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American AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles Combine – What it means to you

BySean March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

On Tuesday, American Airlines announced that it would combine the legacy loyalty programs of American Airlines and US Airways on this coming Saturday, March 28. Previously, American had stated that these two programs would be merging sometime in the second quarter 0f 2015, so this puts them a little ahead of schedule. The newly combined…

2014 Year in Review

BySean January 15, 2015January 15, 2015

Another year has passed, and once again I was fortunate enough to travel a good bit. Now, I didn’t fly nearly as much as I did in 2013, but my 2014 effort ain’t too shabby! Nevertheless, my stats for this year were less than 2013 for a variety of reasons: In 2014, I focused on…

Pardon My Absence Over the Holidays

BySean January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

First of all, I want to apologize for not posting the last month. The last 30 or so days, my life has been completely and utterly swamped with moving, as I moved into Washington, DC from Arlington, VA. That, combined with the Holidays and work really left no time to blog in my spare time….

A Long Weekend in Iguazu Falls

BySean November 5, 2014January 30, 2015

After much internal debate, I’ve finally decided to go through with my trip this coming long weekend to Iguazu Falls via pretty much every major airport in South America. Am I insane? Probably. Back this Spring, LAN offered a very, very cheap rate from New York to Iguazu Falls on both LAN and TAM metal. …

2015 Combined AAdvantage Loyalty Program Announced

BySean October 28, 2014January 1, 2024

This morning, American Airlines announced its 2015 AAdvantage Loyalty Program for the combined American and US Airways. As an American elite, the program remains largely un-changed, and that’s a great thing! With that said, there are a few changes to the program that I’ll highlight in this post. The theme of the whole deal is that…

Weekly Round-Up in the World of Points

BySean October 26, 2014October 26, 2014

Well, it’s been an insanely busy week for me, as I got back into the swing of things at work, and in life in general. As such, I didn’t get to write as much as I wanted to, so here is a weekly round-up of some of the goings-ons in the World of travel, points…

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

BySean September 27, 2014September 29, 2014

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…

24 Hours in Anchorage

BySean September 8, 2014January 1, 2024

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!

BySean September 6, 2014January 1, 2024

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…

Elite Status Challenges with American Airlines

BySean September 5, 2014September 24, 2014

Airlines – particularly legacy US carriers — value their elite passengers. These passengers are widely viewed by the airlines to be some of their most profitable passengers, and as such, those passengers are extended numerous perks such as priority boarding, free checked bags, and first class upgrades. For quite some time, most airlines offer published and…