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#throwbackthursday: 8 Of My Most Memorable Flights/Trips

May 23, 2013

Throwback Thursday, also known as #tbt on Twitter and Instagram, is when people post old pictures of themselves from the past. Well, I thought I’d do a fun walk down memory lane including pictures from some of my memorable past flights/trips. For me, some of my best trips may not be the best in-flight products, [...]

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Flight Review: Delta BusinessElite JFK-Milan

May 22, 2013

Last week I was planning on flying from JFK to Rome with a layover in Madrid, then traveling to Florence by train and ending up in Milan. After getting several reader recommendations when I posted my top 10 things I was looking forward to on my trip, I didn’t want to have to split my [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Things I’m Looking Forward to in Italy

May 14, 2013

Later this week, I am taking off for a trip to Italy that I’m pretty jazzed about. I’ve been to Rome a couple times before, but never outside the city. This time I’ll be making stops in Milan, Florence and Rome. I’ll be using one of my remaining Hyatt Visa free Suite nights and…oh, yea, [...]

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The Transcontinental Route Competition Heats Up

May 13, 2013

American recently announced that it would begin offering hourly transcontinental flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX as it takes on both United and Delta on the most trafficked domestic route. All that means more choices and lower fares for consumers. Right now, American offers between 8-10 flights a day in each direction [...]

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Saturday Recap: 15% Off Orbitz Hotel Stays, 5,000 Delta Miles for Donating to American Cancer Society, Linger Longer for Less with Langham, Starwood’s Pack Your Getaway Bag Contest, Southwest Airlines Porch Parties

May 11, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Orbitz offering 15% off on Hotel Stays: Orbitz is offering customers 15% off their next hotel stay when they book through their site. All you have to do is head to the Orbitz site and enter promo code SUNFUN15 when searching for hotels. This will then [...]

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Amex Platinum Airline Rebates For Delta eGift Certificates

May 10, 2013

Last week, Delta launched a new line of eGift certificates that can be redeemed for Delta-operated or Delta codeshare flights that have a Delta flight number. They come in amounts from $50 to $1,000. The certificates are available in $5 increments, and can bought for either yourself or to give to others. Once you buy [...]

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Maximize Monday: Avoiding Airline Fees

May 6, 2013

As airline fees continue to rise on everything from ticket changes/cancellations to carry-on bags, to lounge memberships to on-board snacks, now is the time to pay more attention than ever to how much you’ll be paying to fly and how you can get out of some of these fees so you can maximize your travel [...]

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Delta Selling eGift Certificates

May 6, 2013

Delta announced that it is now selling eGift Certificates in amounts from $50 to $1,000. The certificates are available in $5 increments, and can bought for either yourself or to give to others. Once you buy the certificate, Delta will email it to any designated recipient within 72 hours from when you purchase it. There [...]

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Why I Got A Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex

May 3, 2013

As I mentioned in a post last week, I have been thinking about getting a Delta American Express card for a while now, and earlier this week, I finally applied for and was instantly approved on the spot for a new Platinum Delta Amex. Some of the reasons I wanted a Delta Amex include the [...]

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Free Lunch for Delta Medallions in NYC at New JFK T4 Pop-Up In Soho

May 2, 2013

TPG Intern Ryan got an advance look at Delta’s new JFK Terminal 4 opening later this month by visiting Delta’s pop-up store in Soho yesterday. Here’s what travelers can expect when the terminal at the airport opens on the 24th. In anticipation of its new state-of-the-art Terminal 4 opening at JFK on May 24, Delta [...]

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My Frequent Traveler University Presentation on Delta – Status, Upgrades, Awards

May 1, 2013

In addition to my seminar on the best credit card deals, I gave a second talk at Frequent Traveler University this past weekend on why Delta is still an airline program of value entitled, “Making the Most of Delta – Status, Upgrades and Awards.” The whole point is that there are still plenty of ways [...]

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Higher Airline Change Fees Are Here To Stay – United, US Airways and Delta All Raise Prices

May 1, 2013

Update: On the morning of the publication of this post, American Airlines also announced it would be matching United, US Airways and Delta in increasing its ticketing change/cancellation fees for travel within the U.S., between the U.S. and Canada, and between both the U.S. and Canada and Mexico, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands, the [...]

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Maximize Monday: Airline Frequent Flyer Programs for Businesses

April 29, 2013

Normally when we talk about frequent flyer  accounts, we’re discussing those held by individuals or even households, but what you might not realize is that many airline frequent flyer programs  actually offer business accounts that allow businesses to earn points on the itineraries their employees travel while the individual employees still earn the miles and [...]

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Video SRQ: How Do You Maintain Status On So Many Different Airlines?

April 28, 2013

TPG reader Michael is wondering how you can maintain status on multiple airlines while still frequently booking travel using miles: “I have only discovered your blog in the last year (since gaining status for the first time). It seems like you take a lot of trips on miles, so I wanted to ask (maybe naively) [...]

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Why You Should Never Assume SkyMiles Are Worthless: My Recent Success Booking Low Level Awards

April 25, 2013

It doesn’t take a lot to convince me to go on a trip – especially when you say the word Madrid and face me with an imminently expiring Hyatt suite award. My best friend Lori lives in Madrid and I usually visit a couple times a year, not only to see her but to revel [...]

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Maximize Monday: What Do 50,000 Amex Points Get You?

April 22, 2013

In light the current limited-time 50,000-point sign-up bonus on the Business Gold Rewards card from American Express, as well as today’s launch of the a 35% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios now through June 7, 2013, I thought that for today’s Maximize Monday post, I’d write about American Express Membership Rewards [...]

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Saturday Recap: Virgin America 40% Bonus on Purchased Points, Triple JetBlue points to Alaska, 40% off hotels in the US & Canada with Accor Hotels, Delta Adding TSA PreCheck Notification to Boarding Passes

April 20, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Virgin America 40% Bonus on Purchased Points: Now through May 7, 2013, Virgin America is offering a bonus of up to 40% on purchased Elevate points. While not as generous as last October’s 50% bonus, this could still be something to consider if you’re a very [...]

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I May Finally Get a Delta American Express Card…

April 19, 2013

As I reflected in a post the other day, although I have shifted more and more of my travel and elite status strategy to other airlines, I still can’t give up Delta entirely, as much as I think I might want to at time. I have maintained Diamond or Platinum Medallion status for years at [...]

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My Elite Status Conundrum: American vs. Delta

April 17, 2013

For some reason, I just can’t manage to stop flying Delta. For the past year I’ve been trying to shift my loyalty from Delta to American, which you would think would be easy with all of Delta’s negative changes – like an impending shift to a revenue-based elite program, hacked Same Day Confirmed Benefits, an [...]

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Airline Miles Expiration Policies Roundup

April 17, 2013

Following up on the recent national survey I commissioned from The Princeton Group and my contest about how people track their frequent flyer miles, I thought it would be a good idea to create a basic guide to the expiration policies of the major airline and hotel loyalty programs. Although mileage expiration is a major [...]

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Free In-Flight WiFi on Delta For Blackberry Users

April 16, 2013

To celebrate the launch of its new Z10, Blackberry has teamed up with Delta to offer its users free in-flight WiFi on all domestic Delta flights from now through June 30, 2013. All you’ve got to do is launch your browser once the WiFi is enabled, the GoGo page should load and you can connect [...]

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Delta Announces New Same Day Confirm/Same Day Standby Policy Starting April 23

April 11, 2013

A few weeks ago, I posted about a rumor that Delta was about to make changes to their Same Day Confirmed Policy that included: The desired flight must have availability in the originally ticketed fare bucket, not just the same cabin of service. Fee waiver for Gold Medallion/Platinum Medallion/Diamond Medallion only applies if the desired [...]

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Using Delta SkyMiles To Book an Aerolineas Argentinas Award: A Tale of Phone Agent Roulette

April 8, 2013

Even before Aerolineas Argentinas became an official member of SkyTeam in September 2012, it entered into a partnership with Delta last May that entitled Delta SkyMiles members to earn miles on Aerolineas flights and to redeem their SkyMiles for flights on Argentina’s national airline as well. During his recent month-long stay in Argentina, TPG Managing [...]

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Saturday Recap: Earn 2,013 Bonus SkyMiles from Hilton, Virgin America Extending Elevate Status Match Offer, American Admirals Clubs Raising Membership Fees, Earn up to 500 Bonus HawaiianMiles

April 6, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Virgin America Extending Elevate Status Match Offer: Virgin America has just extended their status match program now through June 30, 2013 for new applications. To take part in the status match, if you haven’t already, join Elevate, then email [email protected] with your Elevate number and either a copy or screenshot [...]

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