After a day exploring in Hong Kong it was time to head back to San Francisco. I would have loved to say another day or two, but that wasn’t an option as this trip was purely a mileage run. The goal of this particular mileage run was to get a head start on my American…
Well 2019 is already off to a pretty incredible start. Two weekends ago I took a quick trip to Hong Kong to get a jump-start on earning AAdvantage Executive Platinum status again this year. That trip was a bit hectic as I nearly missed my Cathay Pacific A350-1000 flight in Premium Economy, but once I made…
On the surface it might seem like what I do to earn elite status is simple. I book a ticket, board a flight, pretend I’m not going to sleep the whole flight, and repeat. However, what you don’t see is the incredible messes I get myself into or the hours upon hours I spend trying…
For the past few years Cathay Pacific has offered some fantastic Black Friday sales from the United States to Asia. For the past two years I’ve relied on these fares to help give me a jump start American Airlines Executive Platinum elite status. While most of the “incredible” Black Friday deals are in Economy class…
Hello and greetings from premium economy on Cathay Pacific’s new Airbus A350-1000. That’s right, if you’ve been following along on my mileage run “live blog,” I made it! I’m still not entirely sure how I made it, but one way or another I did. If you haven’t been following along or forgot where I was,…
Well… here I am again. Similar to my Mileage Run To HEL, I plan to “live blog” as much of my current mileage run as possible. I believe these live blogs give readers the chance to experience what a mileage run is actually like. Typically all you get to see is the final review of…
It’s hard believe January is well more than halfway over. I’ve been off to a slow start with blogging due to several significant life adjustments, but I hope to carve out time to write again in the near future. However, in the meantime I thought I should introduce my Cathay Pacific Premium Economy Mileage Run.…
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…
Generally when many of us sign up for new credit cards we end up applying because of a few flagship benefits. It’s the huge 60,000 sign-up bonus or 5X Points on Airfare that finally convinces us to sign-up for a card. However, after we sign up perhaps we don’t do the best job in maximizing…
Earlier this year American Express completely refreshed the flagship Gold card. Prior to the refresh American Express offered two versions of the popular credit card (business versions excluded). However, in October 2018 American Express refreshed the Gold card and simply began calling it, well, The Gold Card. I know, it’s confusing, so I’ve been referring…
