Sharing the tricks and tools of better travel
If you remember my earlier post on airline inventory, you know that every booking class has a letter. All flights, whether revenue, award, or upgraded flights, need to have a letter. For United Airlines, the letter used to keep track of upgrade space is R. This means that anyone who wants to use a Global Premier Upgrade (systemwide upgrade) needs … [Read more...]
Brad told me a while ago that I should continue my series on how to use ITA, focusing on how to combine different pieces of advanced routing language when using ITA's Matrix search engine. ITA is one of the most powerful ways to search for flights, with rules that will allow you to specify individual flights, carriers, alliances, and just about … [Read more...]
There was a lot of news last week when American Airlines announced a new feature that maps potential award flight destinations. Simply enter your home, where you want to go, dates, and how many miles you want to use. American will report back with various destinations that fit your needs. (HT to Mommy Points.) I think it's a fun new tool and one … [Read more...]
I’ve used the Great Circle Mapper website (GCMap.com) for a couple years and found it useful to plot my itineraries and get some basic distance information. However, I’ve never really understood all the cool features that some others like to use. I set out last weekend to teach myself more about it. First, a Cartography Lesson It helps if you … [Read more...]
I was recently added as an authorized user on an American Express Platinum card. One of the benefits that comes with the card (both the non-branded version and my Mercedes-Benz branded flavor) is a reimbursement for the $100 application fee for Global Entry for all card users. The fee is also reimbursed by United for Premier Platinum and 1K elite … [Read more...]
