I’ve had a troubled relationship with the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator lineup of credit cards. My relationship with the Barclays Aviator card began in late 2017 when I opened the Aviator Red card. At the time the card was offering 60,000 AAdvantage miles after making a single purchase. Thanks to the increased sign-up offer from Barclays…
For the past five years or so I’ve been very interested in the world of points and miles. It all started in July of 2014 when I switched jobs to a position with extensive travel. I remember thinking to myself, if I’m going to be on the road often, I might as well get something…
There’s no doubt that the Chase Sapphire Reserve card has been dropping in popularity since its debut in 2016. It’s not that the card isn’t good anymore, but rather other card issuers have beefed up their benefits. Over the past two years we’ve seen card issuers add 3X, 4X and even 5X points categories to…
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…
As I wrap up another incredible year of flying I always enjoy looking back at where I’ve been in the past 12 months. Thankfully, American Airlines makes looking back easy by sending customers a year-end email. For the past two years American Airlines has sent AAdvantage members a Year In Review email which summarizes their…
Well today is the final day of the 475 Starbucks Star bonus offer. Through 12/12/2018 Starbucks rewards members can earn up to 475 bonus stars by reloading their Starbucks card from Chase Pay. The official rules of the promotion state that the official cutoff time for the promotion is through 12/12/2018, but it is unclear…
Earlier this year I finally had the chance to fly in Economy Class on American’s 787-8 from London back to Chicago. This flight was special to me for two very important reasons. First, it would be the first time I’ve ever flown long-haul in economy on American’s 787. Perviously I’ve always flown British Airways back…
The airline industry is incredibly complex. Each airline maintains a fleet of jets which move about the world each day. With that, airlines have to plan routes, assign aircraft, and maintain appropriate staffing levels each day. It’s honestly incredible to think about how complex the entire system is. A delay from a single flight can…
If you’ve been reading the news recently there is a chance you’ve heard about the latest major company to experience a data breach. This time, it seems Marriott Hotels International has experienced a data breach that affects nearly 500 million customers. With previous data breaches I’ve never been too concerned. I don’t like that someone…
Over the past few years I’ve started to notice just how much waste is created from each flight. With that in mind I’ve stated to make a conscious effort to recycle amenity kits. I don’t mean that I put them in my nearest recycle bin, but rather I try to repurpose them. The process begins…
