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United B787-9 International Routes Announced

It seems that Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) will become a haven for the new B787-9 Dreamliners!  United has revealed that a number of its new, B787-9s will be deployed to Houston to takeover existing routes currently flown by other equipment. The transition to the United B787-9 begins in the fall: Airlineroute.net reports the…

Revisited:  Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios
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Revisited: Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios

The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!

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Live Blog: A Mileage Run to Anchorage — 33 hours of InsAAnity

Three weeks ago, I flew to Anchorage for the weekend to kickoff my status challenge to American Executive Platinum.  Well, today, I begin the last trip to finish that challenge of 25,000 Elite Qualifying Points in three months… only I’m completing this challenge in a mere 21 days! In order finish this challenge, I’ll be…

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Vegas Baby! For BAcon!

I’m writing this post from about 35,000 feet on a US Airways flight somewhere in between Washington’s Reagan National Airport and Phoenix en route to Las Vegas!  I’m heading out to the desert with my girlfriend in tow for this weekend’s Boarding Area blogger Conference… better known as BAcon!    The primary reason for the…

24 Hours in Anchorage
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24 Hours in Anchorage

I’m posting this after completing a short, weekend trip to Anchorage, Alaska as part of a mileage run to hit the American Airlines Executive Platinum Status Challenge. Anchorage is a great place to spend a day, and obviously a fantastic hopping off point to explore more of Alaska, including Denali, the Kenai Peninsula, or even…

Meeting the AA Executive Platinum Status Challenge… In One Month!
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Meeting the AA Executive Platinum Status Challenge… In One Month!

I previously wrote about the details of the Executive Platinum Status Challenge with American Airlines for which I recently signed up.  Well, I didn’t just blindly agree to the challenge — earning 25,000 elite qualifying points (EQP) in three months is no small feat, after all! Before I even asked for the challenge, I carefully…

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United’s Premium Service Business Saver Award Availability is Much More Sparse than its Competitors’

An analysis of United, Delta, and American’s saver-level business class award space on the premium JFK-LAX/SFO shows that both Delta and American are MUCH more generous with this premium award space, as it’s almost impossible to find space on United.

Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios
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Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios

The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!