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United Club Card first year free code giveaway ($395 value)

I picked up a couple of Chase Visa United Club Card brochures with the first year free codes (saving $395) at United Clubs in my recent travels and offer them up to anyone who needs them. Here’s my post detailing the benefits of the card, but to summarize again: Annual United Club membership (up to…

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New United Airlines amenity kits to debut

United Airlines posted pictures of its new amenity kits on Facebook yesterday. The Global First version looks quite nice and an upgrade from the current version, though the case might not be as reusable. Sadly, the BusinessFirst version doesn’t appear to be much of an upgrade from the current United Business Class model – and…

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: UA 534 Business Class LAX-JFK

Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Introduction and Itinerary Singapore Airlines Trip Report: UA 534 Business Class LAX-JFK Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Swiss & Oasis Lounges JFK Singapore Airlines Trip Report: SQ 25 Business Class JFK-FRA Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Lufthansa Senator Lounge FRA (B42) Singapore Airlines Trip…

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United Airlines MileagePlus Club credit card from Chase

I’ve added the United Airlines MileagePlus Club credit card from Chase to my page dedicated to mile and point earning credit cards. While this card doesn’t offer bonus miles for signing up like the MileagePlus Explorer card does, there are many other benefits that are equally appealing depending on your travel habits. Among them: Annual…

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Introduction and Itinerary

Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Introduction and Itinerary Singapore Airlines Trip Report: UA 534 Business Class LAX-JFK Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Swiss & Oasis Lounges JFK Singapore Airlines Trip Report: SQ 25 Business Class JFK-FRA Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Lufthansa Senator Lounge FRA (B43) Singapore Airlines Trip…

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Round three: My problems redeeming a United e-certificate

Success! I finally received resolution on my previously blogged about issue redeeming a $200 United Airlines customer appreciation e-certificate. Here are the links to round one and round two and a short recap: The e-certificate wasn’t recognized when I tried making a booking online. On my first call to reservations, the agent had me build…

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United offering up to 25,000 bonus miles in targeted campaign

As widely blogged and reported, United Airlines has a new promotion out there today offering up to 25,000 bonus MileagePlus miles after completion of a defined number of roundtrip flights from now through 7/15/12. Based on what I’ve read from others, it definitely appears targeted and the required number of trips varies. I saw a…

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United Airlines offering 40% off purchased MileagePlus miles

Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but in case you haven’t heard about the newest United Airlines promotion, here it is. Until midnight tonight Central time, there’s a 40% savings in purchased MileagePlus miles on United’s website. If you’re close to an award, I say absolutely go for it. Anywhere from 2,000 miles…

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My “run-in” with two Federal Air Marshals last week…

I’m freshly back from my first ride on an A380 and had a great time – trip report is forthcoming. My quick weekend adventure began with a flight on United’s premium service from Los Angeles to JFK and as I’ve been doing since taking big international trips, I film my journey from start to end…

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American and United bonus mile offers

Both American and United came out with new bonus mile offers today. Well… the United one wasn’t officially announced, but the registration page is up. More on that in a moment. American Airlines is offering double AAdvantage miles (redeemable, not elite) on a batch of select Alaska Airlines flights. Registration is required and the travel…

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