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One of the main reasons I started flying with American Airlines years ago was the AAdvantage program. At the time in order to qualify for elite status all I needed to do was fly a certain number of miles or segments. It didn’t matter how much money I spent with the airline, if I flew…
It’s hard to believe 2018 is nearly over. At this point in the year, anyone seeking to attain airline elite status should have a fairly good idea of where they’ll end up. However, some will end up short of their goal. In some cases several of us will fall very short of our goal and…
As any frequent flyer knows, one of the best benefits of any airline elite status is flexibility. Once you earn even the lowest tier of elite status with an airline it becomes immensely easier to change flights in the event of a schedule change. When I flew every other week for work it was this…
A little less than a month ago American Express introduced a completely refreshed Gold card. The new comes with a ton of amazing benefits and features not offered by the previous versions of the card. While the benefits offered by the card are great, today I want to focus on something else about the card.…
Starbucks Rewards is a program that I didn’t pay much attention to until more recently. I typically don’t visit Starbucks all that often, but when I’m traveling I tend to prefer Starbucks to other coffee chains for one reason or another. Through all of that, I’d estimate that I spend a few hundred dollars with…
By far one of the things that most frustrates me about the AAdvantage program is spending miles. American for whatever reason makes it incredibly difficult to search for award space on most partner airlines. I suspect this is because they want their members redeeming American miles for flights on American. After all, by doing this…
Wow, that’s really all I can say about the latest news from Barclaycard and American Airlines. Earlier this week, American Airlines and Barclaycard announced to total gutting of benefits offered by their co-branded Aviator credit cards. I’ve written extensively about the Aviator lineup of cards and until now have had mixed feelings about the cards.…
A few days ago I wrote a brief activation checklist for the American Express new metal (Rose) Gold card. In that post I mention a few steps that all new card members should go through when getting their new card. This list includes registering for the annual dining and annual airfare credits, singing up for…
Well, it’s hard to believe but the end of the year is just a few weeks away. With that most of us have a pretty good idea of where we will land in terms of airline elite status. However, many of us will realize that we’re “right there” and will miss the next tier or…
Usually when you receive a higher-end credit card the card comes in a “welcome kit.” Welcome kits vary significantly by card, but in some cases the card comes in a robust box with gifts. In most cases though, credit cards come in a plain envelope which only includes the card and the card member agreement.…
