For our next flight adventure, we’re heading to London on British Airways. As readers will know, this has been a very common method for me to get to Europe since I moved to San Francisco in 2022. In the case of this trip, my destinations were London, Paris, and Manchester, so this flight, once again,Continue reading “Spring break to Europe! Part 1: BA”
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Chase Sapphire Reserve: 2025 updates!
It’s officially time to revisit the Chase Sapphire Reserve. June 2025 brought with it a huge update to this card, and a massive increase in the annual fee from $550 to $795. There’s a strong and continuing trend of credit card issuers to increase annual fees while offering more credits to offset those fees. NoContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Reserve: 2025 updates!”
The United Gateway Card (Outdated 2024 version)
Next in the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards comes the United Gateway Card. This card sits at the lower end of United’s credit card line-up, offering minimal perks but no annual fee. This card competes with the Delta Blue Card and the American MileUp Card. I imagine this card primarilyContinue reading “The United Gateway Card (Outdated 2024 version)”
United MileagePlus Explorer Card (outdated 2024 edition)
In this post, I’m going to give everyone an updated look at the United MileagePlus Explorer card. This card sits as a middle card, offering entry-level perks without a high annual fee. This card competes with the Delta Gold Card, the American Aviator Red Card, and the American AAdvantage Platinum Card. Historically, I’ve seen byContinue reading “United MileagePlus Explorer Card (outdated 2024 edition)”
United MileagePlus Quest Card (2024 outdated edition)
Next in the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards comes the United MileagePlus Quest card. This card sits as an upper-middle card, offering enhanced perks without the annual fee of a Club card. This card competes with the Delta Platinum Card and the discontinued American Aviator Silver Card. This card hasContinue reading “United MileagePlus Quest Card (2024 outdated edition)”
United MileagePlus Club Infinite Card (outdated 2024 version)
Following up on the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards, we’re jumping to the final airline’s top-tier card: The MileagePlus Club Card. This card competes with the Delta Reserve Card and the American Executive Card. Starting in 2025, this card will offer the best earnings for United status based on credit cardContinue reading “United MileagePlus Club Infinite Card (outdated 2024 version)”
The Chase Sapphire Lounge: Boston!
After my great LAX-BOS flight in Flagship First, I decided to do it again in reverse! Boston does not have any special American Airlines lounges, so instead I visited the Chase Sapphire Lounge. The lounge is located between terminals B and C, and American uses terminal B, so that’s convenient! Except that it’s a solidContinue reading “The Chase Sapphire Lounge: Boston!”
April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 0: Austin Airport
I’m doing these posts a bit out of order to keep the content varied so that I don’t post too many American Airlines flights back-to-back. I took a trip in April that somewhat spiraled out of control because more and more flights kept getting tacked onto it. The fun part of the trip (and theContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 0: Austin Airport”
Portland to San Francisco!
My first weekend trip of 2024 was with a pair of friends to Portland, Oregon. We picked Portland because it was included in a Southwest sale from LA and (in one direction) from Oakland. On the way back, however, Southwest didn’t have any good options for me to get back to Oakland, so instead, IContinue reading “Portland to San Francisco!”
Elite status and wallet plans: 2024
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”
