So you read this blog because you want to fly for free? Have I got a deal for you and it costs NO MILES! Simply put, the USAF travels all over the globe and if they have extra room on the flight, you can go for free. Well, they do insist you pay for the…
As I’ve mentioned many times before, one of the coolest benefits for military members are the credit card benefits given to us as required by the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA), which include waiving fees such as late payment, foreign transaction, and overdraft fees. There is not a requirement that credit card companies waive annual…
I have written about this many times, but not recently. So here is an update as to how you can donate your miles to charities that can help out active military and veterans. In some cases, you can even earn yourself some miles. Hero Miles – This charity’s purpose to take care of the nation’s…
A big discussion going on amongst many savvy frequent flyers is whether to use an affiliated card for your favorite airline or to use a non-affiliated one where you can apply the miles to any airline. Let’s analyze the pros and cons then you can decide for yourself. Note that I am not counting on…
Flying is certainly not the only area where servicemembers get benefits while travelling; there are many hotels at which we get discounts and perks as well! Most of the major chains in the US and abroad offer military or governmental rates, which are (usually) discounted from their daily rate. You don’t need to be…
On our recent trip to Peru, we met many incredible and gracious friends that we will keep in touch with for a long time. We also unfortunately met many people that I wished had just stayed in the US, because I can’t express the embarrassment my wife and I felt at being from the same…
Unless you are brand new to Boarding Area, you should know that Global Entry is the TSA Program for speeding you through international security and passport control. So if you have a diplomatic passport, don’t worry about it, but for all others who travel internationally, here are some easy ways to get it. The normal…
So far this week we’ve gone over benefits that military members get while taking airplanes, rental cars, and in hotels (more on that next week). However, we’ve totally neglected a major mode of transportation that many of us in the Northeast use, and a lot of my friends in the Pacific NW as well. Amtrak…
I had a couple of posts two years ago about traveling in uniform and whether you did that or not. I will say that I did not if there was time to prepare, but did wear my ACUs if I had to rush to catch the plane or knew I was going to be in a…
Just to pick on my young co-author, Andy, for a minute. I asked Andy about AFRC and he just said “what’s that”? I was shocked as I thought every Service Member knew about the Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRC) and what a great deal they were. Shows what happens when you assume. My family and…
