Andy no mile left behind
us-airways-milesaver

US Airways has some great offers for last minute getaways at 15,000 miles and $30:

  T&C:

Depart: Friday, May 10 or Saturday, May 11
Return: Sunday, May 12 or Monday, May 13
Book by: May 11
eCertificate: UW050613

Availability is pretty good, and I like how they allow return on Sunday (instead of Monday or Tuesday) so one doesn't have to lose a work day. There's also an 5,000 miles discount with US Airways credit card. And Gold and higher ...

One of my biggest travel pet peeves is dealing with my wallet and travel document. I'm not exactly an organized person when it comes to my belongings, so I lose stuff all the time. Combine that with a forgetful mind and the result is plenty of occasions that I thought I have lost my document, only to found it later in some random pockets in my backpack. Recently, I lost my wallet in Chile and my friend, who practically does all of my clothing shopping (she told me I dress like a 40 year old ...

aa-survey

Most of the time, I ignore the surveys that are sent to me because they take forever to complete, and I get nothing back for my time spent. However, I made an exception to complete one from AA since I want to know what they are planning for the "new" AAdvantage program, and I'm delight to learn quite a bit from it. Here are some topics that I found interesting:

1. Systemwide upgrades

What would you prefer, 4 one-way SWUs ...

zfv-phl-2

I've given up on trying to understand airfare pricing and ticketing systems. It's like filing my tax return, the more I read, the more confusing it gets. Check out this MR I found today:

ZFV-SFO via EWR and EWR

The fare is valid until EOS, with plenty of availability from September:

The confusing thing is the only ...

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travel-waiver-2

Whenever a travel waiver is issued, it is usually not a good thing. However, you can take advantage of the travel waiver to get on a better flight that you want, and even secure first class upgrade without worrying about the upgrade battlefield. Here's how:

Ingredients

1. Elite status

You have to be a premier member for this to work. No free upgrades for you if you're not DYKWIA ;) but you ...

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amtrak-1

Amtrak has just announced a 3 day sale for travel between New York and Philadelphia/Wilmington between April 9- May 2. The fares are $26 and $30, respectively.

I did a quick check and availability is wide open, but it's drying up quickly. Compare to flights and buses, Amtrak is the quickest and most reliable way to travel in the tri-state area. Amtrak fares go up steadily closer to departure and the typical advanced purchase fare for NYC-PHL is around $36 so I don't ...

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