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Miles & Moore: Update

Welcome to MilesandMoore.com! This post is a little different than most as it has nothing to do with Miles and Points, but has more to do with this website. There have been many changes in the past few months and have chosen to change the name and the website URL to reflect my vision of…

Executive Platinum Benefits offered by American Airlines to their top customers are some of the best offered by any airline loyalty program. Executive Platinum is American’s top-tier status. Executive Platinum status is also relatively easy and straightforward to earn compared to ever more complex loyalty programs from other airlines (Until 2017). In order to quality for Executive…

If you travel for a large organization, changes are you are required to use a corporate credit card for all T&L (Travel & Leisure) expenditures. If you travel regularly you may even be spending upwards of $10,000 a month! It’s disappointing that all of the points earned on corporate credit card are not yours to keep.…

Domestic Airlines are known for their terrible customer service. There are countless stories of lost bags, hidden fees, and cancelations that make it is easy to forget the good experiences we have when dealing with an airline. I want to quickly commend American Airlines on my recent travel mishap, as we often do not take…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been in the news a lot recently. Travelers are experiencing extreme delays of up to three hours due to a shortage of TSA workers. After introducing the TSA Precheck program a few years ago, the TSA assumed that in the coming years, travelers would sign up for the program and…

Aloft Hotels are a relatively new brand to the Starwood Preferred Guest lineup. Introduced in 2005, the brand is SPG’s attempt to expand market-share with a more boutique brand. The rates tend to be competitive with Marriott’s Fairfield Inn or Hilton Garden hotels. The Aloft Milwaukee Downtown was only slightly more expensive than the Fairfield…
Chase Sapphire Preferred

It’s time to talk about one of the highest rated travel credit cards on the market, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. I constantly hear from friends when they are considering opening a new credit card about what the best option is. I am asked questions about various cards, sign-up bonus’s, and reward systems, but sadly…

I frequently write about some of the more interesting places my I’ve been fortunate enough to visit, but I often leave out some of the lessor known cities that I must visit for work. Recently, I was lucky enough to visit Mayville, Wisconsin and I was shocked by how much I enjoyed my stay. Mayville…

Several months ago I had the amazing chance of visiting Ireland with my girlfriend. She convinced me that Ireland was our next destination and mentioned that we absolutely must visit Dingle for the trip to be complete. We decided to drive from Dublin and made various stops along the way, but no town stuck out…

One of the most closely guarded travel hacks is Fuel Dumping. It is the practice of manipulating airfare and reducing the cost of your ticket. This is not a post explaining how to do it, but is meant to be informative as to what the practice is and the basics behind it. I’ve mentioned the…