Introducing Bask Bank: Earn Miles With A Savings Account
Note: The bonus offers described below have ended. However, with interest rates more than half as low as when I wrote this article, you probably still come out further ahead with Bask than when...
AA Removes Close-In Award Ticketing Fees
The End of Close-In Award Fees for American Airlines AAdvantage
American Airlines announced today that they would be following Delta and United in doing away with those pesky (and egregious) fees for booking an award...
So a man just wants a quick AA Mileage Run….. winds up in Mexican...
If you are on Twitter regularly, you've no doubt already seen this. It was posted last night and already went viral at light speed.
Dear @AmericanAir,
After arriving back to LA from Indonesia, I was $275...
Recapping 2019 in Miles and Points – and 2020 Predictions
As we wind down 2019, I thought I'd recap what I think were the major things to happen in miles and points in 2019 and make a few predictions for 2020.
2019 Miles and Points...
6 Musings on American Airlines’ Dynamic Pricing – Awards from 5,000 to 480,000 One...
People are abuzz this morning after noticing that AA is now pricing one way business class awards (on AA metal) for as much as 480,000 miles. (Yes, one way).
American Airlines' Dynamic Pricing Really Takes...
DEAL: Business Class to Paris with Car for UNDER $1,100 RT
This deal has expired.
Using AA Vacations, you are currently able to get some OUTSTANDING prices on Business Class flights to Paris.
Business Class to Paris for UNDER $1,100 pp Round Trip
This Flyertalk post (I get...
The Effect of Dynamic Airline Awards on Transferable Points / Partner Awards (Comparing Available...
Lots has been written about the trend towards dynamic award pricing on, by now, all major US airlines (all except Alaska Airlines).
Dynamic Award Pricing - Backstory
Some hate it (*raises hand*) but others love it....
BankDirect Sets Preliminary Value for 1099 of AA Miles – and a 20k AA...
Last week, I wrote about a major upcoming change to Bank Direct regarding the American Airlines AAdvantage Banking Accounts:
BankDirect Accounts for AA Miles Decimated – Will 1099 Miles
I dissected the value of the miles if...
Tons of AA “Websaver” Deals for 5,000 Miles
Drew at Travel is Free reports that this "deal" from a few weeks ago is back alive and kicking.
AA Web Specials
It's important to bear in mind that these new "Web Specials" are non-changeable (whereas...
Citi Plans an American Airlines Banking Account – But….
According to CNBC, Citi is planning to finally launch a bank account for Citi AAdvantage credit card holders in states where Citi has no physical presence. It will supposedly be high-yield (that could mean...
