This has been quite an exhausting week of travel for me. I flew to Madrid for 30 hours, as I took Avianca on the outbound from Los Angeles to Bogota to Madrid, and then took Aeromexico on the return from Madrid to Mexico City to Los Angeles.
Both of the experiences were unique, and I look forward to publishing the trip report starting tomorrow.
Suffice to say I slept really well last night, after taking a redeye the night before from Madrid to Mexico City, and then connecting to Los Angeles after a long (and frustrating) transit in Mexico City.
I’m enjoying a few days on the ground, and then shortly am headed to South Africa on Air Canada and South African Airways, which I’m also quite excited about.
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Save Miles With Delta’s Domestic “Award Sale”
Delta has an award sale at the moment for domestic travel in Main Cabin and Comfort+. I put “award sale” in quotations above because Delta doesn’t actually publish award charts anymore, so it’s tough to know if something is on sale when we don’t know what the prices should be.
The award sale is marketed as being valid on 8,000+ routes. While Delta publishes a list with a few dozen eligible routes, it’s clear that the options go way beyond that.
Being Targeted For A Better Amex Bonus Without Knowing It…
Ford is looking at applying for a couple more credit cards, so I was putting some thought into which cards he should apply for.
Late last week I sat down with him (on his computer) to look at applications for different cards, including the Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express and Amex EveryDay® Preferred Credit Card.
I was surprised when we pulled up both applications and saw very different offers.
Help Me Pick The Most Amusing Routing From Colombo To The US!
Earlier this week I shared the details of a fun trip I have planned, or at least the parts I already ticketed.
This includes flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai to Colombo on China Eastern, and then flights from Colombo to Doha to Casablanca to Doha to Casablanca on Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc.
I’m doing this trip with my friend Matthew from Live and Let’s Fly. We’re down to three return options, and it would be great to hear which one you guys would most like to read about.
TIPS: Earning Miles & Promos
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Being Targeted For A Better Amex Bonus Without Knowing It…
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TRICKS: Redeeming Miles
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The One Aspect Of Flying Which Still Creeps Me Out
Booked: China Eastern And Royal Air Maroc Business Class!
Help Me Pick The Most Amusing Routing From Colombo To The US!
REVIEWS & Trip Reports
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Avianca 787 Business Class In 10 Pictures
Review: LAN Lounge Bogota Airport
Review: Element Miami Airport
Review: W Bogota Hotel
Air Canada 787 Business Class In 10 Pictures
Review: Sofitel Cartagena Hotel
Review: Avianca Lounge Cartagena Airport
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I hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!
I am flying JAL economy to Tokyo- can I use AA miles to upgrade, if so how difficult is it to do?