Paris to New York on American Airlines – Twice Removed.
I’ve been making plans for another visit to Europe, using a combination of American and Hawaiian Airlines miles and cash for the over-water segments, depending on which is more advantageous. The other...
View ArticleFirst Class Ain’t What It Used To Be. But Neither Is Coach.
Over the years, I suppose I’ve made the Hawaii-U.S. mainland flight 200 times. It’s five hours heading east, usually about 20 minutes more than that going the other way. Thanks to some accumulated...
View ArticleAre Airline Mileage Programs Still Worth the Trouble?
I’ve been a member of the American Airlines Aadvantage program for something like 25 years. I originally chose American because they have always had a serious presence here in Hawaii. United Airlines...
View ArticleDear American Airlines …
A few days ago, I sent the following email to Customer Relations at American Airlines: * * * Good morning, I’m a fairly loyal customer and I’ve been a member of your Aadvantage mileage program for 25...
View ArticlePrizes and Postings and Parlour Cars.
Response from American Airlines. The answer is “C”. They have given me 5,000 Aadvantage miles as a gesture of good will and, as my late father-in-law was wont to say, “That’s a lot better than a poke...
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To Card or Not To Card, That Is the Question.
I keep reading articles about how loyalty programs in the travel industry have become rip-offs. But doesn’t that depend on how you use them? I’ve been in the American Airlines Aadvantage program for 25...
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Getting a Free Ride on Amtrak
A lot of us are into the various awards programs run by the airlines. I’ve been in American’s Aadvantage program for years and we have used the miles earned for several free flights to the U.S....
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Lots of Ways to Earn Free Travel, Including on Amtrak.
Just about everyone in the travel industry has an incentive program. The trick, I think, is to focus on the ones you are most likely to use … and then rack up as many points or miles as possible. I’ve...
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Are Airline Mileage Programs Still Worth the Trouble?
I’ve been a member of the American Airlines Aadvantage program for something like 25 years. I originally chose American because they have always had a serious presence here in Hawaii. United Airlines...
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Dear American Airlines …
A few days ago, I sent the following email to Customer Relations at American Airlines: * * * Good morning, I’m a fairly loyal customer and I’ve been a member of your Aadvantage mileage program for 25...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prizes and Postings and Parlour Cars.
Response from American Airlines. The answer is “C”. They have given me 5,000 Aadvantage miles as a gesture of good will and, as my late father-in-law was wont to say, “That’s a lot better than a poke...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To Card or Not To Card, That Is the Question.
I keep reading articles about how loyalty programs in the travel industry have become rip-offs. But doesn’t that depend on how you use them? I’ve been in the American Airlines Aadvantage program for 25...
View ArticleFirst Class Ain’t What It Used To Be. But Neither Is Coach.
Over the years, I suppose I’ve made the Hawaii-U.S. mainland flight 200 times. It’s five hours heading east, usually about 20 minutes more than that going the other way. Thanks to some accumulated...
View ArticleAre Airline Mileage Programs Still Worth the Trouble?
I’ve been a member of the American Airlines Aadvantage program for something like 25 years. I originally chose American because they have always had a serious presence here in Hawaii. United Airlines...
View ArticleDear American Airlines …
A few days ago, I sent the following email to Customer Relations at American Airlines: * * * Good morning, I’m a fairly loyal customer and I’ve been a member of your Aadvantage mileage program for 25...
View ArticlePrizes and Postings and Parlour Cars.
Response from American Airlines. The answer is “C”. They have given me 5,000 Aadvantage miles as a gesture of good will and, as my late father-in-law was wont to say, “That’s a lot better than a poke...
View ArticleTo Card or Not To Card, That Is the Question.
I keep reading articles about how loyalty programs in the travel industry have become rip-offs. But doesn’t that depend on how you use them? I’ve been in the American Airlines Aadvantage program for 25...
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