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Jack the Cat Found
After a massive media frenzy in August, American Airlines found Jack the Cat this evening, safe and well.
Free AA Gold Status with One Roundtrip
View From the Wing describes how to get 2500 Business ExtrAA points for taking a roundtrip by November 15th for Illinois or New York-based businesses. Registering for a BusinessExtrAA account with promotion “EARN10” yields 2000 points after a roundtrip between … Continue reading
US Airways Raises Price of Miles
FlyerTalk caught notice that US Airways is now charging 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax recovery fee. Previously, miles were 2.75 cents each plus tax. This brings the minimum price of the grand slam hit (1k miles) up … Continue reading
US Airways Grand Slam
I ended up deciding to partake in the US Airways Grand Slam, albeit with some limitations. Namely, I intend to use these miles within the first three months of next year for a comparatively simple trip to Europe. Absent an … Continue reading
Last Day for Amtrak Points Bonus
Today’s the last day for Amtrak’s 50% points bonus on purchases of at least 5k points. Even at the normal point prices, purchasing points for an award is cheaper than a cash fare–especially for last minute travel–on some routes such … Continue reading
Say Your Last Name
There’s been a TSA policy of asking passengers to say their name at the ID/boarding pass check for a few months now. I went through the checkpoint at JFK Terminal 7 tonight, I finally got a taste. The TSO asked … Continue reading
Schwab Visa
There’s another mourner: Seth at The Wandering Aramean. The loss of both the 2% cashback and no foreign transaction fees have left me searching for a new primary credit card.
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A New Generation of Global Jet-Setters
The Wall Street Journal discusses how “20-Somethings Rack Up Frequent-Flier Miles to Take Far-Flung Journeys; Flying to Fiji for Lunch” in its Middle Seat column.
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Potentially Easy Grand Slam Hit
FlyerTalk hypothesizes that the Audience Rewards Trivia Contest for US Airways miles might count as a hit. It takes a moment and the answers can be readily found on the Internet.
Air Canada Discounts
Airfare Watchdog points out Air Canada’s 15% off coupon (FLYDEC15) for US/Canada travel through December 15, booked by midnight September 25 and a world-wide discount (FLYFEB29) booked by midnight September 25th.