Upgrades, Downgrades, and Standby: The AAdvantage Year in Review
It’s always tough to find material at the end of the month when bonus offers expire and sweepstakes end, but at the end of the year, it’s especially challenging. So…
Didn’t re-qualify for Elite Status? Save your perks: 2012 AAdvantage Elite Buy Back offer
If you currently have AAdvantage elite status but have failed to re-qulify for next year, don’t give up hope: you won’t necessarily have to give up the baked on board…
Trip Report: Stapleton International Airport, Braniff, and Christmas 1973
December 22 was the anniversary of my very first flight. After a 38 year delay, I’m finally getting around to writing the trip report. I would like to have finished…
Buy your own American Airlines 737 NGX for only $79
Sorry about the headline, but I couldn’t resist. This is way off topic, but it’s a slow AAdvantage news day anyway, so I thought I’d share this video of the…
An alternative to the Citibank AAdvantage debit card and checking account
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like to write about mileage earning credit card or financial service offers. The reasons: • They change too frequently and it’s a challenge to…
oneworld update: MegaDo Contest, LAN Sweepstakes, JAL & British Airways Premium Economy news
This will probably be the busiest travel week of the year. I was at DFW yesterday and it was already pretty busy. Fortunately, though, I was’t traveling. I was just…
Take a photo of an American Airlines ad for a chance to win a St. Kitts vacation
The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has partnered with American Airlines to sponsor a new Twitter photo sweepstakes. The winner will receive a five day Caribbean island vacation and tickets for…
Double Elite Miles from AAdvantage, Mileage Run Tools, and some AA.com Geekery
AAdvantage President Maya Leibman UPDATE: You can combine this promo with existing double elite miles promo for DFW-LAX/SFO & ORD-LAX/SFO routes. See this milepoint post from American Airlines and…
Hoping AAdvantage doesn’t follow as United and Delta downgrade perks for entry level elites
I’m hoping that this isn’t a trend, but yesterday afternoon a member of Delta’s social media team posted this in the FlyerTalk forums: We’re trying to do a better job…
Is American Testing Trigger Marketing Emails?
A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking about a mileage run just to try to get back into the ranks of AAdvantage Platinum (mostly because upgrade percentages for Gold…