A reader wrote in today to let me know he’s seeing a cancellation message from United for his 4 Mile First Class awards to Asia. Message From United Is Showing Cancelled 4 Mile Award Ticket Your itinerary cannot be retrieved because it has been cancelled. You may use the portion of your ticket that has…
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Delta Secrets – Best SkyClub In Atlanta Terminal B
Delta SkyClubs are a nice place to relax in a comfy seat, grab a drink, catch up on work, or watch the game of the day. The Atlanta airport has a lot of SkyClubs and some terminals have more than one. Take terminal B in the Atlanta airport for example. Choosing the SkyClub you visit…
Four New Cities To Speed Through Security With TSA Pre
The TSA is expanding the TSA Pre program into four new cities. As a Delta member with TSA Pre program, you’ll soon be able to speed through security at a total of sixteen airports. Admittedly, we waited a while before using the TSA program. Not because we didn’t want to, but because we weren’t aware of…
Found 6,500 Avios Points + BMI Transfer Issue Solved
We were reminded by DealsWeLike that we can now transfer BMI miles into British Airways Avios Points. Having never flown BMI, we weren’t sure this would apply to us. But rule #1 in the Points and Miles game is to never leave a point or mile (Or martini) on the table. Since we know the…
Lowes Triple Dip – 10x UR Points, 10% off and Discounted Gas
This triple dip is great for summer projects and summer road trips. With a few easy steps you can get 10x Chase Ultimate Rewards points at Lowes, a 10% off discount, and up to $2 off every gallon of gas for summer road trips. Triple Dip 1.) Get 10% off coupons for Lowes – Go…
Delta Secrets – 20k SPG Point Business Class One-Way Award
The Delta SkyMiles program benefits provide real value for members. I’ve found value with award tickets to the Seychelles and Mauritius, Bora Bora, Italy, and a number of other places. But their benefits are not as great as other programs that have benefits such as confirmed upgrades (that you can actually use on an affordable…
Delta Secrets – Free Checked Bags For Friends With Split Reservations
We checked our first bags in over a year this week and it wasn’t pretty. We checked three bags and incurred a fee for one of the bags since we were in a hurry. Had we known the entire rules about split reservation elite member benefits, we could have saved the $25 fee per checked…
Delta First Class Upgrade Experiment Pays Off
For the last few weeks I’ve been trying to figure out how to get an upgrade as a Delta Platinum flying the elite heavy route to NYC from Atlanta. At first, I did what every business traveler does, book the direct flight to LGA. But after a few weeks of being stuck in the middle,…
Delta Upgrade Experiment To New York City
Last week my upgrade didn’t clear as a Delta Platinum member on an elite heavy route at the peak of business travel. So I decided to try an experiment by changing flight variables including airport, one of the worst delayed flights in the USA, and plane size to increase the upgrade percentage. Last week I…
Delta Surprises Elite Member For Getting Stuck On A Monday Morning
Monday morning’s can be brutal for a business traveler. Monday is typically the longest day in the week and it’s nice to start it off on the right foot. No one ever likes to sit in a middle seat during the first flight of the day, so Delta is making it a little sweeter for…
Free International Texting With iPhone App
Texting someone at home from an international trip can get expensive. But after a few taps on the iPhone, you can text or call home for free. All you need to text internationally for free is a wifi connection and the text+ application for the iPhone. text+ The text+ application can be downloaded from the…
Free International Phone Calls With iPhone App
Calling home from an international trip can get expensive. But after a few taps on the iPhone, you can call home for free. All you need to dial internationally for free is a wifi connection and the Magic Jack application for the iPhone. Free International Phone Calls The Magic Jack application is free to download.…
Delta Secrets – Check the upgrade list before you fly
One of the biggest benefits for Delta elite members is the complimentary domestic upgrade. On elite heavy routes Silvers and Golds have little chance for an upgrade. Even Platinum members can find their name way up in the double digits on the upgrade list. So make sure you remember to check a few things before…
Faster Club Carlson Log In With AwardWallet + 138k Bonus Points
The popcorn is ready, the champagne is popped, and we are also waiting for the stroke of midnight (CDT) to get in on the 138,000 points from Club Carlson. But the saying goes, what is good for you is good for the family. So Mrs Weekly Flyer has also set up her own Club Carlson…
Delta Secrets – Australia Low Level Business Class Availability
Delta’s low level business class award to Australia has been elusive. They hide that availability well, but it can be found. In this post, we’ll share a step by step approach on how we found a low level business class award on Delta from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia for only 150,000 SkyMiles. If you can’t…
United Phantom Availability To Seychelles Update
A few weeks ago we shared an option to get to the Seychelles with Qatar Airways in business class. Since our 2009 trip to the Seychelles we’ve always wanted to go back. So when we found availability on Qatar Airways we got a little bit excited. We found the availability on United’s website and booked…
AA Expert Tip Promotion – 5,000 AA Miles Giveaway
American Airlines set up a Facebook page called the “Tips Tab” and ran a promotion to give away American Airlines miles for submitted tips. We asked each of you to help us help you win 5,000 American Airline miles. Entries had to be submitted by May 1, 2012 and now the results are in. The…
Delta Secrets – Low Business Class Award To Shanghai
We are giving new meaning to the term SkyPesos today. I shared in my last Delta award booking secrets post a way to find low level business class awards to Tokyo. There are some ways to maximize award bookings to Asia using Delta SkyMiles. In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to save about 160,000 SkyMiles…
Delta Secrets – Low Business Class Award To Tokyo
Delta won the best redemption promotion at the Freddie Awards but they are still one of the most difficult programs to find international business class low level awards. The program weakness is exacerbated when looking for business awards to Asia. But I will give them a nod for having good partners and plenty of ways…
Flying With An Infant – Booking Ticket For Expecting Baby
As AAdvantagegeek mentioned a few weeks ago, we are all about the Points, Miles, Martinis and now Milk Bottles. Baby Weekly Flyer has arrived and we couldn’t be more happy to welcome the new Weekly Flyer family member to our traveling crew. With the new arrival, we’ve had to go back and modify a few…