British Airways recently changed their award structure and created Avios. Today, I was able to make good use of my newly minted Avios points with a low cost award redemption. At first I was skeptical that the change wouldn’t align with my use for the program. Afterall I did redeem British Airways miles for AA…
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Next Flight With AA – Going To One World Mega Do
I received good news on Saturday, I’m going to the One World Mega Do (OWMD). The OWMD sold out within minutes. I completely missed the boat and didn’t get a seat. I did get on the waitlist and patiently waited for any chance to get in on the event. Patience paid off on Saturday and…
Happy 10th Year AAdvantage Anniversary
Happy Anniversary American Airlines. It is hard to believe 10 years and over 440,000 miles have already passed since we joined together in the AAdvantage program. Our many wonderful journeys over the years have included trips to Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, Turks & Caicos, New York, DC, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Colorado, Nassau, San Juan, and…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – Buenos Aires Activities
Four days in Buenos Aires was a perfect amount of time. Went spent part of each day exploring the culture and different neighborhoods in the city. This city was a perfect addition to our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used a large portion, 240,000 to be exact, of our British Airways miles earned…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Review
This post will review the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. Our stay at the Park Hyatt was part of a trip to Buenos Aires as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used 72,000 Hyatt points for a 4 night award stay at the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. I…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – AA First Class Review
Buenos Aires (Good Air) and the country of Argentina have always been high on our list of places to visit. With a country known for it’s beef, Tango, and great wine how could you not be hooked. The city of Buenos Aires was perfect for our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used a…
My 2011 Earning And Burning Review
Just like the US government, Mr. and Mrs. WeeklyFlyer ran a deficit this year. We burned more than we earned to the tune of 877k points and miles. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just print points and miles? We burned through a little over 1.734 million points and miles. We took in a…
Next Trip Report + Winner Of Delta Inflight Certificates
We’ve made great progress with our 2011 trip reports and have a few more to complete. In this post I’ll share the winner of the Delta inflight certificate contest along with the destination for the next trip report. The other day I ran a small contest to giveaway 2 free Delta inflight certificates. To win,…
Oneworld MegaDo2012 – MilePoint Seat Give Away Winner And AAdvantage Bid Winner
The oneworld MegaDo2012 has seen great interest and as a result a seat on the flight has been hard to acquire. Thanks to the folks at MilePoint and AAdvantage two seats on the plane were recently given away. Here are the results. MilePoint Give Away Back on December 2 I posted about how the MilePoint…
30,000 American Airlines Miles With Citi Card 40,000 AA Bonus
Citi has a existing offer for the Platinum Select MasterCard where you can earn 30,000 American Airlines miles per card. Signing up for this card, and meeting the spending requirements, is a great way to earn miles that can be used for one way tickets. I have a good friend who is looking for ways…
“No Wonder American Airlines Is Bankrupt” – Alec Baldwin Couldn’t Play Words With Friends
Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight in LAX on Tuesday. He was kicked off for playing words with friends while the plane was parked at the gate. Apparently Alec doesn’t have to play by the same rules as everyone else. He didn’t turn off his phone when the flight attendants asked. Instead he…
Holiday Bonus Miles From American Airlines
American Airlines introduced a Holiday 20% bonus when you purchase miles through AA’s site. You must purchase at least 6,000 miles to get the 20% bonus. With this promotion you are purchasing the miles for $.021 per mile. Buying 80,000 miles would cost you $1,650. Details Buy miles through this AA link to receive the 20% bonus…
AMR And American Airlines File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Breaking: Tuesday, November 29th, AMR, American Airlines and AMR Eagle Holding Company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District ofNew York. Stated Reason AMR’s Board of Directors determined that a Chapter 11 reorganization is in the best interest of the Company and its stakeholders. Just as with the Company’s…
Up To 1,050,000 Points and 801,000 Miles In Sweepstakes or Give Aways
These sweepstakes and giveaways present opportunities to earn 1,050,000 in hotel points, 801,000 in airline miles and additional opportunities for free tickets. Winning is not guaranteed but they are a painless way to have a “shot” at winning enough miles and points for a dream vacation. Below is a summary of the giveaways I’ve recently…
My 2011 “Year of The B” Travel Theme And Delta In-Flight Certificate Giveaway
Our 2011 travels allowed us to visit some exciting places. Professional and personal travel took us to international locations and places a little closer to home. We developed a personal travel schedule that we called our “Year of the B”. For this plan, we identified locations starting with a B and then went for it.…
AA 75k Miles For Citi Credit Card – Advice For Free Honeymoon Airline Tickets
I was playing golf with a friend this weekend and he asked me what I thought was the easiest way he can get to Europe in Business or coach for the lowest cost. Â He and his fiance have 43k SkyPesos so they needed a lot of help to get to Europe next summer. There are…
Upcoming Trip To Buenos Aires
After a long summer of traveling to warm weather places including Bora Bora Intercontinental (working on getting pictures up), St Regis & Ritz Carlton Puerto Rico (Also working on getting these pictures up) and a quick hop over to Nassau before Hurricane Irene, we decided to try a place with mild weather this time of…
My Current And Next Go To Rental Car Promotion; 3,000 Continental Miles And 5,000 American Miles
In this post I’ll detail my current go to rental car promotion and one that is coming up I’m keeping my eye on. There are a lot of rental car promotions out there and many factors to decide which one is best for you. Keeping an eye on which ones matter most to you can…
AA Awards Just Got 7,500 Miles Cheaper Through 9/30/10
American Airlines is rolling out reduced mileage award requirements for cardholders of the following cards from July 1st through September 30th, 2010: Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage cards Citi Select/ AAdvantage American Express cards Citi Gold /AAdvantagecards Citi / AAdvantageAmerican Express card CitiBusiness / AAdvantage cards Details Fly for fewer American Airlines AAdvantage® miles with Reduced Mileage Awards!*…
1,000 AA Miles with Sheraton Stays
In addition to Starwood’s free weekend night promotion you can now earn 1,000 American Airlines miles with every stay.  Registration You can register here. Details For every three stays at SPG properties (W®, St. Regis®, Sheraton and more) from May 1 through July 31, 2010, you’ll earn a Free Weekend Night Award redeemable through December 19, 2010. For…