This post was originally about the email I just received from Barclaycard, listing the awesome, new feature of the USAirways Premier World Mastercard: Getting rid of forex fees is kind because no cardholder wants to pay an extra 2-5% on every international purchase. But, after screwing around on the USAirways website and perusing the award chart, I found out what…
In the words of Vesper Lynd, there are award redemptions and award redemptions. A USAirways off-peak economy redemption to Europe is the latter – 35,000 miles, instead of the normal mileage cost of 60,000, 90,000 or 130,000 for low, medium and high tickets. If you have the US Airways Premier World Mastercard, subtract another 5,000 miles, making the…
I like having the Barclays USAirways credit card, but I didn’t want to pay the annual fee. Click to see how I saved $89 and received 10,000 miles for free!
If you have ever flown from Charlottesville to New York, or vice-versa, you know that flights can be expensive, often running above $400 like during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. It seems unfair that such a quick flight could cost so much, but when Delta and USAir are the only two airlines competing on the route, it’s tough…
I just bought a one-way ticket in first and business-class from New York to Tokyo for $86.10. Yes, $86. I’m routing through 2 other cities, as well. First, I have a 8 hour layover in Frankfurt, Germany and then a 21 hour layover in Seoul, South Korea. While I have already transited through both airports,…
This post could alternatively be titled: Why (Almost) Everything You Have Been Told You About Credit Cards Was Wrong! So – for full disclosure’s sake – here are all my past and current credit cards. All are active, except the American Express Business Gold card that I canceled. 645,000 points and miles – from sign-up bonuses alone! I know…
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