Chasing Points & Miles

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  • American: CVG – DCA – VPS

    Planes: CRJ900/CRJ900. Status: None. Seats: Main Cabin Extra ( entire Row 8). The seats were actually a lot more comfortable than we had thought they would be. It helped that we had all 4 seats in Row 8. Would definitely choose these seats again if on a CRJ900. Check-in: Priority check-in with CITI AA EXEC…

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  • Hampton Inn & Suites: Ottawa West

    Status: Hilton Gold Stay: 2 Nights Rooms: Dining: Free hot breakfast that was exceptionally well done. Parking: N/A – took an UBER Comments: I booked two nights under separate reservations due to work/personal stay. The hotel wasn’t able to keep me in the same room for both nights due to rate differences. No biggie. Both…

  • American: ORD – CVG

    Plane: Embraer 170. Status: None. Seat: First Class. 2A. $50 upgrade from Main Cabin. Worth it in my opinion. Perks: Priority check-in with First class ticket. Priority baggage with First class ticket. Security: The CLEAR station wasn’t close by to where I was checking in so I didn’t use it but I was able to…

  • Embassy Suites: Columbus Airport

    Status: Hilton Diamond. Stay: One night. Room: 2 Room Suite – 1 King Bed Dining: Happy Hour with free snacks, light food, and drinks. Parking: FREE Comments: One night stay close to the Columbus airport. Room was very clean. Staff was fantastic. Was recognized as a Hilton Diamond member and provided with a welcome bag…

  • American: DFW – CVG

    Plane: B737-800. Status: AAdvantage Gold. Seat: Main Cabin Extra. Seat is pretty nice and offers more legroom than the standard Main Cabin seat but not as much as an Exit Row seat. It was also noticeably more comfortable than Main Cabin and Exit Row seats. This would be comparable to Delta Comfort+. Check-in: The Priority…

  • American: CVG – DFW

    Plane: B737-800. Status: AAdvantage Gold. Seat: Exit Row – Main Cabin Extra. The seat offers an incredible amount of space/leg room but isn’t much more comfortable than a regular main cabin seat in terms of padding. The extra space is definitely noticeable. Check-in: Priority check-in with CITI AA EXEC credit card + AAdvantage Gold. Check…

  • Delta: RSW – ATL – CVG

    Planes: B737-800/B757/B737-900 Status: Medallion Member. Seats: Main Cabin/Main Cabin/Comfort+. Splurge for Comfort+ if you can. Definitely worth it. RSW: Midmorning flight and airport was not as busy as I thought it would be. Was able to check in pretty quickly and easily. Security: The one agent working TSA was not in the best of moods…

  • Edgewater Beach Hotel: Naples

    Opal Collection Hotel. Stay: Three nights. Room: Tower Two Bedroom King/Two Queen Suite – Gulf View. Dining: Daily breakfast at on-site restaurant Coast. Lunch at Reflections Pool Bar. Dinners were all off property. All meals at Coast and Reflections were great. Great service and Comments: Another great stay! This property really does have it all….

  • United Airlines follows Delta’s lead.

    Just like that – United decides it doesn’t want to get left behind in credit card spend and implements some changes to the United MileagePlus program for 2024. United is kindly giving all status members a jumpstart on spending requirements (PQP). In addition, United is making it easier to earn PQPs to help all its…