http://www.thetravelabstract.com Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Reward Travel Academy: How to Book Free Stopovers on American Airlines with AAdvantage Miles http://www.thetravelabstract.com/how-to-book-free-stopovers-on-american-airlines-with-aadvantage-miles/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/how-to-book-free-stopovers-on-american-airlines-with-aadvantage-miles/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:48:33 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7661 Last week I wrote a post abut flying to South America for only 15,000 AAdvantage miles more than a MileSAAver economy reward flight costs. That is possible because of the power of American Airlines flex one-way stopover rule aka the North American Gateway City rule. This rule is widely known across the reward travel community [...]

The post Reward Travel Academy: How to Book Free Stopovers on American Airlines with AAdvantage Miles appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/how-to-book-free-stopovers-on-american-airlines-with-aadvantage-miles/feed/ 11 You Can Book Reward Flights to South America for 15,000 Miles Roundtrip http://www.thetravelabstract.com/you-can-book-reward-flights-to-south-america-for-1500-miles-roundtrip/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/you-can-book-reward-flights-to-south-america-for-1500-miles-roundtrip/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:33:55 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=8114 So I am trying to get my girlfriend to New York from Buenos during her spring break but I can’t spend the $1,500+ on a nonstop economy flight costs right now. What do I do? I go straight to my frequent flyer miles stash! Since only American Airlines flies direct from Buenos Aires to New [...]

The post You Can Book Reward Flights to South America for 15,000 Miles Roundtrip appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/you-can-book-reward-flights-to-south-america-for-1500-miles-roundtrip/feed/ 2 Aanalyzing an Offer: 50,000 Membership Rewards for Premier Rewards Gold Card, 45,000 Delta SkyMiles Credit Card & Blue Cash Cards http://www.thetravelabstract.com/50000-membership-rewards-for-premier-rewards-gold-card-45000-delta-skymiles-credit-card-blue-cash-cards/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/50000-membership-rewards-for-premier-rewards-gold-card-45000-delta-skymiles-credit-card-blue-cash-cards/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:35:50 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=8285 American Express is running a bunch of great targeted offers through their partners at creditcards.com and luckily they are not as difficult to get as they used to be (see evidence in photo above). It has always been the trend that American Express saves their best signup bonus offers for their targeted offers. American Express is willing [...]

The post Aanalyzing an Offer: 50,000 Membership Rewards for Premier Rewards Gold Card, 45,000 Delta SkyMiles Credit Card & Blue Cash Cards appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/50000-membership-rewards-for-premier-rewards-gold-card-45000-delta-skymiles-credit-card-blue-cash-cards/feed/ 1 The 8 Most Awesome Reward Flights for Your American Express Membership Rewards http://www.thetravelabstract.com/the-8-most-awesome-reward-flights-for-your-american-express-membership-rewards/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/the-8-most-awesome-reward-flights-for-your-american-express-membership-rewards/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:56:40 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=8010 American Express Membership Rewards Program has gone through some lean times recently but I am here to say that there are still amazing opportunities for all those Membership Rewards you have been hoarding for a rainy day. Keep in mind that AMEX does run special promotional transfer rates to certain airlines throughout the course of the year. [...]

The post The 8 Most Awesome Reward Flights for Your American Express Membership Rewards appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/the-8-most-awesome-reward-flights-for-your-american-express-membership-rewards/feed/ 8 7 Days in Paraguay: Stellar Food and Cover Bands http://www.thetravelabstract.com/7-days-in-paraguay-the-south-american-country-tourists-forget/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/7-days-in-paraguay-the-south-american-country-tourists-forget/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:51:32 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=6485 As you may already know I live in Buenos Aires for a good part of my year and 2012 was no different, I spent a total of 5.5 months, and while I am there I don’t do too much traveling. Well this past November it was decided that we would go to Asuncion, the capital [...]

The post 7 Days in Paraguay: Stellar Food and Cover Bands appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/7-days-in-paraguay-the-south-american-country-tourists-forget/feed/ 3 Gazing into The Future of the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles Credit Cards http://www.thetravelabstract.com/gazing-into-the-future-of-the-aadvantage-and-dividend-miles-credit-cards/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/gazing-into-the-future-of-the-aadvantage-and-dividend-miles-credit-cards/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:40:16 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7781 I will be using my magic crystal ball to discover what it is you can expect to see in terms of mileage credit cards from the NEW American Airlines. It did not take long for Barclaycard, the issuer of the US Airways credit card, to send an email blast to cardholder’s reassuring them that they [...]

The post Gazing into The Future of the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles Credit Cards appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/gazing-into-the-future-of-the-aadvantage-and-dividend-miles-credit-cards/feed/ 2 Insanely Cheap Flgihts to Hawaii in Economy and South America in Business http://www.thetravelabstract.com/insanely-cheap-flgihts-to-hawaii-in-economy-and-south-america-in-business/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/insanely-cheap-flgihts-to-hawaii-in-economy-and-south-america-in-business/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:07:58 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7764 UPDATE 2/17 2PM: The Bucket List trip to IPC is near dead and on life support. Try using Kayak flexible searches to find dates. The DFW-EZE space is also shrinking up quick but the JFK-SCL still has tons of dates for April, over 11 when I did a 5-7 night search, so act quick. The [...]

The post Insanely Cheap Flgihts to Hawaii in Economy and South America in Business appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/insanely-cheap-flgihts-to-hawaii-in-economy-and-south-america-in-business/feed/ 0 American Airlines and US Airways Finally Admit to Merger http://www.thetravelabstract.com/american-airlines-and-us-airways-finally-admit-to-merger/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/american-airlines-and-us-airways-finally-admit-to-merger/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:12:40 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7730 On the most romantic day of the year the two loneliest U.S. carriers finally hook up. I can’t decide if this merger is like the two kids at school who didn’t have dates to the prom who are left to pair up with each other by default or if it’s more like those movies where guy and [...]

The post American Airlines and US Airways Finally Admit to Merger appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/american-airlines-and-us-airways-finally-admit-to-merger/feed/ 1 Best First Class Suites for Your Miles and Points – Qantas Airways http://www.thetravelabstract.com/best-first-class-suites-for-your-miles-and-points-qantas-airways/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/best-first-class-suites-for-your-miles-and-points-qantas-airways/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:38:38 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7665 Qantas Airways has a first class suite that you could sleep in just as well as you do in your own bed – Teddy bears not included. They offer an amazing product both in service and design but the major problem is actually booking an award flight. Most suite level first class award flights come [...]

The post Best First Class Suites for Your Miles and Points – Qantas Airways appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/best-first-class-suites-for-your-miles-and-points-qantas-airways/feed/ 0 99 Problems But My Pitch Ain’t One – Best First Class Cabins for Your Miles and Points http://www.thetravelabstract.com/99-problems-but-my-pitch-aint-one-best-first-class-cabins-for-your-miles-and-points/ http://www.thetravelabstract.com/99-problems-but-my-pitch-aint-one-best-first-class-cabins-for-your-miles-and-points/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:21 +0000 The Travel Abstract http://www.thetravelabstract.com/?p=7590 For but a select few travelers first class is an overpriced product that costs more than entire vacations. This often leads to airlines flying with half empty first class cabins but packing in the economy passengers – cattle class – who have the telling mindset of not looking for a comfortable design on their flight [...]

The post 99 Problems But My Pitch Ain’t One – Best First Class Cabins for Your Miles and Points appeared first on .

]]> http://www.thetravelabstract.com/99-problems-but-my-pitch-aint-one-best-first-class-cabins-for-your-miles-and-points/feed/ 1