Category Archives: ANA

Virgin Atlantic is a New Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner & Who Are Virgin Atlantic’s Partners?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by | 24 Comments

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Virgin Atlantic & ultimate rewards

Thanks to ay for commenting that Virgin Atlantic (a British airline) is a new transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards!

New Ultimate Rewards Partner

New Ultimate Rewards Partner

I was surprised to see that Virgin Atlantic was added as a transfer partner because I expected that Chase would sooner add Fairmont hotels as a transfer partner (since they already issue the Fairmont hotel credit card) than Virgin Atlantic whose credit card is issued by Bank of America. Continue reading →

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What to do with 75,000 to 100,000 American Express Membership Rewards Points? [Expired]

Posted on January 25, 2013 by | 39 Comments

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Readers have been asking what they can do with 75,000 to 100,000 Membership Rewards points.  A few weeks ago there was a 100,000 point American Express Platinum card and up to January 28th there is a 75,000 point Business Gold card available.

1.   Travel Using Pay With Points

The simplest way to use Membership Rewards points is to use the “Pay with Points” feature and get 1 cent per point towards air travel booked through the Membership Rewards portal.  You get less than 1 cent per point if you book hotels and car rentals through the portal, so best to use Pay with Points for air travel.

This means that 75,000 membership Rewards points will get you $750 and 100,000 Membership Rewards points will get you $1,000 towards air travel expenses.

Membership Rewards Points Value 2

Using Pay With Points For 1 Cent Per Point

The advantage of using Pay with Points is that you get lots of flexibility with booking your travel because you don’t have to search for only low availability flights.  If there is a flight for sale, you can use points to book it.  You will also earn miles on the flight you book.

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Posted in Aeroplan, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Express, ANA, British Airways, Delta Skymiles, Lufthansa, United Airlines, US Air, Virgin Atlantic

How to Enter Shorter Airport Security Lines Without Elite Status, Flying in First Class or Credit Cards!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by | 228 Comments

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Airport security lines often have long lines of people waiting to go through.

There are usually two lines – one line for folks who have elite status with airlines, or who are traveling in first or business class, or who need assistance. Usually your boarding pass is noted with “Priority Access” or “Premier Access” or something similar.

The other – usually longer -line is for regular folks who are traveling in coach.

In the US, I’ve been able to go through the airport elite status line just by showing a card – sometimes a regular frequent flyer card which I got for free just by signing up for a program -  to the agent manning the shorter elite lines!

Emily With Our Frequent Flyer Cards

Sometimes it is just a regular frequent flyer card for an obscure foreign airline which you can get for free, sometimes I show my Southwest Companion Pass card and get access to the shorter lines for Southwest business ticket holders and A-List members, and sometimes I show my American Airlines gold card and get access to the United (or other airline) elite lane! Continue reading →

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Posted in Aegean, Airlines, American Airlines, ANA, Iberia, Southwest, United Airlines, US Air

News You Can Use – Free Internet, American Airlines Reduced Miles Awards, 300 Free La Quinta Miles, & 50 Free ANA Miles

Posted on September 21, 2012 by | 21 Comments

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1.   Free In-Flight AA Wifi.   Million Mile Secrets reader Louis (thanks!) has generously donated 1 code for free internet on an American Airlines flight which expires on September 30, 2012.

Here are the details! Continue reading →

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Posted in American Airlines, ANA, Uncategorized