Delta operates the 4th longest flight in the world as of today. Due to the distance and demand, this flight is difficult to secure two business class awards at the low level. However, this December, there are multiple days when Business Elite seats can be secured for more than two people at the low award…
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Delta Secrets – How To Get A Delta Upgrade As A Platinum Medallion Member
Delta has a generous complimentary upgrade program for their elite members. Elite members in the Delta SkyMiles program can receive confirmed space available upgrades well before the day of departure. The confirmed complimentary upgrades are unlimited and are based on elite status. The upgrades can be processed formally at the 5 day mark before departure,…
Trip Of A Lifetime – Round The World On Points And Miles
A friend over at Free in Freedom shared his upcoming round the world itinerary and my first thought was he and his wife definitely give a new meaning to the term trip of a lifetime. They booked a series of award tickets that will take them around the world over a 10 week period. The…
How To Modify United Award Ticket For Free
I’ll admit it, I have no status with United Airlines. I don’t have it as good as some United Premier Platinum, 1K, or Global Services who can avoid pretty much any fee. As a result of not having status, when I want to modify or cancel an award, I have to pay attention to the…
How To Cancel United Award Ticket For Free
Some airlines require costly fees to change or modify an award ticket. Airline frequent flyer elite members know this but are mostly exempt from the fees or know ways around the fees. In this post, I’ll share an experience with how I was able to cancel an award ticket with United Airlines for free and…
Delta Secrets – Delta’s Domestic Flat-Bed Routes And Delta New York JFK To Los Angles 4x Daily Flat-Bed Business Elite Service For Summer
Delta announced yesterday that it will add their Business Elite flat-bed onto four daily flights to New York (JFK) from Los Angeles during the summer. That means you have a 4 in 7 chance of getting onto a plane with flat-bed seats. If you don’t get the flight with truly flat-bed, don’t worry, their 757…
Get 4x Fuel Points And 5% Cash Back On Gas At Kroger With Chase Freedom
Quick reminder that one of the Chase Freedom categories this quarter is Gas Stations for 5% cash back. The categories this quarter are (Through March 31, 2013): Gas Stations – who doesn’t need gas! Starbucks Drugstores Get 4x Fuel Points And 5% Cash Back On Gas At Kroger I was excited to see that Kroger…
How To Save iPhone Battery While Traveling
I found that the more I download and use cool apps on my iPhone, the less time I get to spend actually using my iPhone. This is because all those apps drain your battery. I know I’m not alone wih this problem. I’ve seen all sorts of adapters that charge the iPhone battery. But the…
Booking Air France First Class Awards – Gold Status Match Success
Air France restricts the ability to book First Class awards to elite members. This is well known. So when a status match opportunity came up late last year, I quickly sent Air France my credentials to match over to their Gold Elite status. Confirmed Gold Status It wasn’t clear if Air France would process the…
Delta’s Domestic ex-New York Flat-Bed Routes
I’ve stumbled upon quite a few domestic routes where Delta offers Flat-Bed Business Class service form New York City. Being able to site in an internationally configured Business Class on a domestic flight certainly makes the 5+ hour flight more enjoyable. Here are just a few routes ex-New York that I’ve found offer the new…
Don’t leave points on the table: Buying a car
I recently purchased a new vehicle from a dealership and ended up financing the vehicle through the dealership. I needed to put money down to secure the low interest rate offered so the the agent requested I bring in a check with the down payment we agreed upon. I was about to hand over the check of the full…
I just earned Hyatt Diamond into 2015, now what?
When I have the opportunity, I start my calendar year bouncing between cheap Hyatt properties to secure Hyatt Diamond status quickly on stays. I consider Hyatt Diamond the most lucrative status one can earn with only 25 check-ins. I was fortunate this year to complete my 25th stay this week earning me Hyatt status valid through February…
How I would improve status challenges
I spent some time this week thinking about simple changes loyalty programs can make to win more business while improving their relationship with high frequency business travelers. On Tuesday I mentioned an easy fix for hotels so today I will turn my focus to airlines. For the most part, commenters agreed with Tuesday’s post on my hotel suggestion though…
Two More Delta Flat Bed Routes – One Dedicated And Another On Limited Basis
Delta is continuing to roll out flat-bed seats in their fleet. Last week they rolled out another dedicated route and I stumbled upon a route with flat-bed service on a limited basis. We’ll share both routes with you in this post so that you may incorporate these routes into your trip planning in order to…
Delta Silver Status In 1 Flight – Test Your Knowledge
One of the things I love about Delta is the ability to make Silver Medallion each year with ease. Delta Silver Medallion status can be earned with 25,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles or by flying 30 segments. Even though Silver Medallion is the first stepping stone in the Delta Medallion status levels, it’s not without benefits.…
50 Hilton Points A Day Still Going Strong
Late last year I shared an approach to earn 50 Hilton Honors points each day. This approach uses the loyalty program Top Guest to check in at Hilton DoubleTree locations in order to earn points for each check-in. There have been reports of points not posting, so I checked back in with my Hilton account…
Another Domestic Delta Route With Flat-Bed Service On International Configured Plane
As Delta continues their roll out of truly flat-bed products across their fleet, you can sometimes catch a domestic flight on an internationally configured plane. This week I stumbled across yet another route where you can catch the internationally configured 767 with flat bed seats. Either the planes are being repositioned across the network or…
How To Get First Class Upgrade On Delta Domestic Coach Ticket
Did you know you can upgrade from domestic Coach Class to domestic First Class on a Delta revenue ticket? Of course if you have status, you can receive a complimentary upgrade. But depending on your ticket’s fare class, you could also upgrade using miles for as little as 5,000 miles or as much as 12,500…
Business Class Availability To Seychelles On SkyTeam
Don’t tell anyone, but you can fly on SkyTeam partner airlines to the Seychellles in Business Class at the low award level. I’ll illustrate how you can get to the Seychelles for only 120,000 Delta SkyMiles in Business Class. A little known flight option was closed a few years ago. A Delta SkyMiles member used…
MASSIVE Car Rental Savings Using Ultimate Rewards Mall
We were checking out car rental rates for an upcoming trip to Maui and found the best deal through the Ultimate Rewards mall. The savings were so massive we gave it a double take. This is widely known, but the discount using this approach is so huge we are left shaking our heads, especially since…