Back in September, I flew on United’s premium transcontinental service from SFO to Newark to Richmond. I also flew on one of American’s non-premium transcontinental services (from CLT to SFO). And just before this flight, I did a low cost transcontinental flight. I was in New York seeing some friends for New Years, but shortlyContinue reading “United premium transcontinental EWR-SFO”
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IHG Traveler card (outdated 2023 version)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 I’m not very familiar withContinue reading “IHG Traveler card (outdated 2023 version)”
Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2023 Edition)
Having now discussed the Hilton Honors card and the Hilton Honors Surpass card, the next card is Hilton’s top tier card: the Hilton Honors Aspire card. With a $450 annual fee, the Aspire card does not come cheap but is packed with benefits to help justify the high fee. But is it worth getting andContinue reading “Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2023 Edition)”
Hilton Honors Surpass Amex (2023 edition)
If you stay often at Hilton hotels, and the Hilton Honors card was potentially of interest, but you’re looking to get more out of your relationship with Amex and Hilton, then allow me to introduce to you an alternative: the Hilton Honors Surpass card. Hilton and Amex offer three credit card options at three annualContinue reading “Hilton Honors Surpass Amex (2023 edition)”
Hilton Honors Card (no annual fee!)
Having now covered the personal Marriott cards and personal Hyatt card, the next hotel chain of interest is Hilton. Hilton partners with American Express to issue its co-branded cards. They have three credit card options at three annual fee price points: $0, $95, and $450. The first credit card we’ll cover is the no annualContinue reading “Hilton Honors Card (no annual fee!)”
World of Hyatt credit card
So far on this blog, I have previously discussed the Marriott cards at length. Marriott is my preferred hotel chain due to its immense global footprint, but there are several other major hotel chains that have strong rewards programs and credit cards: Hyatt, Hilton, and IHG. The smallest of these chains, Hyatt, is generally consideredContinue reading “World of Hyatt credit card”
My first low-cost transcon
After my trip to LA, I had one final trip planned for 2022: another transcontinental flight from San Francisco, CA to Richmond, VA. I’ve flown between California and Richmond at least 30 times and every time I had to connect, but not this time. This time I flew the new airline startup, Breeze, which offersContinue reading “My first low-cost transcon”
‘Hub’ to ‘Hub’ on Alaska Airlines
After my trip back to Virginia, I decided to take one more trip before I started my new job in mid-December. Before August of 2022, I had flown Alaska a total of 3 times, all of which were between SoCal and Seattle. By the time this trip ended, that number would double. Though, it isContinue reading “‘Hub’ to ‘Hub’ on Alaska Airlines”
British Airways Visa– US edition
Long time readers of this blog will remember that British Airways has two credit card partners in the UK: American Express UK and Barclays. The arrival of the two new BA cards in 2022 was exciting news, given their earning rates and perks. British Airways also offers a co-branded US credit card in partnership withContinue reading “British Airways Visa– US edition”
Transcontinental flight but no premium service perks: AA flight RIC-CLT-SFO
For my journey back to San Francisco, I decided to fly American so I could rack up more British Airways tier points/Avios. I’m now within striking distance of another year of Gold Status / Oneworld Emerald. At the end of the year, BA will return to its pre-pandemic requirements of 1 500 tier points forContinue reading “Transcontinental flight but no premium service perks: AA flight RIC-CLT-SFO”
