The first day of my 48-hour quest for Platinum was my DCA-PHL-NAS-CLT-DCA trip with a 2 and a half hour layover in Nassau. Let me just say straight out that I do not recommend doing a mileage run to Nassau until construction there is completed. Especially when you have another …
Read More »A Mild Travel Obsession, or US Airways Platinum
To catch you up to where I am now, I hit US Airways Silver, then Gold Status using their Trial Preferred. A few days after arriving back from Orlando, I sent a cheeky email to Keri. Â “Considering going for Platinum.” I was at 16,276 miles and I would hit …
Read More »Silver and Beyond
I had no difficulty hitting US Airways Silver Preferred Status during my Preferred Trial. I knew I had more than enough miles for Silver, but I never really paid attention to how much more. One day, while looking at my miles (I know you do this too), I realized I …
Read More »Flying with Silver Trial Preferred Status
My first flight with status was a busy route–DCA to BOS.  I was shocked when I was upgraded to first class two days out from the flight.  I was pretty excited that I could get an upgrade on this route in particular. DCA-BOS is a really busy business route.   …
Read More »US Airways Quick Road to Status (Elite USAirways Status through Trial Preferred)
How to get Elite USAirways Status by using US Airways Preferred Trial. Back in October, I decided I was ready to settle down with an airline. I didn’t really care which airline it was overall. I just wanted convenience, great status benefits, and an easy way of getting it. I …
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