Yesterday I wrote about an exciting promotion to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to British Airways for a 40% bonus. In that post, I mentioned that a goal of mine in the coming year is to fly British Airways First Class. Shortly after writing that post I decided to look into the best way…
A few days ago I received an email from American Express highlighting an interesting promotion. The email informed me that from now until mid-November I can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to British Airways and receive a 40% bonus. Typically I don’t pay much attention to emails like this. In this case though I am…
Well, it’s been a few weeks since the SPG Marriott systems merger and in my eyes things went great. Sure I’ve read about various glitches and issues that have come up, but from my point of view it’s been fine. However, there is one tiny thing that keeps bugging me and I wish I had…
Priority Pass membership is one of the flagship benefits of the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card. I can’t tell you how many people I know who open the Sapphire Reserve for the lounge access. When they open the card they think that the credit card will get them into every airline lounge imaginable. Then when…
Over the past few years I find it harder and harder to remain loyal to American Airlines when traveling domestically. I say this because it seems over the past few years American continues to worsen overall customer experience. They’ve done this by removing in-flight entertainment screens, reducing seat pitch, shrinking lavatories, and by offering an…
Earlier this year I found an incredible transatlantic business class fare with OneWorld carriers. The fare offered round trip flights from Munich to US gateways for just $1,500 USD. The best part of that fare is that it was valid on several OneWorld partner airlines. This meant that I could fly either American, British Airways,…
Venmo is one of those apps with an interesting start. For starters, the app allows people to pay and receive payment to and from one another. When the app first came out many people loved the idea, signed up, and began paying their friends immediately. I’ll admit, I was an early adopter and it was…
The other day I wrote about American Airlines Systemwide Upgrades and how to use them. While writing that post I realized that you can actually earn additional Systemwide Upgrades through the Million Miler program. That’s when I realized that I didn’t actually know that much about the Million Miler program and my guess is that many…
For as much as I travel the one thing I regret not doing earlier is signing up for the Starbucks loyalty program. When I’m on the road I tend to buy at least one cup of Starbucks coffee a day. Sure, I know it’s not the best coffee in the world, but it’s everywhere. Plus,…
One of the things I love most about airline loyalty programs is that they give you flexibility. If you find yourself in a jam and need to get somewhere, but cash prices are too high, you can generally find cheaper options by using miles. Likewise, miles are a great way to speculatively book flights. Whenever…
