In July 2017 I lose Admirals Club access from the Citi Prestige card. I have since decided the best way to regain access is with the Citi AAdvantage Executive credit card. Although the $450 annual fee (without any travel credit) is quite high in today’s premium card market, the cost is still cheaper than paying the…
One of the interesting results of the American Airlines and US Airways merger from 2015 was the variety co-branded AAdvantage credit cards because American partnered with Citi Bank and US Airways partnered with Barclaycard. Shortly after the merger was finalized, existing Barclaycard US Airways Dividend Miles credit cards were automatically converted to the AAdvantage Aviator…
Since the Alaska Airlines and Virgin American merger was officially approved today, the new Alaska Airlines is celebrating by giving away 1,200 round trip tickets (2 per winner / 600 winners) to celebrate the nearly 1,200 daily flights now offered by Alaska Airlines (1,187…). In order to win, contestants must visit the #Twogether website and enter…
In early 2016, Virgin American let the world know the airline was open to a sale much to the dismay of Richard Branson. Shortly thereafter Alaska Airlines and Virgin American announced an agreement for Virgin America to join the Alaska Air Group. For several months it became unclear if the acquisition was going to be approved…
After attaining temporary Delta Gold status from a status challenge, I am now eligible for domestic upgrades. Until this point, the only ‘upgrades’ I receive are Comfort+ middle seats. However, the other day I was finally lucky enough to attain my first (and only) complimentary upgrade to Delta domestic first class! The experience was very similar…
Yesterday I discussed some interesting correspondence I had received from Citi. Originally I had every intention of closing the Citi Prestige card in 2017 due to the loss of Admirals Club access, but with the decreased annual fee I figured I would keep the card open and let it ride. Now that the annual fee…
Yesterday, I dove into American’s new Premium Economy cabin offered on the new Boeing 787-9. I am excited to try out the new offering and am extremely excited that on an upcoming trip I was able to book a premium economy seat for free on an international itinerary. Booking I started by checking out American…
Beginning with American Airlines new 787-900 Dreamliner, American became the first legacy carrier in the US to offer a true “Premium Economy” cabin. In the coming years American will expand the premium economy offering to the Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, and Airbus A330 (legacy US Airways) aircraft. For now the only way to fly premium…
Generally when majority of people travel, they travel during common travel times. Departure times tend to start as early as 5:00am and the last flight of the day often leaves around 10:00pm. I am guessing majority of you reading this have never considered IF the TSA Security Checkpoint would be open when you arrive at…
Traveling for work often means spending time in discount hotels, but on a recent trip to Minneapolis I was lucky enough to find a very affordable rate at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel The Depot. I love Renaissance properties and whenever I have the opportunity because for the most part the hotels seem to have slightly…
