Share I’m not sure what it is about Americans and Europe, but it seems to me that most Americans want to be sure to visit to Europe at some point in their lives. Europe has the art, the architect, the history, and the romance – the very things that are missing from many North American [...]
The Mileage Combination Short Cut for Earning Your Free Trip in Record Time
Share It doesn’t come as any surprise that the fastest way to build up your frequent flyer mileage accounts is through credit card sign up bonuses. With all the 50,000 point sign up offers, you could either sign up for one credit card or fly to Australia roundtrip three times for the same number of [...]
Award Travel Booking | Creativity Required
Share Last week, I shared that I’ve redeemed over $26,000 worth of travel for 2012. While I usually focus on the earning portion of the frequent flyer mileage game, today I want to share a few tips I’ve learned about booking award travel. Of course, if I’ve learned something, that’s good for you and me [...]
Southwest Rapid Rewards Program Introduction and Overview
Share Today, we’re continuing a series where I’ll be featuring some of the basic, introductory material about different award programs. Today we’re featuring the Southwest Rapid Rewards Program. That way if you’re new to the ‘game’, you can just read this cheat sheet rather than trying to compile all the information by yourself. If you’re [...]
50,000 American Airline AAdvantage Miles
Share This American Airlines 50,000 AAdvantage miles bonus is not new by any means, but I do want to be sure that you know about it. The card has been listed on the best credit cards page, but I’ll give you a little more detail about it. The American Airlines AAdvantage program is one of [...]
Delta Airlines SkyMiles Program Overview
Share Today we’re continuing a series where I’ll be featuring some of the basic, introductory material about different award programs. That way if you’re new to the ‘game’, you can just read this cheat sheet rather than trying to compile all the information by yourself. Previously reviewed: American Airlines Advantage Program United Airlines MileagePlus Program [...]
United Airlines MileagePlus Program Overview
Share Today we’re continuing a series where I’ll be featuring some of the basic, introductory material about different award programs. That way if you’re new to the ‘game’, you can just read this cheat sheet rather than trying to compile all the information by yourself. Previously reviewed: American Airlines Advantage Program United Airlines MileagePlus Program [...]
BankDirect Review | Earn AAdvantage Miles | Good, Bad, and Ugly
Share Two or three months ago, I opened an account at Bank Direct. Here’s why: BankDirect Sign Up Bonus| Up to 22,000 AAdvantage Miles This was the big reason I went through the hassle of setting up a new account – to give a balance jolt to my AAdvantage account. 1,000 miles for each new [...]
American Airlines AAdvantage Program Overview
Share Today I’m going to introduce the American Airlines AAdvantage program. I think the main reason why most people don’t collect miles is that they don’t see the value in understanding how points and mileage systems work. Who really wants to research every mileage program in an effort to determine which is the best program [...]



