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The other day when I was writing about why I’m not going to upgrade to the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver card when I realized something. Spoiler Alert: I Upgraded. When writing that post it finally hit me just how many AAdvantage credit cards there are. Given how many cards are available I thought I’d quickly go through…
A few weeks ago I received an upgrade offer from Barclays. Well, it wasn’t exactly an offer, but rather an opportunity to switch to a more expensive credit card. The offered upgrade was to switch from the AAdvantage Aviator Red card to the Aviator Silver card. At the time I honestly thought that I would…
It’s been quite the week for credit card upgrade offers. Earlier this week I received an offer to upgrade to the Marriott Rewards Premier Plus card. Even though I don’t regularly use the Marriott Rewards Premier credit card I ended up accepting that offer. I accepted the offer because the improved benefits outweighed the marginal…
Often the most easily overlooked way to earn airline miles quickly is dining programs. Many people new to the world of miles and points don’t realize you can link your credit card up to an airline dining program. By adding your credit card to a dining program you can earn extra miles on top of…
Several years ago the cost of a domestic first class ticket seemed insane. With the huge price difference between First Class and Economy it just never really made sense to pay extra. However, in recent years we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in the price of domestic first class fares. Because of the decrease in price…
Over the past few years I’ve earned a lot of American Airlines AAdvantage miles. I’ve earned miles both from flying and from a few different credit card sign-up bonuses. As I racked up the miles I began thinking of ways to use my miles. One of the issues I’ve mentioned before is that I often…
Late last year I finally signed up for the Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard. I signed up for this card because it gives me the ability to earn valuable Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD). If I put $20,000 of annual spend on this card I’ll earn $3,000 EQD each calendar year. That’s 25% of the EQD…
One of the things I dislike most about the American AAdvatnage program is that you can’t earn Elite Qualifying Miles or Elite Qualifying Dollars on award tickets. When you’re redeeming miles you won’t earn any form of mileage accrual for the flight. This is especially disappointing when redeeming miles for long-haul flights. Because I don’t…
I’ve written a few times now about American Airlines Special Fares. Essentially, Special Fares are fare codes in which you accrue AAdvantage Elite Qualifying activity based on mileage flown rather than price paid. I particularly love Special Fares because they allow you to earn a decent amount of EQD on deeply discounted long haul fares. Buying…
Cathay Pacific Airways is a Hong Kong based airline and which is also a founding member of the OneWorld Alliance. Since American Airlines is also a member of the OneWorld Alliance you can actually earn AAdvantage miles while flying on Cathay Pacific anywhere in the world. Even more appealing, you can also accrue AAdvantage Elite…
