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A Need for Speed: American Airlines Flagship Lounge New York

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris

I wagered on clearing my upgrade to London and lost.  (I successfully “won” in September 2012 on a similar-looking trip to Dublin on American Airlines.)  While the 777-300ER has a new plane smell to it, that’s about the only thing … Continue reading →

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A Need for Speed: Introduction

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris

In late August, cheap fares to Dublin returned, so I picked one up in anticipation of working on my American Executive Platinum requalification.  As I was packing flights into my fall schedule, I wound up scheduling this trip the day … Continue reading →

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American Airlines First Class Honolulu to Los Angeles

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Chris

As I wanted to get back to New York in the early morning, I wound up booking an early afternoon departure from Honolulu, connecting in Los Angeles.  United’s nonstop to Newark was scheduled to arrive too late and connecting in … 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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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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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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Changes I Can Like… Coming To American Airlines

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Chris

A thread on FlyerTalk highlights the silent changes that happened to American Airlines’ policies as the merger festivities kicked off: Minimum time for checking in (online or at the airport) without baggage at a U.S. airport is no longer 30 … Continue reading →

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Well That Was Unexpected…

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Chris

The “new” American delivered on making US Airways award availability bookable with premerger AA miles (source: The Flight Deal):    

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My 2013 Mile and Point Earning and Burning

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Chris

In the tradition of this blog, it’s time to summarize where I went and how I got there. I flew about 228k miles in 2013, approximately 202k of which were revenue miles. Across my revenue and award travel, all but 73k … Continue reading →

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Another oneworld Premium Fare Promotion

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Chris

American and British Airways are once again offering bonus miles on roundtrip itineraries from the United States and Canada to Europe.  Registration with the respective programs (AAdvantage and Executive Club) is required. Each “full fare” roundtrip itinerary earns 20k miles. … Continue reading →

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