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”
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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”
2022 retrospective summary
With all my 2022 flights of note now uploaded onto the blog, I thought it might be fun to take a look back through the year. I use a webapp, BA97.com, to capture all my flights, some of which don’t actually make it onto the blog. Usually, these are short flights in economy. One ofContinue reading “2022 retrospective summary”
Qantas First Class lounge review (LAX-SJC on Alaska; part 2)
On my way back home from LAX, I tried to find an American Airlines flight to take, but the flights were consistently $40-$50 more expensive than Alaska Airlines flights, and the only difference is that Alaska Airlines does not offer a special emerald check-in at LAX, which is really not worth the extra $50. WhenContinue reading “Qantas First Class lounge review (LAX-SJC on Alaska; part 2)”
Citi Custom Cash
It’s been a while since I talked about any Citi credit cards, so I wanted to bring up one that Citi has recently been sending me offers for: the Citi Custom Cash card. This card competes with the DiscoverIt and Chase Freedom Flex cards that offer 5% cash back in rotating categories each quarter andContinue reading “Citi Custom Cash”
Are Alaska mainline flights better than Alaska regional flights? Part 1: SFO-LAX
With my new job, I’m generally limited to taking weekend, short-haul trips from the SF Bay. One unintended consequence of this reality is that at one point, the only flights I had booked were on Alaska Airlines to/from SoCal, including both Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Three major US airlines have bases in the SFContinue reading “Are Alaska mainline flights better than Alaska regional flights? Part 1: SFO-LAX”
American Airlines eliminating its Flagship First Class product in 2024
As everyone has noticed by now, I moved from London to the San Francisco Bay Area in August. I started a new job at the end of 2022, and as part of the deal with the new job, I had to sign an Outside Business Agreement so that this blog could continue to exist. ThatContinue reading “American Airlines eliminating its Flagship First Class product in 2024”
IHG Premier Card (outdated 2023 version)
We’ve covered Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton’s cards, which are some of the most valuable hotel programs in the world. The next program of note is with IHG. IHG has a wide variety of hotels, including Holiday Inn and Kimpton. Holiday Inns aren’t exciting hotels, but Kimptons often are very nice. I’m not very familiar withContinue reading “IHG Premier Card (outdated 2023 version)”
