Now that 2023 has come to a close, I thought I should do an elite status and wallet plan for 2024. I last wrote a wallet plan quite a while ago, so I’m due for an update. I’ll first talk about the credit cards I plan to use and then the elite statuses I’ll have in 2024.Continue reading “Elite status and wallet plans: 2024”
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2024 begins! Flagship First JFK-SFO
Welcome to my first 2024 flight of the blog! This flight happened only one day after my last flight of 2023, since it was time for me to head back to California because I had to go to work on Jan 2. I had originally booked the 9 pm flight using points, but as isContinue reading “2024 begins! Flagship First JFK-SFO”
2023 retrospective
I’m a bit late this year on the retrospective summary because of having to deal with some backend technical issues on the blog. The good news is that I’ve now uploaded all my 2023 flights of note onto the blog. So now, it’s time to take a look back through the year. I use aContinue reading “2023 retrospective”
Let’s squeeze in one final 2023 flight: DCA-HPN
When planning out the end of my 2023 travels, I had expected the flight from SFO to Richmond, VA to be my last 2023 flight on the blog. However, I had one final interesting flight to share on December 31. I flew from Washington DC National Airport to White Plains, NY for a New YearsContinue reading “Let’s squeeze in one final 2023 flight: DCA-HPN”
Time for my yearly Breeze flight! (SFO-RIC)
Apparently, this post somehow didn’t save even though it came through as published, so let’s try again. Like last year, my final transcontinental flight of the year was to Richmond, VA. Also like last year, I flew the low-cost carrier, Breeze. Breeze was only founded in 2021 and only took delivery of its first A220sContinue reading “Time for my yearly Breeze flight! (SFO-RIC)”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2024 edition)
The next step up from the entry-level cards is the mid-tier cards. These cards have fees that range from $199 to $350. Amex just revamped the Delta Platinum Card and raised its fee to $350, which is noticeably higher than the competitors’ cards. The main competitors card is United’s Quest card from Chase ($250). AmericanContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2024 edition)”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions
Now that we’ve gone through the free airline cards again, it’s time for the mid-level cards, those with an annual fee of around $100. Like last time, I’m going to ignore one American Airlines card, which is the Aviator Blue card. This card has a reduced $49 annual fee, and so doesn’t quite match theseContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: low annual-fee versions”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions
It’s been a while since I did a credit card post, so I decided to go through and update the rankings for the US legacy carriers’ cards. I did the club card edition when American completely revamped its club card, and in that update, I also changed how the scoring system worked, so I’m goingContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: free versions”
Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 8-2 London to San Francisco (The End)
After exiting the Galleries First lounge, it was time to return to the United States finally. At this point, I had flown just over 14 000 of the total nearly 20 000 miles of the trip, and so I was ready for my final flight. And this flight was actually simple unlike the previous ones:Continue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 8-2 London to San Francisco (The End)”
Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 8-1 London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Galleries First Lounge
My primary airline status is Gold Status through British Airways. This status provides me with Oneworld Emerald status when flying on any Oneworld airline. The two big perks of Oneworld Emerald status are access to First Class check-ins and First Class lounges. These are incremental perks over the lower Oneworld Sapphire perks that include accessContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 8-1 London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Galleries First Lounge”
