtATime for posting about the fares. At the time no one was exactly sure if the sale was a mistake or not. Some people were saying the fares were mistakes while others said they were legit. I…
A few days ago American Express strengthened its ties with Delta and added yet another Delta SkyMiles credit card to their current lineup. The new card, Blue Delta SkyMiles, represents the bottom of the Delta SkyMiles line up. Now, American Express and Delta offer 4 co-branded credit cards with varying annual fees and benefits. The…
Well, the world as we know it is officially over. Ok fine, maybe things aren’t bad. However, as of today every legacy US Airline offers Basic Economy fares on domestic flights. Today, September 5, 2017, American Airlines launched basic economy fares on nearly every domestic route in the airline’s route network. I first heard the…
United introduced Basic Economy fares a few months ago and it seems the fares with all their restrictions are here to stay. In fact, United recently doubled down on basic economy and expanded the fares to even more markets. This expansion comes just after United announced the rollout of these restrictive fares has been less…
United’s introduction of basic economy fares are simply not good news for casual travelers and frequent flyers alike. At face value, the airlines want to convince consumers that basic economy fares are good for travelers because they allow the legacy, full-service, airlines to compete with low and ultra-low cost carriers. Sadly, that’s simply not true.…
It’s crazy to think I’ve had the Chase Sapphire Reserve card for a full year. Oh and what a year it’s been. Thanks to the crazy 100,000 points sign-up bonus I flew Lufthansa First Class from Frankfurt to Newark for just $180. That was a truly incredible experience and one that I’d love to have…
