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My air travel dropped by more than 25% in 2019 to 55,000 miles compared to 75,000 miles flown in 2018. The reduction in air travel was my choice. A large part of that decrease in air travel was due to the influence of climate activist Greta Thunberg. Climate change activism news and a series of…
Recent SAS ticket prices from LAX and SFO to Europe posted this week at the lowest I have seen with prices as low as $289 round trip for LAX to Dublin in winter 2020. I was seriously looking to book one of these deals for February 2020 travel. Most low fare tickets I priced showed…
All the news this morning about how United Mileage Plus will require more spend to earn elite status in 2020 motivated me to analyze my 2019 flights. I dropped United Mileage Plus in 2014 and joined Aegean Miles+Bonus frequent flyer program. I currently hold Aegean Miles+Bonus Gold elite membership. This elite level provides Star Alliance…
This last week was my first transatlantic flight on United Basic Economy as a Star Alliance Gold member through Aegean Miles+Bonus frequent flyer program. I purchased my United Airlines Stockholm-San Francisco Basic Economy S booking code round trip ticket through Expedia at a price $100 lower than I found through United Airlines. Once I had…
Aegean Airlines celebrates 20 years with a 50% off sale through June 4, 2019 for international flights from November 1 to March 28. Offer does not apply for the period from December 19 to January 7. This sale is the real deal for flights around Europe to and from Greece or even simply connecting in…
This week I had my first United Airlines Basic Economy domestic flights as an Aegean Miles+Bonus Gold/Star Alliance Gold elite member. There were four benefits of my flight as an Aegean Star Alliance Gold member. Loyalty Traveler – How I earned Star Alliance Gold elite for $1,400 in 15 flight segments (April 4, 2019). Benefit…
The recent strike of SAS Scandinavian Airlines pilots has been settled. SAS is now offering the best sale prices to Europe I have seen in the past two years for flights from USA airports. This sale is for ticket purchases through May 19 for flight departures from August 21, 2019 to March 19, 2020. LAX…
This week I was upgraded from Aegean Miles+Bonus Silver elite to Gold elite with Star Alliance Gold benefits like Business Class check-in lines, extra baggage allowance and worldwide lounge access, including United Airlines lounges in the U.S. Bottom line is I basically earned Aegean Miles+Bonus Gold and Star Alliance Gold elite with three round trip…
After two long haul economy GoLight flights on SAS Scandinavian Airlines in the past three weeks I have some comments about the airline flight experience. Flying on an A340-300 aircraft seated in one of the 179 Economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration has a big advantage for a couple in a two-seat section. But I…
In a few months, after my next two trips to Europe on SAS Scandinavian Airlines to Stockholm and return from Oslo, and after ‘Aegean Together’ pooling with my wife’s Aegean Miles+Bonus miles, I will have about 130,000 redeemable miles for Miles+Bonus award travel. I spent a few hours looking at award charts and figuring out…
