Airline Elite Status

Giving United Airlines Credit Where Credit Is Due

January 19, 2018By Edward Pizzarello11 Comments

I spend plenty of time beating on United. When I had a great experience yesterday, I just think it’s only fair that I share that with you to go along with the complaining.

My 2017 Airline Elite Status Recap And A Look Forward To 2018

January 1, 2018By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

How did you make out with airline elite status in 2017? What are you thinking about in 2018? Here’s a look at my stats for 2017 and my outlook for 2018.

American Airlines Allowing Top-Tier Concierge Key Members To Gift Executive Platinum Status

December 8, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

American Airlines is allowing some top-tier Concierge Key members to gift Executive Platinum status. That’s something of a surprise to me.

Chase Hyatt Visa Now Offering Savings For Everyday Spend

The Chase Hyatt Visa is now offering savings for everyday spend on your credit card from merchants like Lowe’s, Harry’s Cinemark, Hello Fresh, Wayfair and more!

Top 10 Cheap Summer Vacation Destinations & 90% Off Hotels

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles and points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

Our Kids Fell In Love With Bear Canyon Ranch. We Did, Too.

A root beer challenge, S’mores bar, cowboys, camping and friends. All at 9,000 feet above sea level.

CHEAP $15 Flights Within The USA and New Starwood Credit Card Offers

A quick spin through the travel world with some information you’ll want to see.

Today Only: Why You Should Consider Buying Hertz Gold Rewards Points

These are likely to sell out pretty quickly today. These packages can save you a bunch of money on one-way rentals, SUVS and premium cars.

Is Foursquare Dead?

Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up with this concept where you could earn airline miles and hotel points for checking in at various places on Foursquare. I can’t say I thought it was a terribly good business model, but they convinced a bunch of hotel chains to hand out miles for this. […]

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could request a same day change to your flight. And, then things started to get a bit screwy. It started with just one flight I couldn’t get to price right with Choice Plus as an add-on. But, then I did a bit more digging and found out […]

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

As travel has gotten more stressful the benefits of elite status are even more valuable. In some cases, what used to be free for everyone is now only free for those customers that fly most frequently. I value my American Airlines Executive Platinum status more highly than any status I’ve earned, including 1K service with United Airlines. However, Global Services is another matter. For those not aware, Global Services is an invitation-only status level that United bestows on their best customers. What defines a best customer? Well, United doesn’t list […]

Clarity On Restriction of American Airlines Ticket Sales in Argentina

There seems to be some clarity on exactly how American Airlines will handle restrictions for ticket sales in Argentina. I received the following information that was sent by American Airlines to ticket agents today: Argentina Point of Sale Restrictions September 26, 2014 American Airlines has implemented sales restrictions for Argentina point-of-sale on our flights to/from Buenos Aires (EZE), Argentina. These sales restrictions do not apply to point-of-sale outside of Argentina. Reservations can still be made or ticketed for travel on American and American codeshare (AA*/OA) flights for departures prior to: […]

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

Those low-cost carriers always have very appetizing fare sales. Who wouldn’t want to pay $20 to fly somewhere? But, what does $20 really buy you? I found out exactly what Frontier does (and doesn’t) offer customers on my first flight with them recently.