No doubt, the biggest news in the credit card/points-and-miles world this week has been the impending changes coming to the Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) card. We’ve been digesting that news and thinking through the CSR value proposition and strategies in…
It’s time for a new Middle Age Miles News & Notes column, catching up on a few things after a weekend of travel and wondering what criteria Amex is using for its new round of shutdowns so we and all…
Here are some Middle Age Miles News & Notes for this fine Monday, while we continue to work through what our strategy might be for the newly-revamped Amex Green personal card: 1. Safeway/Just 4 U – $10 off when you…
Introduction American Airlines Business Extra is a very nice loyalty/rewards program for small businesses with employees that fly on AA. A company that enrolls in Business Extra can earn points for each flight taken by its employees on AA, British…
This Spring (April 2019), Philly and I were fortunate enough to visit Italy again, on a trip that included Middle Age Miles son Dylan and his then-fiancee (now wife!) Alli. For our transatlantic flight, we flew Business Class on an…
![[UPDATED 6/19/19] American Airlines vs Mechanics’ Union – A Breakdown and Perspectives from a Texas Trial Lawyer](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleagemiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-17-AA-v-Mechanics-1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "[UPDATED 6/19/19] American Airlines vs Mechanics’ Union – A Breakdown and Perspectives from a Texas Trial Lawyer")
UPDATE, 6/19/2019, 10:40 am: Yesterday (Tues 6/18), the Court held its pre-trial conference in the AA vs Mechanics’ Union lawsuit. A few notes and observations: * Despite its setbacks in the Lawsuit so far, the Union continues to defend the…
There have been two very recent tragedies at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel & Resort in La Romana, Dominican Republic, resulting in the unexplained deaths of three Americans: On May 25, a 41-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in her room within…
Today (5/16/2019), American Airlines opened the much-anticipated new Admirals Club in Terminal D of DFW Airport. Middle Age Miles is fortunate enough to be flying AA out of DFW on Opening Day, so we wanted to share our first live…
Quick reminder here – today is the last day to make AA award redemptions and receive the 10% mileage refund that has been available on several AA co-branded credit cards. As you probably know, the following cards have had the…
The Barclays AA co-branded cards come with a unique benefit that can be earned through big-spend, a companion certificate for travel on AA. This benefit is currently available on the Barclays AA Aviator Silver and Business cards, and starting this…