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Air cargo: The best way to ship your stuff

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 17, 2022 | Featured

My experience shipping packages via Alaska Air Cargo and becoming a TSA Known Shipper was amazing, and I’d recommend it for everyone. A few years ago, I had a need to ship a bunch of boxes from my mom’s house … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, cargo, shipping

How to handle when your luggage doesn’t show up

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on June 2, 2016 | Featured

Alaska Airlines has been pretty good to me. While their product isn’t anything extravagant, it’s certainly enjoyable enough, and I pretty much never have to deal with agents who totally hate their life (which was something I encountered with regularity … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, luggage, reimbursement

How you can use same day flight change rules to save on airfare

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 30, 2016 | Featured

I think Alaska Airlines is pretty much the best domestic airline out there right now. Bold claim, I know, and there are many different criteria that go into such a rating, but I say this based on a combination of … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, discounts, flights

The problems with airline loyalty

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 23, 2016 | Featured

So by now, I’ve talked about the problems inherent in certain retail loyalty programs. Programs like Starbucks Rewards and Amazon Prime seem like a good deal, but can often force you in making decisions based on the idea that you’ve “already paid … Read More … Read More

Tags: airlines, Alaska Airlines, elite status, loyalty, Spirit Airlines

How to find better award availability on Alaska Airlines using connecting cities

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 11, 2015 | Featured

I’m heading to Montreal next month, which is exciting, as I’ve only been there once before, and in December, not exactly an optimal time for visiting a Canadian city. I looked at using (Alaska) miles for the trip, but … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, award travel, flights, Montreal, New York City

When to let your points expire

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 3, 2014 | Featured

I once wrote to not let your airline miles expire. But there are always exceptions, and I am starting to think that there are reasons worth discussing. Sacrilege? No, just simplification and efficiency. … Read More

Tags: airlines, Alaska Airlines, frequent flyer, frequent flyer miles, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, travel, travel hacking

Is it possible to be with more than one … airline?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 16, 2013 | Featured

I never realized that when we met, it would last so long. I remember it well. It was 2001, and I was on my way to Burning Man. I was terribly late in getting to the airport, too late, … Read More … Read More

Tags: airplanes, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, elite status, flying, polyamory, relationships, travel, US Airways

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