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Through November 30 American is selling miles for as little as 2 cent apiece. That’s cheaper than they usually sell miles.
On average I value American miles at 1.7 cents.
They’re worth more if they put you over the top for a specific award. And they’re worth more if you redeem them for something you’d be willing to pay full or close to full price for otherwise.
Earlier this week concourses at Miami’s airport were shut down, and 50 flights were delayed, because the TSA wanted a better look inside a dentist’s carry on.
They tracked down the passenger to an American Airlines flight to Barbados that had boarded — and armed police in riot gear were sent onto the aircraft. Passengers were ordered to place hands on their heads.
Reader Douglas S. shared his experiences with several lounges in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since that’s the location of the newest American Airlines Admirals Club, I was interested in how it compares to other products in the airport that he was able to visit.
Instead of a Diamond or Platinum members being able to confirm 8 non-elite companions into extra legroom seats at time of booking, they’ll be able to get into extra legroom seats with just 1 companion only 24 hours prior to departure when traveling on the same reservation.
They say that’s because because “[a]s Delta continues to make investments in our most loyal customers, we want to continue to ensure availability of our premium products for these customers.”
American Airlines launches Sydney service next month, and this past week they just announced new service to Auckland, New Zealand which will begin in June.
We’re just now learning about some special elements of American’s Sydney service, and about Qantas’ plans for new U.S. routes as a result of their enhanced relationship with American.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
I lived just outside of Washington DC on 9/11. My commute took me past the Pentagon each day, one of the sites attacked that day. I was acutely aware that I was, by extension, a primary target. Yet nothing ever happened to me in the ensuing 13 years that I continued to live there.
I will return to Paris in a matter of weeks. I’m not changing my plans. Here’s why.
The Hilton HHonors online shopping mall is giving out 500 HHonors points just for logging in for the first time.
It just entails clicking a link and then signing in with your account information It’s worth doing, I certainly did it.
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker offers an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal calling on the Obama administration to do something about the scourge of low fares and flight choices that consumers have thanks to service offered by Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar.
He sees the big Gulf airlines as an existential threat at a time when his own airline has been earning $2 billion per quarter, is only out to ‘save American jobs’ at a time when aviation jobs are at a peak, and skirts the issue of big subsidies received by his own airline the very week they asked for tax breaks for a new corporate headquarters.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
