Monthly Archives: January 2014

It’s Coming

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Chris

The Great United Devaluation is coming on February 1st, so tomorrow (January 31st) is the last day to make award bookings under the award chart. For reference, a comparison between old award chart and the new award chart show the … Continue reading →

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American Airlines First Class Los Angeles to Honolulu

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Chris

In light of the Starwood devaluation in March, I booked two nights at the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki.  To get there, I flew American from New York.   American 31 Los Angeles (LAX) – Honolulu (HNL) Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Depart:  … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Lufthansa Business Class Munich to Newark

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Chris

Having enjoyed my time in the lounge, I made my way to the end of the concourse to catch my flight to Newark. Ordinarily, airport security abroad is a joy.  For our flight, bound to the United States, we got … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Munich

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Chris

Prior to my flight to Newark, I stopped by the Lufthansa Senator Lounge. The lounge was sharp and new feeling. There was some cold food on offer, as well as the signature Lufthansa pretzel.

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Citi 100k AAdvantage World Elite Offer

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Chris

Deals We Like mentions that Citi is now offering a 100k signup bonus and a $200 statement credit (for spending $10k in 3 months) for the AAdvantage World Elite Mastercard.  This card has a $450 annual fee but includes an … Continue reading →

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Starwood’s 2014 Spring Promotion

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Chris

Starwood is running another promotion very similar to last quarter’s… except a bit worse. This quarter’s “Bring on the Nights” promotion offers 2.5k bonus points per 5 nights stayed at Starwood hotels between January 5th through April 30th.  Registration by … Continue reading →

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AA-US Elite Qualification

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Chris

Despite plenty of speculation that American and US Airways would certainly merge EQM balances for travel occurring in 2014, a quiet FAQ update (only appear on usairways.com!) indicates this is not the case. “Can I combine my AAdvantage and Dividend … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: The Westin Grand Munich

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Chris

For my three nights in Munich, I opted to stay at the Westin.  Due to a rate quirk, I wound up with two double beds rather than a single bed. Overall, the hotel was well-situated by being a short walk … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Swiss Senator Lounge Zürich and Lufthansa Business Class Zürich to Munich

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Chris

Prior to passing through security, I took a moment to go visit the observation terrace.  The weather outside left a bit to be desired for visibility, but fortunately, most of the observation area is covered. By virtue of having Star … Continue reading →

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Carlson’s 2014 Q1 Promotion

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Chris

Carlson is running its first quarter promotion from Monday (January 6th) to April 13th, 2014:  Stay 3 nights and earn 38k points. Importantly, there are three take aways: As no further (bonus) points are earned by staying more, this promotion … Continue reading →

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