Last night I did something admittedly a bit geeky–I went to an event at the airport to check out United’s new business class product. I had scored a ticket to the event from a United, but I was honestly not sure if there was going to be much to check out. In the end, I […]

Last week I received a targeted e-mail offer for the Chase United Explorer card offering me a 70,000 mile bonus after spending $3,000 in 3 months on the card. After clicking on the link for more info, I also found that I could earn an additional 5,000 miles just by adding an authorized user who […]

Hello, my name is Brad.  I’m a friend of the Addict.  We met in the Air Force when we were both spending some time in Frankfurt, Germany.  That was my first time to Europe, but it wasn’t my last.  I’m also a pilot and have had the privilege to travel the world.  Though I haven’t […]

This is part 11 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and attempting to stay within a $350 budget for ALL expenses (although, I went slightly over budget). If you haven’t read the first 10 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and […]

This is Part 10 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and attempting to stay within a $350 budget for ALL expenses. If you haven’t read the first 9 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and Cambodia this week–How I put […]

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on my upcoming trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia that I decided to book a little over a week ago. If you have not yet read Part One, you can do so via this link. I had an award ticket on hold, now I needed a way home… After […]

United Airlines must have looked around its United Clubs recently and decided they were lonely, because they appear to be in the midst of an aggressive campaign to attract new members via their United Mileage Plus Visa Club Card from Chase. The primary benefit of this card is its free United Club access, but that […]

Frequent readers of this site will know that I spent the last couple of months of 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for work. I was expecting to stay for several more months, but ended up coming back home early, just before the holidays. This sudden change of plans got me thinking about a mileage run […]

  A few days ago I wrote an article about how you could travel to Europe this Spring for almost free by signing up for the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard with a waived annual fee the first year, and once you completed the minimum spend requirement you would have plenty of miles for a FREE round […]