Remember when I told you to ignore the option of an off-peak fare to Europe in business class on US Airways? Yeah, I promised to get back to that later. Turns out, I lied about explaining it later. Gary from View from the Wing reports: They’ve eliminated their ‘off peak’ …
Read More »Another Reason to Buy Miles
I wrote before that if you were going to throw caution to the wind and book a seat in business, it may be worth outright buying the miles instead of paying for the flight. We saw that it did not make sense to buy miles to take a simple trip …
Read More »When Do I Outright Buy Miles?
I’ve noticed many articles talking about taking advantage of sales on miles as a good idea if you want to “top off” your mileage account. Rather than simply top off, I think it is good sometimes to outright buy a ton of a miles if you are planning certain kinds …
Read More »Fly 6 US Airways Shuttle segments and earn 18,000 miles
New Girl in the Air posted a new US Airways mileage special that’s perfect for people (like me) living in a shuttle location. Between November 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013, earn 6,000 miles for 3 shuttle flights, and 12,000 more for 6 shuttle flights. These miles are not elite …
Read More »Hitting Status on US Airways by the End of the Year
We are about 3/4 of the way through the year which means now is a good time to look at where you stand for airline status next year! I’m currently in between Platinum and Chairman, so it feels like a waste NOT to go for full-fledged chairman status. But I …
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