AMEX Platinum $200 airline fee credits on Alaska Airlines

Please note that this does not work on every airline.  For instance, with United, you have to donate to a gift registry to get your $200 airline fee credits.  Use the link to the airline you want to use here – http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards/1183013-platinum-200-airline-credit-strategy-read-message-1-before-posting.html I had used the link above to look at Alaska Airlines since 1) […]

How I booked 2 business class flights to Australia

Australia has been on my bucket list all of my life; maybe it’s the kangaroos or the cute koala bears or maybe it’s because I want to go to all 7 continents in my life.  Anyway, I had been looking for tickets to Australia for the past week or so.  I initially wanted to use […]

HDOTD – BOOK NOW! Wide open availability to Australia using Delta Skymiles

I had been looking at flights to Australia/New Zealand for the past week or so.  I wasn’t going to blog about this because I thought there was a fundamental change in how much inventory Delta could see on Virgin Australia.  Anyway, when I woke up this morning and saw FM’s ‘quick deals’ post, I panicked!  It […]