News and notes from around the interweb: Sneaky ways to cheat on your business expense reimbursements Is 7500 American AAdvantage miles for test driving a Cadillac worth your time? Battle lines are drawn. Secretary of State John Kerry’s plane went mechanical. I think this has happened before — recently. What I don’t understand is why […]
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Last week I flew American’s 777-200 in first class to and from Buenos Aires. It was my goodbye to the Flagship Suite. That’s because American’s new 777-300ERs have a new first class, and the American Airlines 777-200 business class is getting a retrofit with a top shelf product… but no first class. American’s trusty old […]
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As I'm sure everyone knows by now, there's an increased 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points sign-up bonus on the Ink Plus® Business Credit Card. In order to earn the points you have to spend $5,000 within three months, and the $95 annual fee on the card isn't waived. The increased sign-up offer expires this Sunday, October 19, 2014.
Interestingly the same increased sign-up bonus isn't available on the Ink Bold® Business Charge Card. The card has virtually identical benefits, with the only major difference being that it's a charge card, meaning you can't carry a balance (which you shouldn't be doing anyway, in my opinion). The sign-up bonus on that card is 50,000 Ultimate Rewards Points with the same spend requirement, though the $95 annual fee is waived the first year.
Which card should you apply for, the Ink Plus or Ink Bold? The answer seems obvious on the surface, since one has an increased sign-up bonus, while the other doesn't.
However, the slight complication is that rumor has it that the Ink Bold will be discontinued at some point. I don't have any inside information on whether that's true or not, so have no clue on the timeline on that if it were to happen.
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President Obama credit card declined! @TomBruneDC reports that Obama’s credit card was declined at a restaurant in New York. Obama: NY restaurant rejected his rarely used credit card when he was attending UN general assembly. “Fortunately, Michelle had hers.” As regular readers know, the President has been known to carry a JP Morgan Select card. […]
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I'm frequently asked about Lufthansa's mileage expiration policy. Most airlines publish pretty straightforward mileage expiration policies, though Lufthansa is an exception.
In general Lufthansa Miles & More miles expire 36 months after they're issued. At least that's the simple answer. The slightly longer answer (which works in our favor) is that they expire at the end of the quarter 36 months after they're issued. In other words, if you earn miles in October 2014 they expire in December 2017.
Unlike with other airlines, that policy is based on when the miles are earned and not based on when you last had mileage activity. With the major US programs you can keep your miles "alive" just by having some qualifying activity every so often (usually every ~18 months). With Lufthansa, however, miles typically expire regardless of when your last activity was, but rather exclusively based on when they were earned.
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@GlobeTrotScott Tweeted part of a newsletter American sent out to their employees recently.
It's titled "Hub Rollcall," and explains how "each hub plays to a particular strength in our network."
How they describe each hub says a lot about what we can expect going forward:
"Charlotte/CLT: Provides customers with domestic connections and access along the East Coast; well-suited to serve international destinations that complement oneworld and AJB partners' networks"
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American continues to offer ‘Flagship Lounges’ or first class lounges in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York JFK, at London Heathrow. There are no longer Flagship Lounges in Dallas or Miami. The Dallas lounge still has the dedicated room, just walk into the Admirals Club in the A terminal and when you get upstairs and come […]
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Back in June, Chris McGinnis offered 5 smart questions to ask at check-in. These were mostly questions about your room. It was advice to avoid connecting rooms (noise) and ADA rooms (messy showers), and also to make sure your frequent guest number is on file. All good, basic stuff, but you can do better. You […]
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