ILA Global Conference 2022 - Washington, DC

I'm currently in the air and on my way back east for the ILA Global Conference 2022 in Washington DC.  I look forward to this gathering every year to hear about new leadership topics and practices, and also connect with friends and colleagues in the field.  While I won't be presenting or chairing a session this year, I'm expecting another excellent event.  

I had a memory pop up this morning about today being the five year anniversary of attending the ILA conference in Brussels - has it already been 5?

You can find more information on the conference here: https://ilaglobalconference.org/

Last night I flew LSE-ORD-SFO, so it's definitely been a week for time in the air...

A 700k milestone

I reached a milestone today on my way back to San Francisco - 700,000 lifetime miles flown on United!  It's a bit crazy to think how many miles (and hours) of travel that is over the last bunch of years...quite a number of flights.  Only United planes count. 

The Million Miler threshold is in site...

Chase 4th Quarter bonus for British Airways

Not to be outdone, Chase has also added an additional 4th Quarter points earning opportunity for the British Airways visa card.  

Cardmembers can earn 15,000 additional bonus Avios when spending $5000 on the card between October 1st and December 31st.  

Not the best for spend bonus, but another option for the fall!

4th Quarter Chase Bonuses

Chase continues to exceed my expectations for spend options on many of their cards. I hope you've received these as well!  Emails today noted the following for the 4th quarter:

United Card: 10x points on Gas purchases and 5x points for Amazon and Grocery purchases up to $1500 from 10/1 through 12/31

IHG Card: 10x points on Gas purchases and 5x points for Amazon and Grocery purchases up to $1500 from 10/1 through 12/31

Marriott Card: 10x points on Gas purchases and 5x points for Amazon and Grocery purchases up to $1500 from 10/1 through 12/31

World of Hyatt: 10x points on Gas purchases and 5x points for Amazon and Grocery purchases up to $1500 from 10/1 through 12/31

Don't forget to sign up via the email links in each message!

Labor Day trip 2022: Switzerland

This year's Labor Day trip took us back to Switzerland and the Jungfrau region, specifically, Murren and Gimmelwald!  We've really enjoyed being able to visit when we can.  The mountains were excellent and we were able to get a small hike in during the stay before the weather turned and rain arrived.  We used the Swiss Pass to get back to Zurich and had no problems with any train changes. 

 

For this trip we stayed at the Hotel Alpina - the rooms are comfortable and we had the chance to get a balcony facing the mountains.  

 

There are many restaurant options available and we chose to dine at Hotel Edelweiss and the Alpina restaurant. The Rosti was excellent!

Even though we weren't able to confirm upgrades this trip, we had a wonderful time and no travel issues between Zurich and Newark.  Can't wait to go back!