After my great LAX-BOS flight in Flagship First, I decided to do it again in reverse! I’m of the opinion that upgrading on the westbound transcontinental flights is the better deal because the upgrade usually costs the same as the eastbound version but the flight time is longer, so the cost per time is lower. Continue reading “Flagship First on my favorite route in reverse! BOS-LAX”
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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!”
American Express Delta Blue Card
This card is the last Delta credit card for us to talk about. It’s the only no annual fee Delta card in the US, but with the recent increase to the annual fees of the other Delta cards, this card is a good option for people who want to stop paying an annual fee withoutContinue reading “American Express Delta Blue Card”
American Express Gold Card Refresh – 2024
On Thursday, it was announced that the American Express Gold Card would be refreshed. At Amex, that pretty much always means a higher annual fee, and this refresh is no exception. The Amex Gold Card sits between the Amex Platinum Card and the Amex Green Card. And it’s fully distinct from the Delta Gold CardContinue reading “American Express Gold Card Refresh – 2024”
American Express Delta Platinum Cards
Having now talked about the Delta Reserve cards, I decided to be a bit more methodical about my airline co-branded card discussions and cover the Delta Platinum cards. Like with the Reserve, Amex offers both a personal and a business version of this card, and like before, I’m going to cover both flavors of theContinue reading “American Express Delta Platinum Cards”
American Express UK British Airways credit cards
It’s been a long time since I have talked about UK credit cards, but on a recent trip to the UK (which will probably come up on the blog in a couple months), British Airways was pushing their credit cards, and I remembered I should revisit these credit cards. There are two version, a £0Continue reading “American Express UK British Airways credit cards”
Flagship First on my favorite route: LAX-BOS
As regular readers will know, American Airlines is eliminating its Flagship First Class product by the end of this year. However, due to continued delays at both Airbus and Boeing, no official date has been set. The plan is to remove Flagship First from existing aircraft once American Airlines starts taking delivery of its newContinue reading “Flagship First on my favorite route: LAX-BOS”
American Express Delta Reserve Cards
Following up on the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards, we’re jumping to one of the top-tier cards: The Delta Amex Reserve. The Delta Amex cards are interesting because they offer both business and personal versions of most of them. Since they’re so similar, I’m going to cover both flavors ofContinue reading “American Express Delta Reserve Cards”
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”
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