Truly disappointing news from One Mile At a Time yesterday. American Airlines has quietly unveiled seat maps for their new Airbus A319s. It’s not Lucky’s fault, but I did vomit just a bit when I saw his post. These first A319s are configured with…
Don’t forget to vote in my Briggs & Riley Torq Suitcase giveaway for your chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Points, Miles & Martinis has the scoop on a new United MileagePlus offer for Avis rentals. 500 bonus miles for rentals of…
My quasi-self-adopted home town of Washington DC thinks that it’s a bad idea for passengers to ride in fuel efficient taxis. JetBlue has the unique distinction of being the first airline to announce something about fee increases that got me excited. JetBlue raised their…
Just a quick reminder that the online florists generally pay out tons of miles per dollar if you go through one of the various shopping portals. I’ve included a list with links. This is nowhere near comprehensive, but should give you a good idea…
I was working on a reservation last night just like I normally do on AA.com. After selecting my flights, I continued to the screen where I could select seats and request upgrades. I immediately thought I had been transported to the land of United…
As a follow-up to my LaunchPoint post earlier this week, I’ll be trying to do reviews of the first class of Launchpoint contestants who are vying for $50,000 in support for their travel-startup. My first test was PointsHound. First, a brief summary of what…
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…
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…
US Airways is out with an interesting offer this morning. Through June 23, 2013 they are offering up to 100% bonus on miles earned through various US Airways partners. This is no Grand Slam promotion (the mother of all US Airways promotion) but frequent…