So, I went to the Art Institute in Chicago this weekend and found that if I had my Bank of America card on me, that I would have had free admittance. I didn’t bring mine, although luckily a friend brought…
Life Changes, Switching Jobs… Looking at becoming a Digital Nomad (DN)
So, Been quite busy with work and other things lately and have not updated the blog in some time. Just visited part of the Bourbon Trail down in Kentucky with a buddy’s bachelor party, I’ll do a blog on it…
Here’s How To Get Bank Of America To Pay You $23 For Flying To Hawaii
Darius at Million Mile Secrets recently applied for and received 5 personal Alaska Airlines cards at once from Bank of America. I actually rarely get the same card multiple times (churn) since there are so many out there anyway, and…
British Airways Avios Sweet Spots
The best use of British Airways Avios (miles) seems to be for using anything but actually flying on British Airways. Many international airlines charge fuel surcharges, but the BA ones are crazy large. They are passed on to American Airlines…
Do Your Flights Feel More Full These Days?
I flew to the Philippines in 2003 and was lucky enough to have a whole row to myself to lay down and sleep in. I frequently flew to Vancouver in 2006 and 2007 as well as a weekly commute for…
Is Thanksgiving the Busiest Travel Day of the Year?
An oft believed myth which I did believe myself. However the data does not lie! Per this article on Quartz, it is not actually even all that close. I’ve heard elsewhere that summer typically has 5-10 days busier days than…
Playing Award Airport Roulette
Back before doing my thang, apparently one could play airport departure roulette – roll up to the airport with a bag and a sense of adventure and pick up an empty seat going to somewhere on the cheap. However with…
Avios Reward Redemptions from Chicago O’Hare ORD
British Airways has a distance based award chart with their avios (miles) plan. There are some real sweet spots in this plan for short trips and direct flights. For example, ORD to DCA, round trip, is only 9,000 avios and…
Researchers Get A Bunch of Weapons Through TSA Scanners
Surprise, yet another study finds a zillion ways to slip things by the TSA. Long ago the initial head of it already said the organization should be dismantled. All it does is inhale more and more money each year under…
Using Korean Air to Fly From Chicago to Anchorage
I posted an article on ways to use Korean Air miles – but how can I make this work for me? Hawaiian doesn’t fly out of my local city. How about getting to Alaska though? I’m flying out of O’Hare…
