If you are a member of the American Airlines AAdvantage program, you just received a free gift from the loyalty program. This holiday season the American Airlines AAdvantage program is giving a complimentary gift to…
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FAA Officially Lifts Grounding Of Boeing 737 MAX
A major milestone was reached today as the FAA officially announced the 737 Max is now “ungrounded.” The 737 Max has been grounded since March 2019 after two…
Award Alert: American Airlines First Class To Hawaii (45k Miles)
Beautiful beaches, white, green, red, pink, and even black sand, phenomenal hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing, swimming, etc. etc. If one of those aspects catch your attention, Hawaii is the destination for you…
Update: American Airlines Officially Adds Boeing 737 Max to Schedule
Last week, I wrote about American Airlines potentially adding the 737 Max to their schedule before the end of the year. Well, it appears the plane has now been added to the calendar and…
Reader Success Story: “Last Minute, Cross-Country Trip…And $0 Spent”
Continuing our series of success stories, I wanted to share a story from 1TP subscriber Roxy, who was able to redeem points and secure a last minute, one-way transcontinental flight for cheap. Let’s take a look at the deal…
American Airlines: Boeing 737 Max Could Return To Skies In Next 70 Days
American Airlines is “going for great” but I have a sneaking suspicion this initiative may not go as well as they hope for. As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, American Airlines is taking the lead on a travel-related concept…
Check Your Mail: AA Elite Members Fast Track to Hyatt Status
In early 2019, Hyatt and American Airlines launched a partnership where members could earn reciprocal benefits in each other’s elite programs. In other words, you could earn AA Miles in your sleep and Hyatt Points in the air…
Breaking: Delta and American Airlines Also Eliminate Changes Fees
Well, that didn’t take long. This morning, I wrote about United eliminating their change and stand by fees on domestic tickets and in less than 24 hours Delta and American have made announcements about their change fees. As I was writing this article about Deltas announcement, American Airlines also…
Taxpayer Ransom or Just Business? American Airlines Confirms Elimination of Flights To 15 Cities
It’s no secret the pandemic has ravaged the airline industry. In April, U.S. administration agreed to give the airlines a $25,000,000,000 (yes, billion) bailout to provide some relief.
WHOA! Citibank Offers 30,000 American Airline Miles To Open Bank Account (targeted)
Similar to most people, I don’t like “junk mail.” I have an adjusted filter on my email that sometimes works too well (read: if you sent me something and I haven’t responded, that’s why). Ironically, this morning my filter did not flag an email as spam…and I’m glad it didn’t.
American Airlines Plans To Lay Off 30% of Employees
It appears that American Airlines is planning to lay off 30% of management and administrative staff. You may remember a few months ago, an announcement was made that airlines would be receiving nearly $50 billion in loans and grants through the CARES Act. However, one of the stipulations to obtaining this money was…
Last Chance: 70,000 American AAdvantage Miles (And 7 Months To Complete The Minimum Spend)
I realize that many people are (probably) not looking for a new credit card at the moment but when I see a good deal, I always share it with you. The miles and points game can be confusing and when you read a blog that recommends that you…
American Airlines Eliminates (Old) Award Calendar
For approximately the past 2 years, you could find two different award calendars on American Airlines’ website. In brief, the airline had simply launched a “new” calendar but hadn’t removed the “old” calendar but here’s the kicker…the calendars displayed different awards prices.
Surprise: Hyatt And American Airlines Award Workers Of Entire Hospital With Free Vacation
Let’s start off the week with some uplifting news. On Friday, all 4,000 staff at NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst received an extraordinary surprise. In recognition of their hard work and dedication Hyatt Hotels and American Airlines announced…
New AA Award Sweet Spot?: Morocco Is Now “Europe”
There has been a lot of excitement and intrigue building over the last few years for trips to Africa. If you missed the “Year Of Return” but have American Airline miles, you may want to bookmark this page. Africa (the continent) is notoriously….
Hundreds of American And Southwest Airline Flight Attendants Test Positive for COVID-19
Despite the decision by airlines to ground much of their fleet, hundreds of airlines employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last few days and that number is expected to continue rising, according to information released by multiple unions…
BREAKING: From 271 to 13, American Airlines Suspends 90% of Flights to New York Area
American Airlines will cut more than 90% of New York metropolitan area flights through 6 May 2020 as travel demand evaporates to the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. The state of New York had more than…
American Airlines Cuts International Flights By 75%
I have spent quite a bit of time canceling flights over the last few days and I imagine as airlines massively modify their schedules on an almost daily basis, it’s creating a scheduling nightmare.
DEAL ALERT: Caribbean, Central America, And Mexico from 10,000 AA Miles (Availability Wide Open)
A few days ago, I wrote about American Airlines and their user-friendly AWARD MAP tool that allows you to find discounted award routes. Simply, input your departure airport, the maximum amount of miles you want to spend, and search. As you can imagine…
AWARD(S) ALERT: American Airlines Puts Entire US (And Many International Flights) On Sale
Have you ever wished there was a tool where you could plug in your city, tell the airline how much you want to spend, and the airline would produce an interactive map and list the destinations where you could go for that amount (or less)?
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