About

Ben is a travel consultant, travel writer, and avid points collector living in Bellevue, Washington. He travels over 300,000 miles per year and spends around 100 nights per year in hotels. He has visited over 40 countries on six continents, and loves sharing tricks about how others can use miles and points to do the same. In 2010 Ben founded PointsPros.com, a travel consulting service to help people utilize their miles for dream vacations. For four years Ben also served as a member on the TalkBoard, FlyerTalk.com’s member elected board, and writes a weekly column on TravelSort.com. Ben has been cited as a travel expert in various publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and many more.

The purpose of his blog is to share his travel experiences – those both in the air and on the ground – and stay updated on the latest in the travel industry, from promotions to program changes to mergers. Ben can be reached at onemileatatime@hotmail.com for any questions, comments, or stories you’d like him to blog about.

  1. February 15th, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    nroscoe said,

    Your boarding area blog is looking great. Keep up the good work!
    - Neal

  2. February 21st, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Randy said,

    love your point of view and energy to keep blogging away. My vote for “Best New Biz Travel Blogger!!!!”

  3. March 11th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    portishead said,

    Great blog. Been reading your FT posts for over a year now, and just found the blog today. Take care.

  4. March 11th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    SAHM0f2 said,

    Hi, tnx for ur replies to my Qs. I would like some help on Seatcounter if u have time. Flight is from BOS to IAD (we dont plan to use upgrades for this segment) , IAD to FCO on June 7 and return is from MUC to BOS on July10. Thanks a lot.
    P.S. I apologize for having to do this here. Somehow I cannot log on to FlyerTalk.

  5. March 12th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    Chris Guillebeau said,

    Nice job on your new site! I found you through FT. Keep up the good writing.

  6. March 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am

    mtimmer said,

    I was glad to (belatedly) find your blog! As an avid Flyer Talker (but less often poster), I have always found your comments on the UA board to be about the best there is out there.

  7. May 3rd, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    Dan said,

    Ben:

    You attributed the quote to ALPA when the quote was lifted from a company (United) letter…..re-check the link and don’t blame ALPA (your last line below):

    Just when I was starting to trust ALPA a little bit…
    As I posted about just yesterday, United sent out an email to some of their frequent flyers encouraging them to approach pilots in airports. Being the natural skeptic I am I questioned how the unions would feel about this, and not surprisingly they responded. How they responded, though, is beyond disgusting in my opinion. Here’s their press release. Please read it. Read the whole thing. Every filthy last word of it.

    Let’s look at some of this together:

    “Now when you see our flight crew in the concourse or at the gate area, ask them about our airline, the plane, the flight in general, or even questions regarding their own travel experiences and adventures as pilots.”

    If our customers engage you, here’s a good ice-breaker: Remind them that if they can see a pilot, then that pilot is not being paid.

    Please tell me you’re kidding. The union’s trying to be funny here, right? No human would ever say this to someone paying their salary, would they?

    Please correct it,

    Dan Gradwohl
    Mooresville, IN

  8. May 4th, 2008 at 7:48 am

    lucky said,

    Thanks for the message Dan. All I was doing was quoting the press release which was quoting United. As you can see it was in quotes while the rest wasn’t. I’ll go ahead and clarify it further though.

  9. May 7th, 2008 at 9:16 am

    foxnomad said,

    Was recommended to your blog via Google’s RSS reader. I’m looking through your blog now, looks interesting!!

    I also see that you’re interested in travel promos, I’ve currently got one going, let me know if you’re you’d like to participate. Not the reason I dropped by though.

  10. May 8th, 2008 at 4:08 am

    FTer said,

    Ben,
    I for one would love to see a detailed post about why you like ICH/Priority club and why you have chosen then to be your primary hotel chain. I am looking to expand my hotel points and am looking at PC and Marriott rewards.

    Keep up the good work!

  11. May 8th, 2008 at 6:20 am

    lucky said,

    Thanks for the comment! That’s an interesting topic which I’ll post about in the next couple of days at the latest.

    Thanks for reading.

  12. May 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    Quinn said,

    Hey Ben,
    The “Next page” link at the bottom is not working. It’s giving a “file not found error.” I am really enjoying the blog!
    -Quinn

  13. May 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    lucky said,

    Thanks for the heads up Quinn, it’s working fine for me, but my computer is strange at times.

    Does this link work for you?
    http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/page/2/

  14. July 15th, 2008 at 1:41 am

    pete said,

    Hi Ben

    Great Blog you have opened.

    I would love to write some experience from my travels with Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (www.swiss.com) Could you open a new category?

    Would be great.

    Greetings from Europe

    pete

  15. July 16th, 2008 at 12:20 am

    jj said,

    how does a student afford to travel 200k miles a year? sign me up! ;)

  16. August 22nd, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Stevie G (steve53178) said,

    Big fan of your website – the question begs, what are you going to do when you graduate college and have to get a real job? :) Keep up the great work.

  17. August 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 am

    lucky said,

    Thanks Stevie. Well, hopefully I’ll either get a job in the travel industry, get a job that requires a lot of travel, or get a job that leaves a lot of time for travel. :D

  18. August 29th, 2008 at 9:15 am

    Dan said,

    I have been enjoying your blog, I travel a pretty good amount myself and enjoy your persoective.

    I will say this college must have changed alot over the last 20 years, when I was in college and Law school I had to roll pennies for gas I was so broke couldn’t have imagined shelling out the dough for 200K miles of flights . Of course it was all about the beer and girls in those days .

  19. October 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Aaron said,

    You probably get this a lot..but seriously as a college student where do u get your funding for the 200,000 miles you travel each year. I’ve seen your posts on FT…thus how i found your blog.

    You obviously take advantage of MR’s and bonuses…but im still dumbfounded by how you can do it!!

    I am also a fellow college student and an avid traveler. I do a lot of traveling…so much i even worked at an airline one summer..fun times of free unlimited standby..

    any tips that can help a fellow student out that would be awesome.

    thanks

  20. October 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    lucky said,

    Thanks for checking out my blog, Aaron, I appreciate it. You might find this post interesting, which I think should answer your basic question:
    http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2008/07/29/how-i-find-the-timeresources-to-travel/

    Long story short, with the amount I pay to travel, I can’t afford not to! I’m literally paying less to fly those 200,000 miles than I’d pay to fly the few miles I really have to fly every year. ‘Tis true!

    If that post doesn’t answer any questions, feel free to let me know.

    –Ben

  21. October 19th, 2008 at 2:56 am

    katya said,

    Hi Lucky,

    First thing first, I just love your blog!

    It’s filled with interesting insights, great photos, and excellent tips especially on the Priority Club/IC Ambassador…

    Anyway can you send me the info on how one become a Royal Ambassador? And by that I mean the hard way…and not using some form of referral from a active RA…

    thanks in advance…

  22. October 19th, 2008 at 10:02 am

    lucky said,

    Hey katya,

    Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it! As for how to earn Royal Ambassador — it’s “invitation only,” so technically they don’t publish the requirements. That being said, common wisdom says that it takes 50 nights at Priority Club properties, including stay at three separate IC hotels. Also (and most importantly), they only start “counting” after you join Ambassador.

    Hope that helps.

  23. November 3rd, 2008 at 8:35 am

    subzero said,

    Hello,

    Love your blog. Fantastic information on it.

    By the way, do you know what is the hilton hhonors latest eadvantage promotion? I am hoping that there are bringing back double points.

  24. November 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am

    lucky said,

    Thanks subzero! The current promo is weird, since it seems to be 1,000 points per stay. Looking at my account right now, it seems like I’ve only received 1,000 points on my most recent stay, though, which seems odd. 1,000 points works well for me, since most of my (revenue) stays are below or around $100/night.

  25. November 8th, 2008 at 1:28 am

    katya said,

    Hi Lucky!

    Greetings from the new IC Singapore club lounge.

    So stupid of me, didn’t think you would reply my comment here, so I never checked back after leaving my comment last time.

    Anyway, would, say, 25 nights at IC properties alone (including meeting the 3 different IC requirements) in a year can propel me to become RA?

    Because those cities that I plan to visit in the next 12 months all have IC properties and I just don’t see the point of dowgrading myself to the mediocrity of HI or CP when I can be treated like a princess in IC properties.

    I guess I’ve become too spoiled ever since I became Ambassador.

    Looking forward to seeing more of those fantastic hotel stay reports.

    katya

  26. December 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    sally said,

    I am 7200 miles from becoming 1k on United. What is your advice for getting those miles? The promotion pages show las vegas-paris before year end, but then can’t find the flight when i try to get it. Anyway to get the miles somehow without flying? Do they extend the qualifying period at any time?

  27. December 14th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    lucky said,

    Hello Sally,

    You have two real options for getting to 1K. The first option is having a Chase Platinum Mileage Plus Visa, and redeeming 80,000 “choices” for 8,000 EQM’s. If it were earlier in the year and you didn’t have Platinum Mileage Plus Visa I would suggest getting one, since you earn 5,000 EQM’s+ for signing up for it and using it. In general I would say that’s not a very good use of “choices,” which are basically the same thing as miles.

    Unfortunately the only other option is to fly, so do a quick mileage run! If you tell me where you’re located I’d be happy to try and help find a suitable mileage run that’s easy and not too expensive. Considering the benefits of 1K, you’re too close to let it slip!

  28. March 22nd, 2009 at 9:47 am

    Wants2fly said,

    Just saw the article on Airways and lead me to your site.
    Great job!

  29. April 8th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Blankeeta said,

    Lucky, I can’t find a contact email for you anywhere…can you post?

  30. April 8th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    lucky said,

    My contact email is “onemileatatime@hotmail.com.”

  31. May 5th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    Despina said,

    Dear Lucky:

    Congratulations on your entertaining AND informative blog. I found it last month and have been addicted ever since. I have a question for you please. My mother has 250,000 points with American Express, and my husband and I have approximately 500,000 miles with United, most of them have been accrued through credit card use and his previous job. We have found it nearly impossible to use our United miles (our sole personal travel takes place between SFO and ATH during the peak summer months), and I’d like to close out my mother’s American Express card. Based on information you previously provided, I am thinking of opening an ANA mileage account and transferring her miles over there. What do you think of this idea? Of all your entries, my personal favorite has been your Lufthansa First Class travel with your brother. Happy trails!

    Best,
    Despina

  32. May 6th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    lucky said,

    Thanks for reading my blog, Despina!

    As far as your question goes, I’m happy you wrote me first. ANA is great if you’re flying from the east coast to western Europe, but since it’s distance based it’s not that great for traveling beyond that. An award from SFO to ATH would cost you something like 140,000-160,000 miles, depending on your routing with ANA.

    You want to transfer miles to Air Canada’s Aeroplan program. It costs 120,000 miles per person, and if you mix in several Star Alliance carriers, you won’t pay any fuel surcharges, which means each ticket should be about $100 in taxes and nothing else (unlike ANA, where you’d pay around $400).

    They don’t block partner award inventory, so you should find plenty of availability.

    Happy travels and enjoy Greece! :)

  33. May 13th, 2009 at 8:32 am

    Despina said,

    Good Morning Lucky, Thanks very much for your response. I signed up for both Air Canada and ANA’s mileage programs and spent a few days entering different routes (SFO-JFK and SFO-ATH) and different dates. The thing I found is that ANA has greater availability. While the Air Canada tickets are much cheaper in terms of miles domestically, ANA wins on the international side. A business class ticket to Greece is 90,000 miles on ANA versus 100,000 on Air Canada and 105,000 on United. I am dipping my feet in the ANA pool by transferring a few miles from AmEx and will continue to research. I did note that ANA doesn’t allow ANY changes once a ticket is booked, but I am going to call them for clarification and also look further into Air Canada. Thanks again. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

    Best,
    Despina

  34. May 13th, 2009 at 9:45 am

    lucky said,

    Despina,

    There are a few things to keep in mind. First of all, ANA will charge you pretty high taxes on the award which will probably come out to around $350 per person, while they’ll be around $100 per person with Aeroplan. Second of all, Aeroplan’s availability is actually identical to what ANA has. Their website isn’t nearly as good, though, and doesn’t show all the availability, but you’ll see it’s there when you call.

    In your shoes I would go for a first class award, given the small premium. With Aeroplan that would cost you 120,000 miles, and with ANA it would cost you 140,000 miles.

    Just my two cents….

  35. May 13th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    Despina said,

    Hi Lucky,

    First of all, thanks for taking the time to think about my predicament, let alone posting about it. After I wrote to you, I spoke to ANA and did a little further investigating, and saw that you were right. I cancelled the AmEx transfer and am heading over to Aeroplan. Thanks again!

    Best,
    Despina

  36. May 13th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    lucky said,

    Sounds like a wise decision, Despina. If you need any further assistance, let me know.

    Regards,
    Ben

  37. May 31st, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Despina said,

    Hi Ben,

    I needed to book last minute travel to Istanbul, took your advice and transferred 120,000 points to Aeroplan and got a first class ticket. I’ve never been in First Class internationally and am very excited. If you wouldn’t mind would you please offer me a couple of pieces of advise.

    1. Thus far I am booked on Lufthansa and Turkish. I’m not crazy about my arrival time in SF on the return and have a chance to move to an earlier flight. One of them will be United through Frankfurt (currently I am on Lufthansa through Munich on the way home). Is there a discernible difference between Lufthansa and United in F?
    2. There are two First Class lounges in Terminal 1 in Frankfurt. Is one better than the other?

    I hope you enjoyed your SF visit even though we had crummy weather this weekend.

    Best,
    Despina

  38. May 31st, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    lucky said,

    Hi Despina,

    I had a great stay in SF, thanks! I found the weather to be beautiful, given that it has been 90 degrees in Tampa forever now. Unfortunately I forgot a jacket, which made the stay a bit rough due to the wind.

    As far as your first question goes, yes, there’s a HUGE difference between Lufthansa and United in first. On Lufthansa you’ll be driven to the plane from the fantastic First Class Lounge (FCL) in Munich, and the service aboard should be excellent. The food and drinks will be miles better than you’d get on United. The seat itself will likely be better on United, but everything else is much better on Lufthansa. Since this is your first time in international first, I would definitely go with Lufthansa.

    As far as your second question goes, are you connecting on Lufthansa or another airline? If you’re connecting on Lufthansa and have a long connection, you can actually use the First Class Terminal, which I’m betting you’ve heard of. They keep changing their access policy, and they actually changed it back to allowing connecting passengers access.

    The other two lounges are quite similar, so I wouldn’t say there’s any discernable difference in quality.

    Enjoy your trip!

    – Ben

  39. June 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Despina said,

    Hi Ben:

    Thanks so much for the advice. I have short layovers both ways. Just 1 hour and 45 minutes over and 1 and a half hours on the way back. Not much time to do anything it seems.

    Best,
    Despina

  40. January 26th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Steven Edelman said,

    Hey,

    I thought there was a link to email you but I can’t find it.

    Anyway here is a tip. Beds, sort of, in coach….

    http://www.gadling.com/2010/01/25/coach-cabin-revolution-air-new-zealand-adds-beds-in-economy/

  41. November 29th, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    Spencer Howard said,

    Mileage Run for Airline Elite Status:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFO0HSxJYWM

    A conversation with my coworker about doing a mileage run to achieve Gold Elite status this year

  42. May 25th, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    jeff said,

    I purchased a united flight on continental.com using my Chase continental credit card. When I did it a few months ago, they said that I will not get my checked first bag free b/c it is not a continental flight. On flyer talk, the UA rep sounded like I now would get that bag for free based on the merger. Is that true for future tickets as well as tickets that have been purchased in the past?

    Thanks Ben!

  43. July 15th, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Jbones said,

    I have met many a ‘traveler’ who hops from country to country in a rush to accumulate passport stamps and claim large numbers of countries visited ( or mileage? ). Most of these ‘travelers’ visit one small section of a country ( usually touristy ) and claim they have ‘been there’. To each his own I guess, but I can’t help think it is a shame to travel with your own ego or bragging rights in mind. Seeing the inside of an airport, a hotel next to the airport, or spending a day or two in a country is barley worth mentioning let alone caliming as a country visited.

  44. July 20th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Jimmy James said,

    I think its great that you have the opportunity and ability to travel so much. My daughter has a passion for Asia and works in south Korea. She has travel to numerous locations in Asia. Good luck with your continued travels and your blog looks great.
    Best regards.
    Jimmy

  45. July 29th, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Rika said,

    how long are you in Wien for?

  46. July 31st, 2011 at 8:52 am

    Sven said,

    Hello from Austria,

    nice Blogs you written every time, i am also a Pointcollecter in most frequent flyers and frequent stays program. Please post more informations of good programms and where i get free points in europe.

    Thanks a lot, german-austria guy

    Sven

  47. October 12th, 2011 at 6:26 pm

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  48. November 23rd, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    sbe said,

    Here’s a tip.

    While its true that Apple is giving 10x Ultimate Rewards points on 11/28 they are having a cash sale on 11/25. But that is the same day that Best Buy is giving 10x UR points.

    So buy your Apple products from Best Buy via the portal then ask for a price match and stack the discounts.

  49. December 8th, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    Kevin Furay said,

    Ben,

    This is a follow-up to confirm that you received the e-mail and I would be happy to answer any questions you have. Thanks for the opportunity!

  50. February 20th, 2012 at 12:50 am

    Duncan said,

    Northern Lights a good show if you can track it down”joanna Lumley in The land of the Northern Lights” how to find them and a joy to watch

  51. April 30th, 2012 at 6:58 am

    DRI said,

    Whose is the shadow left from you on the head photo? ;)

  52. April 30th, 2012 at 6:59 am

    DRI said,

    I mean, silhouette :)

  53. May 16th, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Miss Jane said,

    *envy*

  54. May 27th, 2012 at 6:12 am

    Aaron said,

    I saw this and I just had to share it… http://work.failblog.org/2012/05/26/job-fails-better-this-crowd-than-that-crowd/

  55. June 16th, 2012 at 3:18 am

    Eleanor said,

    Dear Lucky,
    So you’re off to Ireland and this may be arriving in your inbox too late but – you really, really ought to spend at least one night at an Irish B&B. So many ladies/families “do” B&B to supplement their income (if you go to any local supermarket, there’s often an aisle marked “catering” for these homemakers to buy their baked beans and other necessities in bulk for their B&B guests). Any guidebook can lead you to a winner and, to me, staying in someone’s daintily appointed guest room and being served a heart Full Irish at their kitchen table – always with a proud array of jams, jellies, marmalades and sauces arranged in a pleasing manner before you – is a quintessential Ireland experience. Plus, I don’t know that I’ve seen you write about something like this. You might find yourself hooked!

  56. June 20th, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Rebecca D. said,

    Hi Lucky! I received an email today from Citi offering 30K AA miles for opening a Citi checking account after 1 or more direct deposits and a minimum debit card spend of $750. Last I heard, and all I can find online, says that Citi discontinued its debit card in the fall. Have you heard about this offer and what are your thoughts? Thanks!

  57. August 4th, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Pat Halbig said,

    When we check in at AA, how do we go about getting the first bag checked free?? And how do we find explanations to the “benefits” on your brochure “Love the Journey with all new travel benefits.”?

    Thanks.

  58. October 16th, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Jane said,

    Looking to fly from BKK to IAD on an award ticket. Since I am late getting these tickets only two airlines are left. Would you chose Thai Airways or Air China?

  59. October 16th, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    lucky said,

    @ Jane — I’m more of a fan of Thai Airways, so I’d go with them.

  60. October 27th, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    Nick Knight said,

    Note, today is the first day you can transfer your BMI points to BA, before you lose them all in December.

  61. December 15th, 2012 at 10:33 am

    R B said,

    I have been reading your blog for over 1 year and it has been very entertaining and helpful.
    I have just booked a one-way JFK-HKG business ticket thanks to Avios points + $167.
    Without all your posts, I would have never done it.
    Cheers

  62. December 16th, 2012 at 3:37 am

    lucky said,

    @ R B — Thanks for reading, I appreciate it! Safe/enjoyable travels!

  63. January 1st, 2013 at 9:00 am

    Salva said,

    Happy New Year Ben,

    Great tricks and blog posts. I wished I had found this blog earlier before I used all my miles traveling around Asia. I’ll keep an eye for future posts.

    Salva

  64. January 1st, 2013 at 10:23 am

    lucky said,

    @ Salva — Thanks, happy new year to you as well!

  65. January 10th, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    Rasputin said,

    Isn’t it time to change “living in Florida” to “living in Washington”?

  66. January 10th, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    lucky said,

    @ Rasputin — Whoops, fixed, thanks!

  67. January 11th, 2013 at 5:20 pm

    Jeff A said,

    @lucky – Ben! MR’ing to SEA in Feb; lunch? staying at the PH & Conrad Tokyo just a few days before…war stories (1%’ers) need to be told =-)

  68. January 13th, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    maryjane said,

    Dear Ben,
    I enjoyed your article on Aer Lingus.Do you happen to know if BA Avios changed their policy on the 50,000/rt b-class? When I clicked on other partners,it says the pricing/miles would be the same.I’m trying to avoid the BA taxes and fees and not go on IB.The Aer Lingus deal seemed perfect.

  69. January 13th, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    lucky said,

    @ Jeff A — Send me an email!

    @ maryjane — Nope, nothing has changed. You should still be able to book it through the Executive Club call center.

  70. January 21st, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    AidanAhearn said,

    I know that you have spent over 100 million miles for award travel. When did you start racking up miles and does it have to do with where you were born and grew up? Speaking of which, where were you born and where did you grow up? It says in your Singapore for the Weekend report that your family is from Frankfurt, Germany? Does that answer part of my second question or what?

  71. January 21st, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    AidanAhearn said,

    Given that I have traveled almost as much in such little time and iven I was born in 1999 with so much opportunity, I respect that you have a blog to show people what you experience. Good work and more to come I sure.

  72. January 21st, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    lucky said,

    @ AidanAhearn — I’m from New York originally though both of my parents are from Frankfurt, so that’s where much of my family still lives. I started racking up miles at the age of 14 or so, and have been obsessed every since.

  73. January 30th, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    AidanAhearn said,

    Awesome. I’ve been racking up miles since I was five and I’m already Star Alliance gold from United lifetime 1K, OneWorld Sapphire from American lifetime platinum and Skyteam Elite Plus from Delta Lifetime Platinum. I’m also US Airways Silver, BA Silver, Lufthansa Senator and Qantas Gold. I’ve racked up I think 6 million miles already. If you tell me how many flights you’ve taken overall and how many in first and business class, I’ll tell you the same for me.

  74. February 4th, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Sam said,

    I love reading your blogs, it really does help me think about which airline I should fly with. I really want to try Singapore Airlines – what would be the best way to collect miles for that?

  75. February 4th, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    lucky said,

    @ Sam — You’d be best off collecting American Express Membership Rewards points and transferring to KrisFlyer. More info on that in this post:
    http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2012/05/03/redeeming-membership-rewards-points-for-travel-on-singapore-airlines-everything-you-need-to-know/

  76. February 8th, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Matthew said,

    I would add in “State” after Washington. Otherwise, it’s DC! ;)

  77. February 11th, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    Jeff said,

    Ben,

    Just want to share with you that your blog has been a huge guidance in getting me into points, miles, award travel and just smarter travel. Right now I am sitting in the Priority Access lounge (HNL) watching flights take off, although while it’s not a stupendous lounge by any means, it is the first “perk” I have used in this little lifetime endeavor since first suiting up in November. Oh, and the reason I’m in HNL (living on Maui) is to finalize my Global Entry app (done, BTW). So, I’m buzzed on Jack ‘n Coke and stale Famous Amos cookies. But it’s just a start! Emirates A380 Shower … here I come!!!!

    Aloha, bro.

  78. February 11th, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    lucky said,

    @ Matthew — Fixed, thanks!

    @ Jeff — So happy to hear! Enjoy the Famous Amos cookies, and let me know if there’s anything I can ever do to help. Safe travels.

  79. March 29th, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Mark said,

    Hi Ben,

    How in the heck are you able to afford all these trips?

    I must know how your lifestyle is possible!?,

  80. May 14th, 2013 at 9:40 am

    DC MOMO said,

    Lucky –

    Is it still true that ANA is not imposing fuel surcharges on united redemptions?

  81. May 14th, 2013 at 10:04 am

    lucky said,

    @ DC MOMO — They seem to not be imposing the fuel surcharges online, though they are via the call center last I checked.

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