Introduction This post is MY story of how I lucked out into getting a free award cancellation with AA after a 1 hour schedule change. This was highly YMMV. You may not be so lucky. Please don’t go around saying, “This random blogger was able to do it. I should get it too.” I’m just […]
Don’t try this at home Sorry for the clickbait SEO title there. After the US Airways / American Aadvantage points were combined last week and a 270K award cancellation a couple of weeks ago, I logged onto my AA account and realized I am now a stone’s throw away from a million American Airline miles. […]
I had booked my flight from Cape Town to Seattle back at the end of December. I wanted to experience Etihad’s first class product which I would be doing from AUH (Abu Dhabi) to Los Angeles. I would also be seated in Business class from JNB (Johannesburg) to AUH, which is a 9 hour flight. […]
A friend asked me recently how she could book 2 first class flights to Tahiti from the US and which credit cards to sign up for. I sent her a link to Travel is Free’s post, which blew her mind. I don’t blame her since it blew my mind too, and I consider myself pretty […]
UPDATE – Looks like I was wrong about the free award cancellations within 24 hours, so only do this trick if you actually do plan on ticketing the reservation. TL:DR Book award travel on AA.com with your origin and destination with any date in the future if your dates aren’t available. Call them up and […]