Power Point Slides from Chicago Seminars about Trick Awards
December 12, 2014
I gave a well-received presentation on Trick Awards at the Chicago Seminars in October.
The presentation dealt with free one ways, negative price one ways, open jaws, stopovers, avoiding fuel surcharges, and award chart SUPER sweet spots.
Enjoy!
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MileValue Looks Different
December 10, 2014
After 2.5 years, I finally spruced the place up a little bit. Thanks to Million Mile Secrets for letting me steal his theme for a few years, but now I've got my own. ;)
Almost all the changes are cosmetic. Let me walk you through a few of them.
First, you probably noticed that you got a pop up when you came to the site today. Sorry for the minor annoyance.
My Interview at HotelsCheap.org
December 9, 2014
An interview with me is currently featured at HotelsCheap.org. Excerpt:
What are the disadvantages of using [credit cards to earn miles]?
There are none if you are responsible.
If you are irresponsible with credit cards, don’t get them. There are two main ways to be irresponsible with credit cards.
1. You don’t pay the monthly balance in full. If you run a balance at 20 percent interest, any rewards will be quickly swamped. Just set your cards to be auto-paid from your checking account each month to avoid this.
2. You spend more with plastic than with paper.
Happy Thanksgiving
November 26, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
This year, just like the last two Thanksgivings, I am thankful for my readers. Without you, I might be in an office somewhere.
I will spend this Thanksgiving in Medellin, Colombia. Amazingly, I think it's my first Thanksgiving abroad.
Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. My normal routine is to spend it in Virginia with my extended family. The cooks always say dinner will be at 2 PM, but it's more like 4 PM. I don't mind; it just gives me more time to get hungry.
How I Just Blew Rudy Maxa’s Mind
November 22, 2014
I just appeared on the Rudy Maxa radio show to talk about United making it harder to achieve elite status by adding a separate spending requirement on United tickets in addition to miles flown, a requirement which came into effect this year and is increasing next year.
Rudy asked how folks should adapt to this change, and I don't think he expected such an easy answer.
From United.com:
"Does the PQD [Scott: Premier Qualifying Dollars, the amount you must spend on United tickets] requirement apply to all MileagePlus members?
For 2014, the PQD requirement only applies to members whose primary
Amazing Drone Footage of Mexico City Airport
October 23, 2014
How this only has 3,000 views is beyond me!
A drone was allowed by Mexico City airport authorities and airline pilots to fly over the airport and film taxis, take offs, and landings from a perspective I've never seen before.
Announcing Los Angeles MileValue Dinner Sunday 9/21
September 15, 2014
All 30 spots are full and there is a wait list for cancellations that is already 10+ deep, so no new RSVPs can be accepted. I love the great response, so I'll try to have more.
I'm excited to announce a MileValue dinner this Sunday, September 21, in Los Angeles (90006) at 6 PM. I chose an earlier start time, since it's a work night.
This is the first one in Los Angeles in eleven months, and I think the fourth LA dinner overall.
How and Why I Was Totally Wrong about the Avios Devaluation
August 26, 2014
Sunday I read a post on Gary Leff's blog that said that Iberia Avios had massively devalued its award chart for flights on oneworld airlines.
I looked up the Iberia award chart for oneworld flights and came to the same conclusion as Gary--that Iberia had put out a new, worse award chart. I wrote a post Sunday and another yesterday about the changes and how to beat them.
It turns out my posts were mistaken. Iberia hasn't touched its award chart since November 2011.
The reason I was wrong is that I had misunderstood Iberia's program.
My Interview at Airline Miles Experts
July 23, 2014
Check out my interview at Airline Miles Experts.
It's short and gives some insight into me, the blog, and my travel mindset.
Pay to Save on Your Big Vacation from The List TV ft. Me
June 26, 2014
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by The List in Phoenix for a segment on using frequent flyer miles.
You can check out the interview here:
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If you're in Phoenix, Tampa, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, West Palm, or Tulsa, you can watch The List every weeknight.