Arguably the most important in-flight amenity for parents traveling with small kids (if you can call it that) is often the most elusive and hard to find. Until now, at least onboard Delta flights. Have you ever been on a flight with your child and had an urgent need to change the baby? I have…
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Delta Companion Certificate Fine Print – Questions And Answers
The other week I shared How To Use Delta’s Companion Certificate For A Free Flight. The companion certificate is a great way to save a lot of money on travel with Delta, but its important to know the fine print. We’ll take you through the fine print of the companion certificate that comes with the…
Using LANPASS Or Starpoints To Book Award Flights With Partner Airlines Will Save You Miles & Points
One of the common questions I get is how do you rack up enough miles and points to travel as much as you do. Besides traveling, earning points and miles through credit card spend, and paying attention to the latest promotions, knowing the little tricks like what I’ll share in this post is what helps…
Don’t Leave Delta Free Drinks On The Table–Do This Next Time
It surprises me how often people leave completely good top shelf drinks on the Delta tray table. I mean, it is well documented how Delta Elite members can get free drinks every week, but yet people still don’t do the simplest things to get a free drink from time to time. For example, on a…
How Long Does It Take To Transfer Chase Points To Marriott Points? Continue Reading For The Answer
Since we now know how long it takes to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to a travel partner after you link your American Express Membership Rewards account to a travel partner, we thought it would be interesting to share observations on how long it takes with Chase to transfer to a partner with your…
What Would You Bid For A Bump? Delta’s Bump Bidding Process
Delta has a pretty cool system where you can bid for the price to take a bump. A bump is a slang term used when you are bumped or moved off a flight to another flight. There is either a voluntary or involuntary bump. In this case it’s a potential for a voluntary bump and…
How To Use Delta’s Companion Certificate For A Free Flight
Once of my favorite things I like about the Delta Reserve Card is the ability to get a free ticket every year with the companion certificate. It’s a simply process to redeem the certificate online. We’ll illustrate how to redeem the certificate in this post in order to save money on your next flight. I…
Denied Vanilla Purchase With Credit Card? Get This App To Instantly Resolve Purchase Disruptions
A few weeks ago I stopped by a local drugstore before my first flight of the year to pick up some Vanilla Reloads with a new credit card. It was going to be a great purchase before the flight until one problem occured, the purchase was denied. Has this ever happened to you? If it…
How To Make Hotel Room Colder Trick
This never gets old does it? At least not for me. Here’s a trick to override your hotel thermostat and make your room colder in case you ever find yourself in a hot hotel room. How To Make Room Colder Hold down display Push off button (while holding display) Push up button (while holding display)…
Earn 2x Miles With Rocketmiles Today For Australia Bookings
Rocketmiles is offering their customers double the miles on bookings made today. But there is one major restriction, the stay has to be in Australia and must be completed by July 1, 2014. How To Get 2x Miles Signup for a Rocketmiles account (if you don’t already have one) Must book eligible stay through THIS…
First Time Reloading Bluebird – Mrs. Weekly Flyer’s First Time Using Vanilla Reloadable Cards
One of the great features about Bluebird® by American Express is that you can easily load up to $5,000 per month on the card to then use for everyday spending like paying bills, paying off home or auto loans or even just sending money through their online site. But since it is capped at $5,000,…
Friday Flights In Economy Are The Best Because….
I just love a flight in Economy Comfort on a Friday. In general, I’d much rather be in First Class like a typical Thursday flight, but not on a Friday. Friday’s are special. You see, after a long week, the one thing I want to avoid is flying another solo flight alone. It’s not like…
American Airlines Transcontinental Flat-Bed First Class For Only ~$940 With US Airways 100% Bonus On Purchased Miles
For a limited time US Airways is back with a 100% bonus on purchased miles. This means members can purchase enough miles for a Business Class ticket to Europe, North Asia or South America for only $1,881.25 plus award booking fees. But it also means that you can outright purchase enough miles (25,000 + 25,000…
AMAZING US Airways First Class Availability…If You Are Afraid Of Flying Alone
Traveling with a family can be tough on the family mile and point balances. Unlike folks who really like to fly solo and think it is amazing when they can find one seat, or those who prefer global First Class jet setting, family travel is a bit more complex. First, you have to select a…
Save 15,000 Miles Flying American’s New First Class Flat-Bed By Booking With US Airways Dividend Miles
This likely won’t last very long, but there is an opportunity to save 15,000 miles on the new American Airlines transcontinental A321 plane with Flat-Bed First Class seats by simply booking with US Airways miles. Earlier today we shared that members of both programs, American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles can now book…
How To Reserve Seat On US Airways With American Airlines Booking
Earlier today we shared that members of both programs, American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles can now book award tickets on flights operated by either American Airlines or US Airways. This is excellent news and congrats to US Airways and American Airlines to implementing this so quickly. If you do so, there is…
Awesome Availability: 50% Off Air France Business Class Award Prices With Promo Awards
In this post we’ll share the most recent availability to use the Flying Blue 50% promotion awards to get heavily discounted Business Class awards between North America and Europe. The Flying Blue (Air France / KLM / Air Europa) loyalty program offers heavily discounted Flying Blue awards called Promo Awards for certain routes throughout the…
How To Check Your Delta Certificates And eCredits
Using Delta certificates and eCredits can save you a ton of money on travel with Delta. It’s important to know how to check your account so you can tell if you have eCredits and certificates available to use on your upcoming trip. It’s simple to do. Here are 3 simple steps that will show you…
How To Gift Delta Silver Status
Delta gives their most valued members the ability to select a “Choice Benefit” at the end of each year. The selections range from bonus points, retail gift certificates, airline certificates, upgrades, and the ability to gift another member status. Delta Diamond members have the ability to gift Gold status while Platinum members have the ability…
Delta Secrets–First Class Transcontinental Domestic Upgrade To Business Elite Flat-Bed Seats
Arguably the best reason to strive to attain Delta Platinum status is the complimentary upgrades to First Class. And the best type of First Class upgrade is when it is to an internationally configured Business Elite cabin on a domestic route with flat-bed seating. It’s easy to check the plane type that will operate your…