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SFO and LAS Centurion Lounge Meetup Game Plans

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Good evening everyone.  After lots of planning and several emails between American Express and the Centurion Lounge managers, the day has finally arrived.  Here is my game plan for tomorrow’s 2 Centurion Lounge meetups:

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SFO Centurion Lounge

I will arrive at SFO between 11:30am and 12pm.  If you get there before I do, please tell the front desk that you are here for the Travel with Grant meetup (I have a few tables reserved).  We can then grab lunch and drinks.  We can talk about miles, points, and travel for the next 2 hours.  The lounge manager will provide a behind-the-scenes tour of the lounge from 2:30-3pm.  I will then leave the lounge at 3pm and head to my Southwest Airlines flight to Las Vegas.   Continue reading →

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New AMEX Offers for Newegg, Airbnb, Il Fornaio & More

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Good morning everyone, happy Wednesday!  I’ve got a few random news/deals items to share with you today.  Miles to Memories is my hero for reporting that you can still view the “Classic AMEX Offers” by clicking this link (bookmark it too!).  The old layout was much simpler than the new layout and I really hope American Express returns to the old layout.

Classic AMEX Offer VIew

There are also a few new AMEX Offers to share, including:

  • Newegg: $25 off $200
  • Airbnb: $50 off $100
  • Enterprise Rent A Car: $20 off $200
  • Ebags: $10 off $50
  • Il Fornaio: $20 off $100
  • Bill’s Khakis: $50 off $200

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18 New AMEX Offers: Best Buy, Samsonite, Godiva, Carter’s & More

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Good morning everyone.  It’s currently raining in the Bay Area (first time in a few weeks) and American Express subsequently flooded my account with 18 new AMEX Offers.  Yesterday, I wrote New AMEX Offers: Shop Small in November, Olive Garden, Chime Card Offers & BankAmeriDeals.  The new AMEX Offers I have today, include: Best Buy, Carter’s & OshKosh B’Gosh, Diapers.com, Godiva, Golfdom, Jetsetter, Maje Paris, Mervis Diamond Importers, Mr. Porter, The Outnet.com, The Raleigh Miami Beach, The Redbury South Beach, Sandro Paris, Samsonite, Seattle Coffee Gear, SLS South Beach, Sur La Table, and Theory.  The Best Buy offer might be the most interesting: spend $199 or more and get a $20 statement credit.

Best Buy AMEX Offer

If you are in need of new luggage, check out the Samsonite offer: spend $150 or more and get a $30 statement credit.

Samsonite AMEX Offer

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New AMEX Offers: Shop Small in November, Olive Garden, Chime Card Offers & BankAmeriDeals

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Updated 11/1/2015 at 11am PT: added a screenshot of the Shop Small AMEX Offer for AMEX Business cards ($20 off $100).

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween.  There is a new batch of AMEX Offers to share today.  Instead of Small Business Saturday (which would have been November 28 this year), American Express replaced that promotion with Shop Small in November.  If you use your enrolled AMEX card at any “qualifying small business” in November, you will get a $10 statement credit after making a $10 purchase.  The offer appeared on my Platinum, Blue Cash Everyday, and Old Blue Cash (no love for my AMEX Everyday cards).

Shop Small in November AMEX Offer

There is also an offer for AMEX Business Cards: you will get a $20 statement credit after making a $100 purchase (thanks for the screenshot, Alex)

Business Card Shop Small AMEX Offer

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*Updated* List of British Airways Avios Routes from the Bay Area (SFO, OAK, and SJC)

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(Hat Tip to Tym2Trvl on Twitter)

Good morning everyone.  British Airways made an announcement overnight that they would be eliminating the 4,500 Avios award band for all award travel on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines.  The lowest Avios award band for American Airlines and Alaska Airlines will be 7,500 Avios starting on February 2, 2016.  All other Avios award bands for travel on all other Avios partners remain the same.

British Airways Changes Feb 2 2016

Here is the *modified* British Airways Avios award chart for American Airlines and Alaska Airlines.  The original award chart is still valid for all other Avios award bands.  The original post (showing 4,500 Avios flights and US Airways award flights is here).

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In this post, I will show you all the non-stop flights from San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK), and San Jose (SJC) that you can book with British Airways Avios.  Dan’s Deals has details for several other airports here.  I have broken up all the flights into the various Avios bands, starting with the shortest distance.  Note: Alaska Airlines and Aer Lingus can be booked with British Airways Avios, but you will have to call British Airways to book the award ticket.  Please read Book British Airways Avios Award Tickets for more information.   Continue reading →