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At the last minute my day job required me to be in Minneapolis the final week of 2016. Sine I was home for Christmas I had to book from St. Louis. Although Delta clearly has non-stop options from STL to MSP; I had already qualified for Delta Gold Medallion Status and had no reason to…
As many American Airlines travelers are well aware there are several major changes coming to the AAvantage program beginning on January 1, 2017. One of the lesser discussed changes is in regards to the earning period for 500-mile upgrade certificates or “stickers.” Oddly enough, the 500 mile upgrade earning period does not close until January 31,…
While on the segment run I realized just how costly this hobby can be a why it is important to be mindful of incidental fees while trying to squeeze in those last few flights of the year to attain status. Transportation and/or Parking During The Mileage Run One of the most overlooked costs associated with…
A few weeks ago I received an email from American Airlines which promoted the ability to purchase either AAdvantage Gold or Platinum status directly for just $500 and $1,300 respectively. Then I completed some last-minute flights which put me even closer to qualifiying for AAdvantage Gold and a second email arrived which reduced the outright…
In July 2017 I lose Admirals Club access from the Citi Prestige card. I have since decided the best way to regain access is with the Citi AAdvantage Executive credit card. Although the $450 annual fee (without any travel credit) is quite high in today’s premium card market, the cost is still cheaper than paying the…
One of the interesting results of the American Airlines and US Airways merger from 2015 was the variety co-branded AAdvantage credit cards because American partnered with Citi Bank and US Airways partnered with Barclaycard. Shortly after the merger was finalized, existing Barclaycard US Airways Dividend Miles credit cards were automatically converted to the AAdvantage Aviator…
Yesterday, I dove into American’s new Premium Economy cabin offered on the new Boeing 787-9. I am excited to try out the new offering and am extremely excited that on an upcoming trip I was able to book a premium economy seat for free on an international itinerary. Booking I started by checking out American…
Beginning with American Airlines new 787-900 Dreamliner, American became the first legacy carrier in the US to offer a true “Premium Economy” cabin. In the coming years American will expand the premium economy offering to the Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, and Airbus A330 (legacy US Airways) aircraft. For now the only way to fly premium…
A few weeks ago American Airlines sent me an email letting me know that I would NOT qualify for AAdvantage Platinum status for 2017. At first I quickly passed up the opportunity to purchase AAdvantage Gold Status for $499.00, but the offer just became a little more interesting. If you do not frequently check other websites…
Today on my flight from MSP to STL when I logged onto the airplane WIFI I was informed via the picture above that T-Mobile was sponsoring one hour free Gogo WIFI on all enabled flights from Today (Tuesday Nov. 22) through Saturday Nov. 26. The promotion enables passengers to “Fly like a T-Mobile Customer” during…
