It’s been well over a decade since I started collecting miles and points. It’s been over two decades that I’ve been obsessed with interested in travel. Back in the day when I first started learning about miles and points, bulletin boards were the only…
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Previous posts: 81 Hours In Europe: A Ride On The New 777-300ER From JFK To LHR 81 Hours In Europe: A Running Start At Oslo And Copenhagen Day 2 started with me getting off the plane in Terminal 3 at London’s Heathrow airport. The…
Previous Posts: A Running Start At Oslo And Copenhagen The continuation of Day 1 saw me boarding a flight from JFK to London Heathrow airport. I was especially looking forward to this flight because it would be my first on American’s new 777-300ER. American…
There’s no doubt in my mind that airlines are a very complicated business to run. Planes, crews, fares and a million other details to manage. And yet, it really does surprise me that there are still some pretty blatant shortcomings in the reliability of…
Elite Rewards is one of those programs that AAdvantage offers each year that I’ve never actually been in a position to take advantage of. You see, American has a system that not only tracks how many miles and segments you’ve flown, but a system…
After a quiet remembrance of 9/11 yesterday, it’s back to talking about the world of travel. Incidentally, yesterday was a very interesting travel day. I ended up on three different flights so got to see a lot of heightened awareness everywhere I went. My…
Pretty straightforward. The American Airlines AAdvantage shopping portal is offering a 1,000 mile bonus for spending $35 in the month of September. It seems to be a targeted offer from the way it’s worded but the handful of people I’ve spoken to all…
Are you an American Airlines AAdvantage member? How about a Business Extra member? Business Extra is a program American has had around for quite some time. 16 years, to be exact (more on that in a minute). Essentially, you apply for a Business Extra…
It’s been a bit of back and forth between DOJ and American Airlines/US Airways in relation to the lawsuit DOJ filed to block their merger. The airlines wanted to start in November while the DOJ wanted to start the trial in February (but was…