Those of you that know me well are aware that our daughter, Catherine, has had a rough couple of months getting adjusted to being away from her parents.  She started Kindergarten this year and she has struggled with my travel. I ended up with…

If you’re lucky enough to live in CA, IL or TX and fly AA, you were earning double elite qualifying miles the first couple months of this year.  In very early January, it was TRIPLE EQMs based on the DEQM promo AA had going…

American Airlines announced bonuses for extra miles above and beyond achieved status levels yesterday. The rewards themselves are compelling, although largely unachievable for most.  AA has done this for a few years now, and the last two years the rewards have been based on…

We’re going through the process of renewing the family passports.  With a 10-year initial term, this is actually the first renewal for Michelle and I.  Catherine’s was only a 5-year term, so hers was up for renewal as well.  If you don’t have a…

I was a little surprised to see this article in the WSJ this morning. Very soon after American filed for bankruptcy it announced that it would have to terminate the pension plans for it’s workforce.  When something like this happens, the Pension Benefit Guaranty…

As reported in this article, American Airlines doesn’t seem to be making progress with it’s unions, despite being in bankruptcy. In part, AMR (American Airlines’ parent company) said, “More than a month has passed since we outlined our business plan and asked our unions…

My Chase Sapphire Preferred Card showed up today. Gary’s been barking at me for months to get the card, but I wanted to put the refinance of our house to bed before doing so. I applied for both this card and the Ink Bold…

Gary writes this morning on View From the Wing that Capital One has brought back it’s 100,000 points sign-up offer. It’s a bit different this year, in that to achieve the 100,000 points, you need to show a year-end statement from a credit card…

Mommy Points made my day just now when I read that the Capital One offer might be coming back. You can read about the original offer on View From The Wing. If you’re lazy, here’s a brief summary.  You signed up for the Capital…

Link. Through the end of March, you can earn double AA miles for all stays at any Hilton property.  I’m more of a Hyatt (and to a less degree Starwood) guy.  But, if you happen to have some upcoming Hilton stays, there’s certainly no…