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A Million Thanks to Million Mile Secrets

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A Million Thanks to Million Mile Secrets

I want to thank Daraius from Million Mile Secrets for featuring me on his Friday morning “Big Travel with Small Money” series.  I have been a long time reader of his site and enjoy reading his articles every day.  I have had the pleasure to speak with Emily a few times and get a picture with her at the Frequent Traveler University in Tyson’s Corner, VA a few months back.  I highly recommend you guys check it out.  The next event is in Tampa, FL from September 27-29 (details here).

Emily and Grant

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Vancouver Vacation: Beware of Booking WestJet Flights on Delta.com

Westjet Loves Delta

Vancouver Vacation Trip Reports:

I am not sure how many of you have flown from Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA, but WestJet has a few flights per day at good prices.

WestJet ITA

In case you are not familiar with WestJet, they are the second largest Canadian airline behind Air Canada and the ninth largest airline in North America (thank you wikipedia).  They are, however, not affiliate with any airline alliance.  For that reason, I was surprised to see WestJet flights bookable on Delta.com.

I used my American Express Delta Credit Card to book 4 WestJet tickets (3 tickets are in a cheaper fare class than the last ticket).  Total charged to the credit card was $839.19.  Read My Delta American Express Credit Card was Stolen… from my Front Door? to find out what happened to my credit card before I booked these tickets. Continue reading →

My Delta American Express Credit Card was Stolen… from my Front Door?

CC Thief

Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?  After completing my June app-o-rama (applying for several credit cards on the same day), I was pleased to be approved for a Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express.  I was told by American Express that they would send me my new American Express Delta Credit Card by UPS and that I should have it within 1-2 business days.  After 2 business days had passed, I decided to wait one more day before calling American Express.  At the end of the third business day, I still had no credit card.  Had they sent it via USPS First Class Mail instead?  Maybe. So I called American Express to find out what was going on.   Continue reading →