Jan
07
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
The Mileage Run From Hell Is Going To Be A Movie
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A Way To Book Singapore Airlines First Class Awards Not Even Available To Singapore’s Own Members
Jan
07
2020
Alaska Airlines partners with Singapore Airlines. Alaska has access to more award space than other Singapore Airlines partners. Usually partner airlines, like fellow Star Alliance members United and Avianca, cannot book business or first class long haul awards on Singapore Airlines at all.
Alaska not only is able to book premium cabin awards between the U.S. and Asia on Singapore Airlines but Alaska seems to show availability soemtimes when Singapore isn’t offering the space to its own Krisflyer members.
Someone Released Bed Bugs On Purpose, Police Are Investigating
Jan
06
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Loyalty Programs Move Slowly, Today’s Devaluations Have Taken 30 Years To Implement
Jan
05
2020
United Airlines MileagePlus no longer has anything to do with miles at all. You no longer earn points based on distance flown. You no longer earn status based on distance flown. Award costs aren’t based on distance either.
With elite status now based on money spent they’ve put an end to “miles” completely. They’ve been trying to do this for over 30 years.
A New Scam That Can Steal Thousands From Families While Passengers Are Inflight
Jan
05
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
I Got One Detail Of The Mileage Run Mexican Jail Saga Wrong
Jan
04
2020
A former producer of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette took an end of year mileage run and wound up in a Mexican prison. Many people were calling into questions details of his story but most of it actually checks out.
However Kimmel reached out to me and let me know there was one detail of the story I had gotten wrong though. All this wasn’t even to renew his Executive Platinum (100,000 mile) status. He was mileage running to make Platinum Pro (75,000 mile status).
Booking.Com Rebooks a Man in a Womens Dorm After Hotel Reneges on Reservation
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
GREAT DEAL: $60/Month Buys You Almost Unlimited Golf and Four Course Dinners Around the Country
Jan
04
2020
$50 a month gets you waived green fees up to twice per location around the country and two 4-course meals per month (pay just the service charge), per club as well — just use the benefits at clubs which are at least 100 miles from home.
One Airline Flight is at the Heart of US Problems With Iran
Jan
03
2020
In the US we still think of Iran taking hostages after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Of course they overthrew the Shah, whose power had been consolidated with the help of the CIA (after the overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh). The US backed Iraq in the 8 year Iran-Iraq war, though in hindsight this didn’t go well, shortly after it ended Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait – which had provided billions for his anti-Iran crusade.
Iran came to the table for peace, helping to end the war in a stalemate, shortly after the US shot down a civilian Iran Air flight in 1988. They may have believed that the US was openly joining Iraq’s fight and would stop at nothing.
An Unexpected Place to Find Hotel Mistake Rates
Jan
02
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
