AA Transcon Sweet Spot is Dead (in Two Days)
For years I've encouraged people to take advantage of a huge sweet spot in the Etihad Guest award chart.
The long and short of it was that you could book a Transcontinental First Class (3...
5 reasons American Airlines AAdvantage miles are underrated
There are a lot of haters out there with regards to AAdvantage miles these days. But is it warranted?
I get it. While AA has a nice international First and Business product, it's hard to...
Is the 25k AA First Class Transcon Hack Going Away in March?
For many years, it's been possible to get a couple of fantastic sweet spots out of Etihad Guest by redeeming for American Airlines flight at what many of still call the "old AA award...
AA’s AAdvantage Program Devalues Again
American Airlines is once again revamping their AAdvantage loyalty program.
Where to start.... oh I know...
Fully DynAAmic AA-Metal Award Pricing
According to Gary at View from the Wing who spoke with AA's Heather Samp, award charts...
Hyatt and AA Offer “Instant Status Pass” (Up to Globalist and Platinum Pro!)
(Update: If you aren't seeing the Promotion after linking, please see the end of this post for updated info).
We've previously seen reciprocal status challenges (not matches, really, as they aren't for a full member...
Fly First Class on AA Transcons for 25,000 Points (NYC/BOS-LAX/SFO)
Unfortunately, this travel tip no longer applies. Etihad consolidated their awards into a distance based chart and the cost of this route is now roughly 2.5x as much.
Sorry! The original tip is preserved below...
Using Bask Bank Optimally for Both Miles and Cash
Last year, Bask Bank launched the Bask Mileage Savings Account to earn American Airlines AAdvantage®miles from a savings account.
Compared to the previous incarnation of the program at BankDirect, the new Bask Bank program has vastly improved...
Monday Round Up: Spirit and Frontier Merge, AA and GOL Tie Up FFPs, Portal...
Lots going on this morning so let's get after it.
Spirit and Frontier to Merge
Crazy, crazy, crazy.
My first thoughts are that it's bad for Spirit and Frontier flyers as those prices will surely rise. But...
Round Up: Amex Plat Drops Bonus, Adds Card Choices, Capital One Downgrade Tip, TPG...
A few odds and ends from the last 24 hours or so...
The Platinum Card® from American Express Removes Shop Small from Bonus; Adds New Designs
The Platinum Card® from American Express was, for a very long time,...
Discounted AA Business Extra Awards
If you have a Business Extra account with American Airlines, it's worth knowing about some discounts on awards right now.
Starting today, select awards with lower point redemption values are available in your Business Extra account...
