Author Archives: Chris

Mileage Plus Explorer “60k” Offer

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

FlyerTalk and Million Mile Secrets have found a 60k Mileage Plus explorer offer offering 50k miles on first purchase and 10k miles after $25k in spending.  dabearz73 on FlyerTalk suggests logging into one’s United account and then going to the … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Business Class San Francisco to Sydney

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

After finishing exploring the Star Alliance lounges of SFO, I left for the gate to snap some predeparture photos of the plane in old-new livery.  I was slightly foiled by the pattern in the glass. United 863 San Francisco (SFO) … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Clubs SFO and Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge SFO

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris

After spending the day and early evening in San Francisco, I took the BART back to reclaim my bag from the left luggage service and to head through security.  With three Star Alliance lounges to choose from, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Radisson San Francisco Airport Bay Front

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris

With my flight from New York arriving from San Francisco a bit early, I had a 24.5 hour layover at SFO.  After the Club Carlson 50k promotion went live, I registered and began looking for a chance to stop by … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Mile and Point Earning and Burning

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris

I traveled just over 144k miles this year, approximately 125k of which were revenue flights: I wound up with four redemptions: 2 nights at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas as part of Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion. 1 upgrade … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Club JFK and United p.s. First Class New York to San Francisco

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Chris

Until a few months ago, Aeroplan permitted its members to book into United’s (domestic) first class cabin on two-cabin aircraft while traveling on business class awards.  When it came time to piece together this award in early December, I had … Continue reading →

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Double and Triple SPG Points

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Chris

SPG is offering bonus points on multinight stays between 1/9 and 4/8.  Two night stays earn double points; three night or more stays earn triple points.  The offer has a number of nonparticipating hotels.

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Membership has its Rewards: Introduction

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Chris

Thanks to the Aeroplan glitch (or unadvertised “promotion”), I put together a quick trip to Sydney and Auckland in business class for myself during Christmas and New Years.   While the award is hardly maximized, it worked out reasonably considering the … Continue reading →

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Trip Report Index

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Chris

I’ve added a trip report index spanning this year to the blog.

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“End of an Era”

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Chris

There’s a rather nice video on YouTube featuring images of United’s old, Tulip-bearing livery circulating.  

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