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Day: February 16, 2026

Choosing One Airline and One Hotel as a Regular Dad (Or Why I Can’t Earn Status the Hard Way)

Short answer: I travel 2-3 times a year, so I don’t earn status the hard way. I pick one airline by which one flies most from my home airport, pair it with one hotel chain I get Gold status on through my Amex Platinum, and let it compound. United Silver, Hilton Gold, about 200,000 miles […]

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