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How to book your US Airways Companion Certificate

Hurray!  Your US Airways Companion Certificate has arrived!  You’re excited to book your trip, but you realize that the fine print on this thing is crammed on the page.  This thing has more rules than the English language, so buckle up … Continue reading

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Things to do in Munich

Let’s say you follow Sheldon’s detailed instructions and book an open-jaw with a stopover into Europe on American Airlines.  You collect 50k AAdvantage points with the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® after spending $3000 in the first three months. Whenever … Continue reading

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4 Easiest Ways to Keep Miles from Expiring

Everyone seems to be concerned with their airline miles expiring because they don’t fly with Delta, US Airways, United, and American every 18 months. First, let’s explore when your miles will expire: Airline When Miles Expire Alaska Airlines 24 months … Continue reading

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Inside Look at the Starwood Preferred Guest Program

With a sexy bonus on Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express, it’s definitely worth taking a look at the card. The offer expires on September 3rd, 2013.  Now is the best time of year to look at getting this card. The … Continue reading

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Barclaycard New Offer 50,000 Miles & More with Lufthansa

  Barclaycard is getting better and better these days.  With the Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard – $89 Annual Fee Card where they offer you $400 for your travel expenses, and the release of this new card they are really getting serious … Continue reading

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11 flights, 10 Countries, 9,779 miles, $4850 in Flights – Pay no more than taxes

I have 55,800 American Express Membership Rewards points that I got from The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN.  As we’ve talked about before, miles and points generally fall into one of three categories: Airline Miles, which you can … Continue reading

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How American Express Membership Rewards Work

We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again, the secret to free travel is flexibility – flexibility in your schedule to go and in your means of payment.  A good secret to point-hoarding is to get them when you can, … Continue reading

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