In my previous post entitled Premier Platinum for One Day Only, I detailed my arduous saga regarding the application I filed with United Airlines for a MileagePlus Status Match Challenge. United Airlines initially granted the application, but then, the next day, did an about-face, and denied the challenge based on a Continental Airlines OnePass Silver … Read More
100 Free Hyatt Gold Passport Points
In honor of the Chinese New Year, and the Year of the Horse, through February 15, 2014, Hyatt is giving away 100 free Hyatt Gold Passport Points. (HT Loyalty Lobby). Use this link and enter your Hyatt Gold Passport number. If successful, you’ll receive a message that says: Enjoy your Gift from Hyatt Gold Passport® Congratulations! … Read More
MERGER NEWS! AA Route Changes Announced – What This Means for Short Haul Flights on Avios!
One of the beloved features of award tickets using British Airways’ Avios is the Short Haul award flight. Specifically, we love the flights for 4,500 Avios or 7,500 Avios on short distance non-stop routes on American Airlines. Today, American announced various route changes in a press release entitled: American Airlines To Implement Network Changes As A … Read More
What the F, WF – a Little Update
A week ago, I set out the story of the trials and tribulations of my credit card application with Wells Fargo. Most fascinating to me was the fact that I was not alone – so many others had experienced comparable fiascos. Well, I am happy to report that a few days later, I did receive … Read More
No More Access to Many International Lounges for Delta Elite Medallions
In a stunning move, Delta has pulled yet another major devaluation – this time without a word – and one that hits its own Elite Medallion members extremely hard! Joseph May, a Platinum Delta Medallion, happened to be looking at the “Sky Team Benefits” page and noticed this: Lounge Access Effective May 1, 2014, all … Read More
I Affirm: What the F, WF?
Will Run For Miles, hereby affirms and states: 1. At the end of 2013, I was hearing a lot of buzz about a certain Visa card from WF. Normally, I apply for credit cards online, but on this day in question, I was near Union Square in Manhattan. I had gone to the Trader Joe’s … Read More
The Vanilla Chronicles: Multi-tasking leads to Vanilla Reload Screw-Up!
Prelude: musings on the art of multi-tasking I know a lot of people (and one person in particular comes to mind), who proclaim that they are great multi-taskers. And yet it seems that it is these very same people who are unable or unwilling to get the many tasks accomplished that they claim they … Read More
The Vanilla Chronicles: Introduction
Uploaded – Swiped – Advanced – Reloaded – Dumped – Churned – Stacked – Locked – Blocked – Frozen -Debit – Emptied – MO – CVS – WM – OD – VR – PP – BB …. Holy Batman – you bought how many VRs at CVS today? The Vanilla Chronicles, is a new … Read More
Get More Than 50% off at Banana Republic, GAP, Old Navy, etc.
I have been traveling and working a lot, but thought I’d throw in a quick BlackFriday-esque post. This weekend, Banana Republic ran a 40% off sale on everything in store and online. The sale runs through tomorrow, December 1, but don’t worry, they’ll repeat it. The partner stores, GAP, Old Navy, Athleta, etc. run … Read More
Autoslash Questions Whether the Wideroe Mistake Fare was Really a Mistake
After a nailbiter of a weekend – where many people jumped on the Wideroe Airlines bandwagon – purchasing numerous flights on United Airlines and other Star Alliance Airlines for extremely low prices due to the failure to include fuel surcharges, now speculation rises this may not have been a mistake at all. Autoslash, a website … Read More
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