30,000 miles to nowhere: My 4 mile buffer and a contingency plan
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and completing the US Airways Preferred Status Trial. For fun, I...
Using the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit
I’ve recently become a big fan of the Citi Prestige card (see “Citi Prestige vs Premier vs Preferred”). It may even be the single best travel rewards card currently available, but I’ll defer that...
Surviving (and thriving) Delta 2015
As of January 1, 2015, Delta has been awarding miles based on the ticket price rather than the distance flown. Under the new program, long distance heavily discounted flights result in far fewer earned...
Amex’s crazy PointsMatch scheme. How to make the most of it.
This morning, One Mile at a Time published: You Won’t Believe Amex’s Targeted “PointsMatch” Promotion. And, you know what, Lucky was right. I can hardly believe what I’m seeing…
Summary
Amex has a new targeted promotion...
Citi adds Virgin Atlantic as transfer partner
In July 2014, Citibank added the ability to transfer ThankYou points to various airline programs, as long as you have a premium ThankYou card such as the Premier or Prestige. Today, they added a...
US Air: Philadelphia to Vegas (or vice versa) only $157 round trip
Valid: Assorted dates in February. This could be a great opportunity for those who still need to book flights on their quest to fly 30,000 miles to nowhere.
Available fares on US Airways:
Philadelphia to Las...
30,000 miles to nowhere. Party in the sky, and the solution to the traitorous...
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and completing the US Airways Preferred Status Trial. For fun, I...
Are Delta’s upgrade certificates as good as they sound?
Late in 2013, I posted “Why Delta’s great new Choice Benefits irk me.” Delta had just announced that they would be introducing regional and global upgrade certificates as choice benefits for high level elites. ...
30,000 miles to nowhere. $25,000 spent, probably for nothing
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and completing the US Airways Preferred Status Trial. For fun, I...
3 miles per dollar everywhere, uncapped
I’ve written many posts in the past about ways to earn 5 miles per dollar everywhere. The trick is to buy gift cards at stores like Staples or Office Depot and pay with a...
Why the Ritz Carlton card might be worth keeping… for some
The Ritz Carlton 140,000 point credit card offer is back. In exchange for a $395 annual fee, you’ll get 140,000 points after $3K spend in 3 months (details here). Ritz Carlton points are equivalent...
Easy miles for US Airways cardholders
If you’re a US Airways cardholder, you probably received an email like this one:
Many banks offer cardholders referral bonuses like these, but I think this one is worth calling out because it should be...
Here’s your ticket to Hertz Five Star status, without Delta or United status
UPDATE: As several readers pointed out, the original post was incorrect. Originally I wrote that you could get Hertz President’s Circle status using the methods described below. In reality, you will get Hertz Five...
Get a 40% bonus when transferring Amex Membership Rewards to British Airways
Valid through January 31, 2014: As reported by Miles4More, American Express is once again offering a great transfer bonus from their US Membership Rewards program to British Airways. Through January 31, Amex is offering...
