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The hobby just continues to go to hell while pumping bloggers are always so cheery pumping credit cards every freaking day…If you are going to read one thing today, read this: Basic Economy Is Bad News For Bank Points.
Never heard of this site: Suiteness. Get into the most expensive suites with this site. Of course it will cost you but if you can’t hack like some others and money is not an issue you can buy into them. I am sure some bloggers will do this and then post pictures in the suites with captions like “You can travel in luxury like me for free…click my links”.
Excellent read if you are interested in traveling to Ethiopia, I bookmarked it myself. Ethiopia Travel Guide for Curious Travelers.
Forbes names 22 new Five-Star Hotels. Just another list. Hey, I bet most of the”expert” bloggers out there will not spend less than a dollar in a suite after over eating & drinking in one of them like yours truly 🙂
Got to love Sweden, must be so horrible over there! I mean, how can you not like a place where this can happen: A Swedish politician is advocating for the ultimate workplace benefit: paid breaks for sex. Screw any 401(k) Plan matching lol!
Some new findings out there for me to digest: Two-thirds of Americans Aren’t Putting Money in Their 401(k). You must always understand that many of these studies are often funded by companies that stand to benefit directly from alarming conclusions. But this one was not, very interesting stuff.
Forest of Numbers. This.Is.Awesome.WOW! By French artist Emmanuelle Moureaux
North Korean people smiling. I am sure it happens…
Well,, I have never seen a “fire rainbow”. Actually, I had not heard about it until now. Things you learn blogging I guess.
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So, apparently there is a new Amex personal Platinum card offer out there that is open to the public for 75,000 points signup bonus. So, when your favorite “expert” Titan blogger sells it for just 40k points they probably care about their own pocket as they get paid for that one. And if they “neglect” to tell you that you can not get the bonus again if you ever had the card before…well they care for their pockets only as they DO get paid if you get it (you just get stuck being told no bonus for you, reminds me the soup nazi). Of course you have been told numerous times not to click on mine for this one!
This comes and goes periodically. Used to come a heck of a lot more often in the old days. 10,000 AmexMR points to enrolling in Pay Over Time. And good luck!
Interesting addition from Travel Codex: a $1,000 scholarship.
This may amount to a few Virgin Australia Velocity miles, you enter and you wait I guess.
If you did the IHG Rewards Priceless Experiences promo, you must claim your prize.
Emily.Will.Not.Be.Stopped. Is it only me I find this so weird?
I love it when Twitter followers play along and make fun of selling credit cards with such juicy bonuses. Lol!
And I leave you with this…
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Maybe I can get a commission if I hook you up up with your groupie? I am always thinking to maximize conversions here lol.
Where is everybody?
No idea, sometimes there is no pattern in the comments here! Other than ScottCastle being first that is.
My take is that “Basic Economy” will work well for folks who wind up at the airport at 4 am because they saved $6 on Expedia. Souhwest has just been elevated to a semi-luxury airline.
On other matters, anyone smell a script in here?
It will sure be fun to be a gate agent when those BE customers show up!
Yeah…has to be a script!
I hope these BE fares die a quick death…
Man that rotisserie chicken bonus is awesome!!!
Yeah the whole Emily thing is weird…I still shake my head that MMS ever lasted more than a month. Goes to show what I know, I guess.
Travel Codex post on BE is just what I was looking for…not holding my breath for Chase, Citi, etc. to get their booking portals upgraded to let you choose a non-BE fare – but would be nice if they did.
VFTW is pumping the stupid Freddie Awards today – I’m sure it will be all over BA shortly.
I stopped voting for these awards many years ago…
Sometimes I feel like doing more parody posts…like that rotisserie chicken bonus 🙂
Time to revisit the Freddies theme song. Full disclosure: The lead singer is not, nor is his related to, the founder of MMS (but he might just sell you a credit card):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oE66VvER6rM
Hilarious!!
Go for it. I like parodies!
My Life is a parody of a Life. #sad
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I wouldn’t characterize it as a “giveaway.” The winner will definitely not be randomly selected, and there’s a narrow range of eligible people.
Felt bad afterwards that that word was probably not the best! It was done late at night and was tired…what word do you want to replace it?
I’m not picky. No need to edit. But “scholarship” or “award” is probably better. The scholarship will be awarded at my discretion for what I consider a good cause. My point is that I’m not just “giving away” a thousand bucks. If only! 😀
I changed it to “Interesting addition” and left the rest as is.
BE and all the problems that follow from it…awful system wide devaluation and headache
I think it’s time to just invest in that gulfstream
When I get that buyout offer from TPG….I will invite all readers to come fly with me in my gulfstream #dreaming lol
While greedy Titan bloggers keep selling credit cards, I bring you FREE hotel points!
Via Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Get 500 Free Voila Hotel points
http://blog.frequentflyerbonuses.com/2017/02/500-free-voila-hotel-rewards-points-for.html
I somehow had 8,300 points in this program, no idea how 🙂 Nice to add another 500 and who knows I may be the one to win 50,000.
You can join the program and earn 1,000 points.
Yep, never stayed in one of them, how are they?
I could have made a separate post but I prefer to post it, shout from the rooftops showing what an expert I am and (maybe) hiding the HT at the very bottom of the post where nobody sees it. But I put the HT link at the VERY top and bury it in my comments section because I am a promotion shy moron…
Enjoy, points for free, TBB!
While greedy Titan bloggers keep selling credit cards, I bring you FREE hotel points!
Via Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Get 500 Free Voila Hotel points
http://blog.frequentflyerbonuses.com/2017/02/500-free-voila-hotel-rewards-points-for.html
I somehow had 8,300 points in this program, no idea how 🙂 Nice to add another 500 and who knows I may be the one to win 50,000.
You can join the program and earn 1,000 points.
Yep, never stayed in one of them, how are they?
I could have made a separate post but I prefer to just post it here. No shouting from the rooftops showing what an expert I am and (maybe) hiding the HT at the very bottom of the post where nobody sees it. I put the HT link at the VERY top and bury it in my comments section because I am a promotion shy moron…
Enjoy, points for free, TBB!
Now watch how many will repost this without a proper HT #sad