United Airlines
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United Airlines and Emirates Airline’s New Partnership: The Quick Recap
United Airlines and Emirates are launching a new partnership! Emirates and United Airlines recently announced a new partnership that will provide a significant boost to their respective businesses. This partnership will enable the two airlines to collaborate on a range of services, including codesharing, loyalty programs, and airport lounges. The partnership is expected to benefit…
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What are Miles and Points Worth: Point Valuations 2022
Miles and Points is a fun and rewarding game. I see varying opinions everywhere on what Miles and Points should be worth. Not all rewards are built the same and my goal is to help give you a better sense of what Miles and Points from specific programs are worth. Since I am based in…
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Aloha: Jen and Calvin take Hawaii Trip Recap (Flight +Hotel)
Last week Jen and I decided to go to the island of Oahu for a quick getaway. While I went to Hawaii last fall, Jen hadn’t been to Hawaii since summer 2019, when we sat in the older United Business Class cabin where seats were in a 2-4-2 format. This time around, for lie flat…
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Is Now the Time to Stack up Points?
With the travel world looking bright, is now the time to stack and stash points for future travel? At the onset of the pandemic, I was worried about the future or airlines and whether a few would declare bankruptcy. As a result, I opted to earning only flexible rewards points such as Discover It Miles,…
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What Has Changed? United First Covid Edition
While covid had a huge impact on airlines in 2020, 2021 has been a bounce back year thus far. I recently took a flight on United out of San Francisco to Chicago, and then from Milwaukee back to San Francisco. On this trip, I flew redeye outbound via United Polaris and then a pair of…
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Upcoming Travel Plans: 2021 and Onward?
Travel had come to a complete halt in early 2020 due to covid-19. After more than a year stuck at home, I’m finally planning some travel. I’m excited to see how flying and traveling has changed post covid. Here are several things I have planned for the next few months. SFO-CHI / MKE-SFO (United Polaris…