Redeem American Airlines Miles: Part 6 — Domestic and Transcontinental Awards
February 7, 2017
I am updating and re-posting this series on redeeming American Airlines miles in light of the fact that right now it’s super easy to earn 146,000 American Airlines miles.
For a limited time, the Citi /AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard and the CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard are both offering 50k bonus miles for spending $3,000 on each card within three months of opening it. The new Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard is offering 40k bonus American Airlines miles after just one purchase and paying the annual fee of $95.
No Initial Hard Credit Pull for Existing Amex Cardholders?
February 6, 2017
Apparently if you already have a credit card issued by American Express, the bank will not initially hard pull your credit report upon subsequent applications. They only pull your credit report if you are conditionally approved from internal information Amex already has on record, to double check nothing major has changed since then.
As You Stay: Pro-Rated Hotel Rooms for Stays Under 24 Hours
February 5, 2017
As You Stay is a new application that allows you to book hotels for extremely short stays. You can book a stay for as little as one hour and at the most 24 hours.
All Year! 4+ Transatlantic Flat Bed Seats per Flight
February 3, 2017
Jet Airways is releasing 4+ economy and Business Class award seats per flight from Toronto to Amsterdam all year.
The flights can be booked with American Airlines and Delta miles.
Connections from the US to Toronto and Amsterdam to the rest of the Europe are easy and free.
Jet Airways, an Indian carrier, recently revamped its route network, so its only North American flight is Toronto to Amsterdam, with connections from there to India.
Jet Airways is a partner of American Airlines and Delta miles, and both types of miles can be used to book Jet Airways award space
$293 Roundtrip Nonstop to USA to Spain
February 2, 2017
I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter and follow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account. I tweet from @MileValueAlerts only a few times a month because it is designed to be used only for the best and most limited-time deals–like mistake fares–so that you aren’t bombarded by text messages.
Travel from New York to Madrid nonstop for $293 roundtrip or Miami to Madrid nonstop for $333 roundtrip this May.
Basic Economy 101: Navigating Today’s Lowest Fare Class
February 1, 2017
Delta was the first to sell a sub-economy cabin class titled Basic Economy in 2012. United followed suit last year, so it should be no surprise that American Airlines has also just jumped on the bandwagon. American Basic Economy fares will go on sale February 10.
As restrictions in Basic Economy vary between the three legacy carriers, today I'm going to go over what Basic Economy is for each of them, as well as how to identify a fare as Basic Economy when searching through various methods.
Where I Slept in 2016
January 31, 2017
I've been traveling full time for over two years, never staying in one city for more than a few months.
Here are the main questions I get from people who can't wrap their heads around that unusual concept:
“OK, but where do you live?” It’s equally true that I live wherever I am at that moment and that I live nowhere.
“Where’s your home base?” Nowhere.
In 2016 I mixed in two long stays in Buenos Aires--where I am very comfortable and feel like I've found my niche in terms of neighborhood, gym, restaurants, friends, and nightlife--with several
Redeem American Airlines Miles: Part 5 — Taxes, Fees, Fuel Surcharges
January 31, 2017
I am updating and re-posting this series on redeeming American Airlines miles in light of the fact that right now it’s super easy to earn 146,000 American Airlines miles.
For a limited time, the Citi /AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard and the CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard are both offering 50k bonus miles for spending $3,000 on each card within three months of opening it. The new Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard is offering 40k bonus American Airlines miles after just one purchase and paying the annual fee of $95.
Alaska,American Airlines,Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific’s New A350 Route: Vancouver to Hong Kong (With Lots of Business Class Award Space)
January 30, 2017
Cathay Pacific will begin a new route between Vancouver and Hong Kong on March 28, 2017 flying an Airbus A350. The A350 will depart Vancouver and Hong Kong on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays mornings.
These are not Cathay Pacific's only flights between Vancouver and Hong Kong, but the first on the airline's new A350 (and the airline's first A350 flight to North America to boot). The A350 features 38 fully flat bed Business Class, 28 premium economy, and 214 economy seats.
Here is the layout of Business Class. As you can see, every seat has aisle access.