EU residents will now be able to apply for a “mini-passport” that can be used to travel through most of the EU. Smart that they’re planning to make it the same size as a credit card. HT: uggboy on Milepoint. Hotel credit cards that…
For those that follow closely, the most recent sale of miles announced my American Airlines likely won’t excite. As they’ve changed the interface used for “Buy Miles” transactions, I actually needed to key in credit card information and get to a final review…
View From The Wing notes this afternoon that standard award availability is now showing up on both American Airlines and US Airways’ websites for award booking using miles from either airline. Some people reading this just said, “Why would I want to book a…
It also gets a bit more contemporary. American Airlines is actually scheduled to shrink the size of the fleet slightly (30 planes out of the mainline fleet of close to 1,000) but is shrinking it in the right areas while adding strategic aircraft for…
With virtually all of the pilots participating in the vote, the union has approved the contract offer from management by a margin of almost 2:1. Initial reaction from the union after receiving 23% raises immediately, retroactive to December, an additional 3% increase retroactive to…
I woke up this morning to a number of changes to the British Airways Avios program (after a night where our daughter was up sick most of the night, or I might have posted this sooner). View From the Wing has all the details,…
It’s being reported by most major news organizations that the company who runs SkyMall, the ubiquitous inflight magazine that sells everything from steps to help your dog get into bed to exclusive sports memorabilia, has entered bankruptcy. Scott Mayerowitz points out some of the…
Some people think that my travel life is all sunshine and roses. Sure, they think, maybe it can be a drag from time to time to travel for work, but you get to visit all these cool places! Yes, the vacations can be tons of…
ETA: I put a few of these on hold and even though they show a Business Saver award, the cabin says “Economy”. Beware before ticketing. Not sure how this will work out. The toughest part about getting to and from Europe as an American…
It looks like Citi is getting more aggressive with bonus miles for category spending, something they haven’t done a whole lot of in the past. I received the following offer today for both my Citi Executive AAdvantage credit card and my wife’s: This comes…