This article is part of our Trip Report – Our Summer Holiday in Dubrovnik and Beyond In all of our Trip & Event Reports on Middle Age Miles, we’ll fill you in on How We Got Great Value – that…
Where Are My AA Miles from AAdvantage eShopping for My Marriott Stay?
On January 14, we tweeted about a one-day AAdvantage eShopping promotion to earn extra miles on Marriott stays. If you clicked through from AAdvantage eShopping to Marriott on that day and made a booking, you’d earn a fantastic 10 AA…
Marriott Bonvoy Rewarding Events – Earn 10 Elite Nights with a Meeting – More Details and Contract Language
Introduction I promise not to revert to being a lawyer too often on Middle Age Miles. But this article reminds me of my days as a lawyer handling patent disputes. One of the principles of patent law is that you…
How to Successfully Status Match to Hertz President’s Circle and National Emerald Club Executive Elite Status
At Middle Age Miles, we’re largely rental car free agents. Generally, we’re going to go for the lowest-cost / reasonable-convenience option that suits us best for any particular car rental need. [That said, we often prefer Hertz or Sixt domestically,…
Our Summer Holiday in Dubrovnik and Beyond – Overview
Well, we first posted this Overview article in December, with every intention of continuing with the articles in our Dubrovnik Trip Report. But we took some time off over the holidays and didn’t keep it going. Now, though, it’s time…
Today Only! Ebates Valentine’s Promo Includes 14% Back for Choice Hotels and Many Car Rentals
For today only, Valentine’s Day, Ebates is running a 14% cash-back promo at numerous merchants, including several travel-related vendors. For our money, the great deal here is the Choice hotel family, including the nicer Cambria and Ascend Collection hotels, at…
Reader Question: Credit Card Advice for a Recent College Graduate
We received a great Comment earlier this week from Benjamin, a recent graduate of Texas’ finest Agricultural & Mechanical university. Benjamin asked us for some advice on establishing credit and what cards to get. I thought this topic would be…
Keep or Cancel – Amex Business Platinum card – and Did We Get a Retention Offer?
Introduction The annual fee recently posted on Philly’s Amex Business Platinum card. We were fortunate that her annual fee posted in mid-January, before the recent fee increase to $595. Thus, her annual fee for the coming year was “only” $450.…
Our Plans and Strategies for AA Elite Status in 2019
This article is Part 5 in our 5-part series on Middle Age Miles about earning and enjoying elite status on American Airlines, and Executive Platinum status in particular. Our 5 articles are:* Part 1: Lessons and Strategies from My 2018 Journey to…
Hotel Deals in Vegas – All the Hotels You Can Book on the Strip Using Points
This article is part of our Trip Report – It’s Vegas Week at Middle Age Miles! Introduction So far in our Trip Report – It’s Vegas Week at Middle Age Miles!, we’ve given you a ton of great information about…