Credit card travel or airline credits are among my favorite credit card benefits. Travel credits are a great way of getting value from a card to help justify paying an annual fee. I especially love travel credits that reset each calendar year. For cards with credits based on a calendar year you could open a…
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…
Dining programs are often the most easily overlooked way to earn extra miles or points. Most dining rewards programs are free and easy to use. Anyone new to miles and points game should definitely look into their preferred reward program’s dining program. For this example I’ll review the AAdvantage Dining program, but most dining rewards…
After an incredibly exhausting trip to Frankfurt I finally arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport. My Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt arrived at Newark around 3:30pm. At this point in the trip I’d officially been on the move for 32 hours. Needless to say, waiting in a customs line wasn’t my top priority at that point. Luckily, as…
Air New Zealand and the New Zealand All Backs have teamed up to offer rugby fans a once in a lifetime opportunity. Two lucky All Black fans will have unparalleled access to a rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Manu Samoa in Auckland. The lucky fans will stay with the team at the…
For the past few weeks I’ve been considering adding a new card to my wallet. There are many great cards on the market today thanks to increased competition among card issuers. After a ton of comparing various cards I’ve basically narrowed it down to two very different cards. One being the Chase Ink Plus card and…
It’s Marriott Megabonus season again! Marriott recently introduced this year’s Megabonus promotion. This year Marriott Rewards members who register by August 30, 2017 will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay starting with the second stay. Additionally, registered members will earn 2,000 bonus points per Marriott brand starting with the second brand. The 2017 Marriott Megabonus…
After an extremely short trip to Frankfurt (4 hours) it was finally time to head home. I originally planned on booking either a paid flight on OneWorld or an award economy flight with United. Instead I decided to fly Lufthansa First Class home on the beautiful Boeing 747-8i. I opted to fly Lufthansa First Class…
Several weeks ago the Department of Homeland Security announced a new ban. This time the DHS didn’t ban people, but instead banned large portable electronics on all US bound flights which originated in specific Middle Eastern countries. A few days later the United Kingdom released a similar electronics ban. At the time many aviation analysis predicted this…
After a long day of traveling to New York from Chicago via Atlanta, it was finally time to board my Singapore Airlines Suites Class flight to Frankfurt. Prior to my flight I enjoyed complimentary access to the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse since I was flying Singapore Airlines Suites Class. After a light dinner, a few drinks, and a hot shower…
