Another reason to use ba.com for OneWorld awards (QF doesn’t always show on AA)
In my experience, when AA.com is capable of searching an award partner (like Finnair or British Airways), it's been safe to use AA.com instead of BA.com to search.
Well, after last night I'm going to...
This weekend at SXSW in Austin
Tonight, I'm flying to Austin, Texas for 5 days at SXSW. Flights were insane, of course, but I still made the trip free - using ~16,000 Chase UR points to fly Southwest outbound and...
Basic Economy Fares: I hate them and you should too
Well, all three domestic legacy carriers have finally rolled these out in one form or another.
Delta was first and has them in most markets. United and American have followed suit.
What is a Basic Economy...
I booked this First Class flight on JAL to Japan for $46: Flight...
JAL First Class Review
If you read my post “How I booked a $29,000 flight for $46,” I was referring to this JAL First Class experience, JFK-NRT and return.
If you’re fairly new to the miles...
How I booked a $29,000 airline ticket for $46
I'm not saying I'd ever PAY $29,000
for a 1st class ticket from New York to Tokyo and back on Japan Airlines. But that's the ticket price for the dates I booked for just $46...
Did you know? Free bonus cities on award tickets: 24 hour “layovers”
There is often a lot of confusion about terminology related to stops within an itinerary. For instance, a layover generally refers to stopping in a city for under 24 hours en route to your...
Are American’s AAnytime Awards now dynamic?
I first broke the news on Flyertalk rather than this blog because I wanted to have the greater FT community weigh in on if I was late too the devaluation party or if this...
Flight review: AA Flagship First Class: JFK-LAX / SFO-JFK A321T Transcons
There aren't any planes in the AA domestic route map that beat the A321T for premium cabin service. While in the US we've gotten used to first and business class being nothing more than a...
American now selling flights to Cuba from $198 round trip
Very exciting news that American Airlines is now selling flights from the US to Cuba for as little as $198. When I went just a few months ago, because we were forced to take...
Friends don’t let friends share miles: Is paying to share miles ever a good...
Is paying to share miles EVER a good idea?
Why should you ever pay to transfer them?! Unless the program in question has some sort of household account pooling or similar, they are going to...
