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Citi AAdvantage, Apple Wallet and a Foreshadowing Screenshot: How the Credit Card Game Will Unfold

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We can probably file this one as coincidence, but I wanted to share an email I received today from Citi Cards. The note is about using my Citi AAdvantage card with Apple Pay, and appears to be a co-branded message with Apple. This message shows 4 Citi AAdvantage branded cards in an Apple Pay Account. No big deal, right - we get these messages every single day. I take … [Read more...] about Citi AAdvantage, Apple Wallet and a Foreshadowing Screenshot: How the Credit Card Game Will Unfold

How to Spend a Month on Maui for the Cost of a Week at the Andaz?

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This post is part of our series on One Way Neverending - a journey that starts with selling all of our worldly possessions, becoming voluntarily homeless, and traveling the world.  Posts in this series: Couple Leaves Comfort of Corporate to Pursue Dreams of World Travel, How One Simple Realization Lead us to Spend a Month on Hawaii and Grow Our Savings For those of you … [Read more...] about How to Spend a Month on Maui for the Cost of a Week at the Andaz?

Thai Airways First Class Review – 747-400 from Munich (MUC) to Bangkok (BKK)

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A few notes: This review is from a flight I took in September of 2014. My memories of this flight are a little fuzzy, so I am doing my best to remember the details. There was alcohol and sleep deprivation involved.  Also note that I have started to inject more of my own personality into my flight reviews. My flight reviews now aim to 1) Entertain. 2) Inspire. 3) Inform. … [Read more...] about Thai Airways First Class Review – 747-400 from Munich (MUC) to Bangkok (BKK)

Delta’s Newest Changes are a Net-Gain for Me

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Delta has made yet another announcement about the changes to the airline in 2015. Most of the articles I have read on the topic are fairly negative, claiming that these “improvements” to the Delta program are hardly anything to write home about. While they are likely correct that these changes do not represent a major improvement over the programs that Delta already has … [Read more...] about Delta’s Newest Changes are a Net-Gain for Me

How I am Re-qualifying for Delta Platinum Status in 2015 the Cheapest Way Possible

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2014 has been a year of transition for me. From my threats to leave the state of Minnesota to avoid an airline to actually moving to San Francisco, life has been one great adventure in 2014. I successfully challenged to United Platinum status, only to realize that I don’t really love flying United. While I thought that United Platinum status would come at the expense of … [Read more...] about How I am Re-qualifying for Delta Platinum Status in 2015 the Cheapest Way Possible

Flying the Luxury German Automobile in the Sky – Lufthansa First Class Review

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Champagne, caviar, roses, a comfortable bed, soft edges and spectacular service, flying first class on Lufthansa is like the make-a-wish foundation for weary travelers. It made me both humble and pretentious at the same time. It was a sanctuary for my weary mind... and it left me wanting more. But it didn’t always start that way. … [Read more...] about Flying the Luxury German Automobile in the Sky – Lufthansa First Class Review

Well Played, Delta

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Unless you rely on Jeffsetter as your only miles and points news source, you have probably heard the news that Delta is increasing the dollar amounts needed to achieve elite medallion status in 2016. In the past I have expressed rage about Delta and their decisions, threatened to move across the country to avoid them and then actually moved across the country and status … [Read more...] about Well Played, Delta

33,000 Miles in 2 Weeks: WTF Was I thinking?

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Hello from an airplane! I think I am writing this post over the Atlantic Ocean, but who knows anymore. The past week and the next are all a blur… and it’s all by choice. I’ll do my best to explain the details of the two trips that have found me traveling more miles in a fortnight than I usually travel over a 90 day period. Lufthansa award space bookable at the end of … [Read more...] about 33,000 Miles in 2 Weeks: WTF Was I thinking?