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8 Sep. 2019
There’s Still an American Airlines MD80 in Dallas, After All
The retirement of the American Airlines MD80 has been written about extensively and covered across all sorts of media. I am didn’t find the event nearly as momentous and many did, but there were plenty of celebrations as the plane made its last commercial flight – AA80 – from Chicago O’Hare to Dallas Fort-Worth and
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18 Nov. 2019
Review: Brussels Airlines A320 Business Class
READ MORE FROM THIS TRIP • Introduction: A Week Above The Atlantic • Review: Air France-KLM Lounge Toronto Airport • Review: Plaza Premium Lounge Toronto Airport • Review: Air France A350 Business Class • Review: Air France Arrivals Lounge Paris CDG • Review: Le Bus Direct (Paris Airport Bus) • Review: Icare Loung...
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25 Oct. 2019
Earn up to 65,000 miles with targeted Alaska Airlines Visa Signature offer
Despite not being a member of any of the major airline alliances (Star Alliance, Oneworld or SkyTeam), Alaska Airlines has managed to build an incredibly valuable frequent flyer program through individual partnerships with a number of top-notch foreign carriers. In fact in TPG’s monthly valuation series, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles com...
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8 Apr. 2018
Limited Time: 60k Gold & 70k Platinum Delta Offers. Which is Better?
I’m bumping this post up to the top of the blog roll as a reminder that these elevated 60k and 70k bonus offers for the Delta Gold and Platinum Amex cards are ending April 11, 2018 (this coming Wednesday). If you want to apply, do so before midnight tonight!   Until April 11, 2018, the Gold
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8 Oct. 2019
[In Branch Only, Some States Excluded] Wells Fargo $500 Business Checking Bonus
Update 10/8/19: Deal is back and valid until November 15th, 2019.  Hat tip to DDG Offer at a glance Maximum bonus amount: $500 Offer excluded in the following states: Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. Account must be opened in branch. [Branc...
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15 Jul. 2019
I Wasn’t Expecting That Auto-Approval!
I just applied for the Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card. And for the first time in a very long time, I was automatically approved! My inner miles nerd did somersaults when the auto-approval screen popped up. Anyone else know how I feel? If you’re new to this blog and/or the world of maximizing travel rewards,
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7 Oct. 2019
Chase Offering Some Cardholders Ability To Request A Credit Limit Increase Online
Chase is giving some cardholders the ability to request a credit limit increase online. After clicking the ‘Increase My Credit Limit’ button customers are asked what card they would like to increase the limit for as well as the standard questions (income, employment and mortgage/rent details). In the past Chase has done a hard credit
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14 Mar. 2020
United cutting costs, tour museums from home, quarant-camping, and more
This week’s Frequent Miler week in review around the web brings us tips on finding places to get away from it all (and everyone else), how to tour a museum from your couch, a top Prestige tip, United’s eye on cost-cutting, and more. Want to Travel *AND* Simultaneously Self-Quarantine? Go Camping! Your camping experience probably
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1 Apr. 2018
Delta Air Lines Is Ending SkyMiles and Replacing It with Cryptocurrency
Delta Air Lines will be the first major global carrier to adopt digital currency in lieu of its existing loyalty program, effective January 1, 2019. It will transition from having its members accrue SkyMiles, which are currently awarded based on dollars spent on the ticket fare, to earning Ethereum, which is one of the many
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6 Apr. 2018
Review: Delta SkyClub, New York JFK Terminal 4
After checking out Delta’s Terminal 2 SkyClub, I still had plenty of time to check out their other JFK lounge.  That’s the newer “flagship” SkyClub in Terminal 4.  Delta’s flagship SkyClub, the lounge opened along with the completion of T4’s renovations in 2013.  The club received glowing reviews u...
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6 Sep. 2019
American Airlines Mechanic Charged With Sabotaging an Aircraft About to Depart
We haven’t reached the point of a strike, and the airline and its mechanics are headed back to the bargaining table with the National Mediation Board next week. However tensions have certainly been high. For instance a video of an American Airlines supervisor yelling at a mechanic went viral in June (though note there’s NSFW
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3 Jun. 2017
BTH Bank Worry-Free Money Market Account Review: 1.78% APY Rate (TX)
Available in Texas, BTH Bank is offering up to a 1.78% APY for balances over $500,000 with a minimum opening deposit of $10,000. With a Worry-Free Money Market account, earn a high interest with easy access and enjoy your first 6 free withdrawals or transfers per monthly statement cycle. Open your account within minutes today on...
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