Monthly Archives: February 2013

A Few Miles More: American Airlines First Class Kahului to Dallas-Forth Worth

For my return to New York, I took the redeye to Dallas.  Concerned that my upgrade might not clear—especially when booking ten days in advance, I used one of my systemwides expiring February 2013.  If I were flying from New … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: The Westin Ka’anapali Resort and Spa

Locating a sanely priced hotel was the main logistical consideration in this trip. During my previous visit to Maui in 2011, I had stayed at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas thanks to Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion earlier that … Continue reading

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Hyatt Spring 2013 Promotion Registration Open

Hyatt’s More Possibilites promotion is now open for registration. Every three nights earns 3k Gold Passport points. Hyatt Visa holders earn an additional 600 points per 3 nights (a 20% bonus). It’s not the most exciting promotion, but it’s a … Continue reading

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It’s Probably Official

The Dallas Morning News reports that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines will be announced tomorrow morning at 7:30AM CST: The plan is to announce the deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday, followed by a 7:30 a.m. CST … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: American Airlines First Class Los Angeles to Kahului

As seems to be the tradition at American’s LAX station, boarding started several minutes ahead of schedule. When I made it to the gate at the scheduled boarding time, boarding for group 3 had already been called. American 253 Los … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: Westin Los Angeles Airport

For my 9 hour layover, I once again stayed at the Westin LAX. As I came down to the lobby to see the first shuttle to LAX pulling away, I had 15 minutes to kill. Rather convieniently, the hotel has … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: American Airlines Business Class New York to Los Angeles

A few minutes after I booked this trip, I called the Executive Platinum desk to apply one of my systemwide upgrades expiring at the end of February 2013 to my reservation to upgrade my OGG-DFW-LGA segments.  At the time, the … Continue reading

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30% Bonus on Amtrak Points

I noticed in New Girl in the Air’s point purchases recap that Amtrak is once again offering a 30% bonus on purchased points, up to 10k per year.  This brings the cost to 2.12 cpm This brings the total cost … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: An Introduction

Since Hawaiian Airlines entered the New York market, there have been a number of fare wars for flights to Hawaii.  As I got to January 8th without any particular plans for MLK weekend, I decided to go to Maui. While … Continue reading

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I Need To Work On Being More Observant…

Last night, I was pondering what I should do with my US Airways miles, particularly as the merger with AA approaches near certainty.  A few days ago, there had been off-peak busines class availability to Europe for this weekend, I … Continue reading

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