If you’re a regular reader of this blog you probably already have a love of travel. But, do you pay enough attention to miles and points? My wife’s best friend is the classic example of someone who’s “too busy” to spend time thinking about…
American is adding a bunch of new service around the world. It seems like there’s a new announcement every week, so I figured I would take the time to highlight a few. Los Angeles area American Airlines customers are seeing a bunch of new…
A few weeks ago I detailed SPG’s new promo, Double Take. It’s pretty straight forward. Double points on all stays through July 31, 2013. There’s a decent amount of properties not participating, but still plenty to earn the bonus at. They’re also offering a…
The travel industry is one that I generally refer to as “the industry that technology forgot”. While there are a handful of useful applications that have popped up in the travel space, there really hasn’t been any significant amount of disruption. Milepoint is working…
Just last night I posted about American’s announcement about this year’s version of Elite Rewards. I was duly excited because for the first time ever that I could recall American was going to allow elite members to qualify for Elite Rewards through miles, points…
Every year for as many years as I can easily recall American Airlines announces Elite Rewards, a program where members earn extra benefits by achieving a milestone higher than their status level. It’s always been a kind of “pick me up” or “thanks” for…
Courtesy of View From The Wing, Chase Sapphire has announced a nifty new benefit. On the first Friday of each month all dining charges earn 3 points per dollar instead of the normal 2. While there are periodic promos for more miles/points when you…
First, for the random giveaway. 64 total comments, random.org selected: That was Justin at inacents.com. Then, the 5,000 Ultimate Rewards points for the funniest story go (hands down) to Barb Buettner with this comment: Durling an extremely turbulent flight, after one chaotic bump…
Don’t forget to enter my giveaways for a Bubble Bum and 5,000 Ultimate Rewards points. I spend a good deal of time trying to help people I know earn more points on their everyday purchases. Maximizing those recurring purchases is the biggest source of…
In case you hadn’t heard, American Airlines had a major meltdown Tuesday, effectively electing to ground their fleet for most of the afternoon. It’s the type of meltdown you’d expect in the middle of a merger of two airlines, except that’s not what happened….