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American Airlines- Win Your Share of 3,210,000 Miles

Screen Shot 2013-11-18 at 6.44.39 PMAmerican Airlines wants  you to get your share of 3,210,000 miles in a contest they are running through Facebook.

AA would like to get 321,000 Facebook “Likes” to celebrate the new Airbus A321T.

(Click here to check out the AA page Evolving With New, Modern Planes and watch the video New Planes, New Experiences to learn about the new Airbus A321.)

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Another Shot At 25,000 AA Miles in the #AirTime Challenge- Today Only!

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Back in September I wrote about the #AirTime Challenge, a contest where you could win 25,000 AAdvantage miles.

To enter the contest you need to guess the amount of time the ball is in the air for completed passes by the Dallas Cowboys in select games.

Invalid request error occurred.While I haven’t had any luck with winning a prize, it’s still worth taking a guess and entering since all it takes is sending a tweet through Twitter.

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Last Chance To Win Gogo Passes, Lufthansa Amenity Kit & More

IMG_8108Earlier in the week I posted about the Michael W Travels 2nd Anniversary & Giveaway.

The contest ends tonight, at midnight so this is your last chance to enter for a shot at winning some great prizes.

Here are the details about the giveaway:

The Giveaway: To coincide with the 2nd birthday of Michael W Travels I figured a little giveaway would be a great idea.

There will be 5 prizes with 5 winners. All of the prizes are airline- related.

Here they are:

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Another Shot To Win 25,000 AA Miles On October 13: #AirTime Challenge

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Last month (and last week) I wrote about the #AirTime Challenge, a contest where you could win 25,000 AAdvantage miles.

To enter the contest you need to guess the amount of time the ball is in the air for completed passes by the Dallas Cowboys in select games.

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Free In-Flight Movie On Select AA Flights & Movies Sweepstakes From Gogo

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In my opinion, Gogo Internet seems to be very generous. They are constantly running promos & giveaways and they are at it again. This time they are offering a Free In-Flight Movie on select American Airlines flights.

The inflight movies are available to watch on your own device. There are over 125 movies available on select AA flights. Prices start at $0.99 for TV shows and feature films start at $3.99.

You don’t need to purchase a Gogo Internet session to use Entertainment On Demand. While the service is only available currently on American Airlines, it should be coming soon to more airlines.

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Our Flight Home From Barbados: AA Gold Status Pays Off

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We had a very nice flight home from Barbados on Lucas’ 3 month birthday.

On our first flight from Barbados to Miami, Kim and I each had an aisle seat. The middle seat on my side ended up being empty so Kim changed seats with me a couple of times to feed the baby. The flight attendants were very nice on the flight as were many other passengers. The only real problem was after landing. Our stroller did not make it to the gate and was sent to the baggage claim area.

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After wasting some time waiting for the stroller, we had a long walk to the passport control area. With only a little over 2 hours between flights this did not give us a lot of time to get through passport control, re-check our bags and go through the security screening again.
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It would definitely be nice if people with babies were placed on a fast track line to make things a bit easier.
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We stopped to grab something to eat before heading over to our gate and within 5 minutes of sitting down my name was called to report to the check-in counter.
I couldn’t imagine what they needed. Did they need to check our tickets or ID? Maybe it had something to do with flying with an infant.
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When I showed up at the counter, the friendly American Airlines representative told me that the flight had been oversold and that we were being upgraded to first class! He then said to me “You’re gold right?”
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This was the first time that getting gold status had paid off!
(Check out my post on Reaching Gold Status and )

Sitting upfront in first class was a great way to end our trip. The extra space in the seats and generous recline made for a comfortable, quick flight back from Miami to New York.

The service in first is a big upgrade from coach.
In coach all that is offered on short flights is beverage service- water, juice, soda or coffee.  Anything else you pay for. You can purchase snacks, sandwiches & liquor if you choose to do so.

In first there was no meal service but we did get brought drinks and snacks a few times.
Prior to take-off a flight attendant came around with a tray of juice and water.

Once we got in the air the beverage cart came by. I decided to have a ginger ale with vodka.

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The first snack was a small glass of warm, mixed nuts. It was definitely tasty and went well with my drink!

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The other snack was a warm English toffee cookie. It was really good and I ended up having seconds.

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Thanks to the upgrade, we had a really comfortable final flight home. Lucas slept like a champion and was able to stretch out and get very comfortable.

I am glad to have had such great experiences so far flying with an infant. After getting through four flights on his first trip, Lucas is a real pro at flying! Too bad lap babies do not earn frequent flyer miles. I can’t wait for our next trip!

Our First Flight With Baby Lucas

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Kim and I were happy to arrive in Barbados after our first time flying with a third wheel- our baby Lucas!
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Asides from dealing with a very nasty American Airlines agent at the ticketing counter, everything went smoothly at the airport. Getting through security was a breeze and the TSA agents were very nice. I had heard stories about trouble with bringing milk, breast pumps and other items through security but we had no issues.

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