One of the coolest things to do when traveling is find a domestic route serviced by a wide-body aircraft. Several years ago I scored an amazing Dallas to Seattle upgrade to a 767 with a lie-flat seat. I received a similar upgrade on an American Airlines mileage run from Miami to Chicago on America’s recently…
A few days ago I received an interesting offer from American Airlines. American isn’t great at partnering with hotels normally. In the past American rarely offered cross promotions with brands like SPG, Marriott, or Hyatt. It seems those days are over. In fact, a few weeks prior I received another offer from American to earn…
Although writing airline reviews on domestic economy class flights aren’t nearly as entertaining as international business or first class flights I believe they are equally important. Especially given the current state of the American Airlines fleet. With an interesting mix of new main line aircraft and older “updated” legacy US Airways aircraft it’s often difficult…
For months now I’ve been been trying to find inexpensive premium cabin OneWorld flights for a good old fashioned American Airlines mileage run. I even discussed a few of my favorite mileage run ideas a few weeks ago. Well it seems I’ve come up with my solution and I have to admit it’s totally insane.…
Today marks the end of the increased credit card sign up offers from Citi on select AAdvantage cards. Specifically the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select and CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select cards. Citi was offering 60,000 AAdvantage miles after spending just $3,000 within the first 90 days for both cards. Both cards come with a $95 annual…
It may seem odd, but Alaska Airlines and American Airlines have had a pretty close partnership. American Airlines elites get several benefits when traveling on Alaska Airlines and the same is true in reverse. In years past I loved the American and Alaska Airlines partnership. It gave me an opportunity to travel with Alaska Airlines…
It’s hard to believe we’re nearly half way through 2017. For the first quarter of the year I was on pace to earn AAdvantage Platinum Pro status (new in 2017), but as the year progressed my travel has slowed considerably. Given my current EQD and EQM I’ll be lucky to earn AAdvantage Platinum organically. Since…
After an amazing week in Paris it was finally time to come home. I originally booked our flight home on American’s newly retrofitted 767 aircraft, but weeks before departure American swapped the plane to a 787-800. I originally selected our flight because of the 2-4-2 configuration in economy, but the swap meant a 3-3-3 configuration. Once I noticed the change…
A short while ago everyone’s favorite travel blogger, ThePointsGuy, wrote about his issue with American Airlines’ new EQD requirement. Essentially ThePointsGuy’s issue with American’s new EQD requirement is with Special Fares. Because he’s booking through Amex travel, he’s earning EQD based on miles flown rather than the cost paid for his tickets. Over time he figures he’ll end…
After an incredible week in Paris it was sadly time to return home. Our return flight was a non-stop flight in economy on a 787-8. We ended up flying American’s herringbone business class home, but that is a topic for a later post. Clearing Security At Charles De Gaulle Airport I don’t want to get too off…
