Michael

Kimpton Marlowe Boston

As we know, I mostly just post about flights and credit cards. Every once in a while, I stay at an interesting hotel that I want to add to the blog. I’m not that adept yet at reviewing hotels, and I’m mostly into the rooms themselves. I’ve found that, in general, hotels have a lotContinue reading “Kimpton Marlowe Boston”

Amtrak Guest Rewards Plus Card

Greetings from Amtrak! My train was delayed as per usual, but I decided to take a break from airline credit cards for a bit to look at the Amtrak credit cards. It’s an interesting concept for a government-owned entity to have co-branded credit cards, but Amtrak is intended to be run as a profit-seeking entity. Continue reading “Amtrak Guest Rewards Plus Card”

Amtrak Guest Rewards Card

I decided to take a break from airline credit cards for a bit to look at the Amtrak credit cards. It’s an interesting concept for a government-owned entity to have co-branded credit cards, but Amtrak is intended to be run as a profit-seeking entity. Amtrak offers two credit cards: a no annual fee option andContinue reading “Amtrak Guest Rewards Card”

JetBlue Plus Card

The next credit card of interest in the series of low cost carrier cards is the JetBlue Plus Card. This card is the paid version of the JetBlue Card that I covered a couple weeks ago. This card is also issued by Barclaycard USA and is one of the better Barclaycards that I am awareContinue reading “JetBlue Plus Card”

Flagship First Transcontinental: JFK – SFO: night time edition!

After learning that American was eliminating Flagship First, I may have overcorrected in my panic to book some flights while they still existed because it’s already time for my second Flagship First flight! This flight is my return flight from the East Coast directly into SFO this time. I’d argue the flight from JFK toContinue reading “Flagship First Transcontinental: JFK – SFO: night time edition!”

JetBlue Card by Barclaycard USA

Having just covered the Southwest credit cards, it’s time to turn to the next largest low-cost airline in the US: JetBlue. JetBlue has a great route network and a great product in both economy and business class. JetBlue’s Mint Business Class product is arguably one of the best in the US, but it can rarelyContinue reading “JetBlue Card by Barclaycard USA”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card

The third and final Southwest co-branded personal card is the $149 Priority credit card. Since the three cards all have relatively similar annual fees of $69, $99, and $149, the main question to answer is if the incremental perks are worth the incremental increase in annual fee. Most of the time on this blog, weContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Card

Having now discussed the cheapest Southwest Rapid Rewards card (the Plus card), it’s time for the next card in the series: the Premier card. This card has a $99 annual fee, so let’s investigate what the extra $30 gets you and if it’s worth the extra $30. Welcome Offer At the time of posting, theContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Card”

Flagship First Transcontinental: LAX – BOS: morning flight edition!

In a recent post, I discussed how American Airlines was eliminating its Flagship First Class product. I noted how Flagship First is a special product beyond domestic First Class or lie-flat Business Class. Flagship First only operates on select transcontinental or intercontinental routes from select hub airports, including LAX, DFW, MIA, and JFK. Specifically, ChicagoContinue reading “Flagship First Transcontinental: LAX – BOS: morning flight edition!”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card

In a previous series of articles, I covered the various tiers of credit cards offered by the “Big 3” US airlines: American, Delta, and United. However, something that is important to note is that United is actually the 4th largest airline by number of passengers carried and has been since 2015, when it was surpassedContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card”