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Best Credit Card Rewards

Flexible Rewards Programs American Express Membership Rewards American Express Membership Rewards are the points that you can earn when you make purchases using certain American Express cards.  These cards include the Gold Card, Business Gold Card, Platinum Card, Business Platinum Card, Everyday Preferred Card and the Everyday Card, among others.  Once you earn the points, you […]

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AA Sues Gogo Because Their WiFi Is Too Slow

              American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Gogo for slow inflight Wi-Fi.  AA wants to get out of their contract with Gogo (which is in effect until 2018), and switch to ViaSat, which provides Wi-Fi on United Airlines, JetBlue and Virgin America and is significantly faster than Gogo’s […]

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Southwest Rapid Rewards Companion Status

In addition to having A-List Preferred status benefits, if you earn 125,000 135,000 Companion Pass Qualifying Points or fly 100 qualifying one-way flights booked through Southwest Airlines per calendar year, you will qualify for a Companion Pass. You earn Companion Pass Qualifying Points when you purchase flights. The amount and type of fare you choose determines […]

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Achieving Southwest Rapid Rewards A-List Status

When you join the Southwest Rapid Rewards program, you are a “member”.  Additionally, the program offers A-List and A-List Preferred Status. Your A-List or A-List Preferred Status is determined based on meeting the below qualifications: A-List–   you need to fly 25 qualifying one-way flights booked through Southwest Airlines or earn 35,000 Tier Qualifying Points per calendar […]

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