Just a couple weeks after my short trip to LA, I had my next (actually planned) trip! I had found the tickets for this journey several months in advance. My favorite time to travel is late January/February because the flights are usually cheaper, less full, and more upgrades are available. For those keeping track, asContinue reading “DeltaOne Transcontinental: SFO-JFK”
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American AAdvantage Business Card
It’s been a while since I did a credit card post, but there’s one final American Airlines credit card to mention. The AAdvantage Business Card is AA’s small business credit card and is very similar to the AA Platinum Select Card. This card offers entry-level perks without a high annual fee for a small businessContinue reading “American AAdvantage Business Card”
2025 begins with a transcon flight!
It’s time for 2025 to begin! My 2025 travel begins remarkably similarly to my 2024 travel. Specifically, I’m beginning by flying American Airlines’ Flagship First, but this time, I’m flying BOS-LAX-SFO instead of JFK-SFO like in 2024. I had originally booked a flight in standard domestic first class from BOS-PHL-SFO because I needed the tierContinue reading “2025 begins with a transcon flight!”
2024 comes to a close: SFO-IAD in “Premium” Economy
We’re gonna squeeze in one final flight for the blog before we call 2024 complete! Only 4 months into the year… though I’m actually almost a month ahead of last year. This final flight is, unfortunately, going to be a rather unexciting flight. It’s one final transcontinental flight from San Francisco to Washington DC. IContinue reading “2024 comes to a close: SFO-IAD in “Premium” Economy”
18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024
Here begins my next exciting Thanksgiving trip: my first around the world trip! Last Thanksgiving, I took an equally interesting and flight heavy trip that took me to Europe and Africa and even included one of the world’s top International First Class products: Etihad’s A380 Apartment-style First Class. That trip involved a wild itinerary fromContinue reading “18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024”
Back to the Bay– let’s try Delta this time
After a long weekend in Baltimore, it was time to head back to the bay. Once again, it seemed to make sense to me to fly back from BWI. The logic was that it would’ve been 90 minutes to Dulles vs 20 minutes to BWI. On the arrival side, I would’ve arrived into SFO insteadContinue reading “Back to the Bay– let’s try Delta this time”
American MileUp Card
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 United Gateway Card. I imagine this card primarilyContinue reading “American MileUp Card”
American AAdvantage Platinum Select Card
Next in the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards comes 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 and the United Explorer Card. This card is largely comparable to the American Aviator Red Card butContinue reading “American AAdvantage Platinum Select Card”
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)”
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