February, 2012

• 23 February

  My Travel “Essentials” for Being Comfortable in Flight

  Travel essentials usually include the ideal laptop bag or the best luggage, but my travel essentials include items that keep me comfortable and on the ball. Keri and I are taking a weekend trip to Napa tomorrow “for my birthday”.  Since today is my actual birthday and I will be out …

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• 20 February

  My 3 Hour Jamaican Vacation

  My mileage run to Jamaica was a pretty relaxing 3-hour vacation.  But next time I do a 3-hour vacation to Jamaica, I won’t do it after a Bahamas trip the day before. I arrived home from my Bahamas trip around 8pm and went straight to bed.  I had to be …

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• 17 February

  A Mileage Run to the Bahamas

  

  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 …

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• 16 February

  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.   “Considering going for Platinum.” I was at 16,276 miles and I would hit …

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• 15 February

  My Tragic Loss of Starwood Gold Status

  I knew this day was coming.  It’s my fault.  I didn’t prepare, and I didn’t plan out my Gold Status for this year. Still, this is not the e-mail I want to read on Valentine’s Day:  But where did I go wrong? First, most of my travel is for work.  …

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• 13 February

  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 …

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• 11 February

  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.    …

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• 10 February

  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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