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Loyalty is Dead! Long Live Loyalty! This is an excellent interview with three bloggers. I think it is excellent because the interviewer appears to know what he is talking about for a change! Definitely not for beginners but it gets to the points I have been making here all along. One observation: Where in the hell is this being filmed? At the mail room of the building?? Of course it always gets me that the source of the mega dinero from one of these bloggers is never revealed and instead he tells us how many points he earns using a travel rewards credit card #fulldisclosureNOT
What flight attendants really think about when they greet you. A 25 year flight attendant responds in Quora.
Sneaking into the Christ the Redeemer in Rio at night. The views are….too many wows to fit in here! Video is okay, the views start after the 3.00 mark. Great website ontheroofs!
Groovy fashion show in the 1960s…in Afghanistan!
8th annual iPhone Photography Awards. Pretty wow-y the pics you can take these days with a tiny iPhone!
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The current state of Chase application rules:
http://milesforfamily.com/2015/12/26/the-current-state-of-chase-application-rules/
I CALL BULLSHIT on the article you mentioned above written by a 25 year F/A. Sorry that is not what a 25 year vet f/a thinks when you come thru the plane door……. Truth is we didn’t think of those things at boarding at all. Each passenger is almost faceless, just another body in a long endless line that you see all day long, sometimes 3 or more boardings a day. The only thing that would actually register is if someone was hot looking and traveling alone (maybe i could hit on her or if someone was too fat and going to need a seat extension. Things mentioned in the article were straight out of the training manual (which is long forgotten by veteran f/a’s who are working on autopilot/Stepford Wifelike).
Yawn! I said loyalty was dead back in 2012. And it had been dead before that for who knows how long. True, now it’s deadder than ever, but seriously, who cares. I don’t know if loyalty has ever been alive.
I posted my thoughts on the video on Seth’s website. I actually listened to the entire discussion. Eek.
Another great blog post by Buzz, and I thank you.
I’d rather read that Flight Attendant article than the snarky ones that say how much they hate all the different types of passengers. Everyone is different, maybe that is just the way she does it. I have to admit though I just presumed it was like Ramsey above said, because they are so overworked and have so many passengers and maybe it is in the majority of cases.
Have to say that my last flight in premium economy, sitting by the galley, there were a couple of lady stewardesses that were very nice to me. One was kind of mean but then she came around. Never mind though.
Thanks for the link summarizing the Chase rules. I think I’m going to burn my Ultimate Reward miles on a business class flight to Europe in 2016, if I can find any space available. Maybe sign up for another co-branded card if I can get a big bonus. Then thinking about trying to accumulate some AA miles, versus Thank You Points. (?)
Maybe I should classify that under New Year’s resolutions ?
Meanwhile, I’d like to find a super savvy travel agent that knows how to take advantage of the “premium flights deals” over on Flyer Talk. I could book the basic flights, but some of the people there are just experts on stopovers and trick itineraries. I really don’t even know which places are worthwhile to stopover. Say Heidelberg vs. Zurich, maybe neither between those two. How can I find an agent like that ? I wouldn’t mind paying a fee for the service.
At work, will check the other stories later.
Mike every flight, especially on frequent domestic routes is like Bill Murray in groundhog day……Here is a tip for those who want special attention inflight….. if it is any early morning flight bring a box of donuts (or other similar treat) onboard for the entire flight crew and give it to them as you enter. They left the hotel w/o breakfast,6 hors sleep and are starving……..This would happen to us about once a month or so, usually given by someone who is a VERY frequent business traveler……………I would ALWAYS upgrade them once the front door closed or at the very least cocktails were gratis..
BTW, just flew last week and noticed coach beers were $7 now, we charged .50 cents when I started, dam
That is a GREAT freaking idea Ramsey ! How about if it is not in the early morning ?
I am going to make a practice of that. Only tricky part is, and I am not up on the rules, do those have to be purchased in the airport or is it now OK to bring food from outside ?
Thanks!
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Wow Ramsey, what a cool idea. Not for the upgrade, but a reminder that it’s a nice thing to do. The guy who did the HuffPo interview…I have seen him at Chicago Seminars (sore subject, sorry, sorry Buzz…), but my point is he is one of us, so he gets it.
The upgrade would be nice, I suppose, but that’s kind of secondary. What would you suggest as a nice gesture for a noon or later flight?
I have seen flowers, chocolates, flowers, cookies, popcorn, egg mcmuffins, McDonalds Exec’s at ORD always come on with a stack of free food coupons, Starbucks, home baked banana bread and much more but often every airport has something local that is popular like Philly airport n soft pretzels, Boston Logan n Dunkin Donuts.
Loyalty is dead until someone wants to book a saver award and complains they have a long wait on the phone and by the time the agent answers the award is gone…
or has to pay $250 to cancel an award. I’m just saying there are bennies to having status-even tho’ ya gotta earn it the hard way-“BIS{butt in seat unless its DL cc}
Hello everyone,
Just some replies to some comments here as I am trying not to TBB too much, Mrs. TBB needs attention you know…
I knew the F/A article will get a reaction from Ramsey. And an amazing tip he gave, wow! I think I am going to do it on my flight to Detroit from Houston (on United via Dallas…on a paid ticket, gulp! Only $87 by the way hehe).
I think I became a free agent in 2012…or maybe it was 2011. For people who are not business travel road warriors aiming for elite status is reserved for the true travel addicts, looking at you konorth 🙂 The point is if you are doing mileage runs to achieve status…the price you pay is definitely not worth it. Again, in most cases, we are different!
Mike: transfer UR points to United and use the UA award search engine and most likely you will find something, not that hard. I am not sure any travel agents who specialize on what you want. I have a friend who is getting her travel agent credentials but I think she will be targeting more specialized stuff, like tours, and hotel packages….Not sure there is any money left for travel agents to do air tickets anymore! There are several award specialists out there, I never used one 🙂
Yeah, definitely buy the treats for the plane crew at the airport, freshness matters 🙂
Chicago what?? Been to the first two, still disgusted how the Nightline crew was interviewing people and the attention it took by the organizers. Anyways, my point is I did not know this dude was at that event. He definitely knows the hobby. Someone tell him to move away from the mail room where he does the interviews lol.
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