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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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