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Twas the night before Christmas, when my summer travel plans to Europe started to crumble…

December 23, 2022 By Nancy 11 Comments

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Ok, so it’s not technically the night before Christmas, but close enough. Yesterday I received some bad news: Our flights to Europe this summer were canceled by Air France. Also, the return flight for me and my daughter was canceled. Ugh! Cancellations I booked 5 business class lie-flat seats on Air France from DFW to […]

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Basic Airplane Etiquette (and I need this shirt!)

December 22, 2022 By Nancy 9 Comments

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A few days ago, I saw this tweet on a post on View from the Wing: pic.twitter.com/ypJcD5jkPO — Jeremy Danner (@Jeremy_Danner) December 2, 2022 Apparently, the shirt and Southwest Airline’s response was a bit controversial, judging from all the comments. I understand that immediately gettin up after the plane lands isn’t necessarily a terrible thing. […]

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Winning and losing with flight schedule changes

December 20, 2022 By Nancy 3 Comments

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We’ve said this on here many times: Babysit your flight reservations! Check up on them, make sure the times haven’t changed, verify your seat assignments. Stuff happens. When you book flights far in advance, whether using miles or cash, there is a better-than-average chance your flights will be changed in some way. Sometimes those changes […]

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Top Hilton resorts I’m considering booking on points

December 19, 2022 By Nancy 20 Comments

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As I mentioned last week, I was recently approved for the Amex Hilton Honors Business card. My husband and I have a small stash of Hilton Honors points that we can combine with the card’s bonus and potentially a free night certificate for a 2-4 night getaway. I’m learning towards a tropical/warm location during spring, […]

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Track-jumping train, the real White Lotus hotel photo tour and more

December 16, 2022 By Nancy 1 Comment

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American AAdvantage Changes Coming in 2023: There’s been a lot of spinning in the miles and points community on changes to American Airlines AAdvantage program in 2023. See this post on One Mile at a Time. Unfortunately, these changes are a bit vague at the moment, in my opinion. There will be no more MileSAAver […]

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I can’t believe it: Amex likes me again!

December 13, 2022 By Nancy 7 Comments

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After 4 years of getting the dreaded Amex pop-up box when I applied for any American Express card, my luck finally changed. Finally Approved for Amex Card! My last Amex approval was in 2018. I’ve tried at least 3 times since then to get a new Amex card, but I was always denied. It’s likely […]

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