We bring you the last day of a great Air France award sale, the new United Explorer 65k offer, the new Uber Rewards program, the locations of the National Park webcams, laugh with the Botox Index, China Southern leaves SkyTeam, a captivating hyperlapse video through Paris, watch in amazement another video about the Moon, one of the most EPIC Twitter threads EVER, look at happy dogs, look at countries going to the dogs, it has started snowing way too early, enjoy the weekend, see you Sunday!
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The travel hacking hobby has pretty much deteriorated down to the point of having so many poser “experts” tricking newbies and selling them travel rewards credit cards. There is not much quality news out there to report so we only have commercial blogs and wanna be Titan bloggers that just keep pounding the newbies. I mean, when this blog evolves to its next phase eventually it will do a parody post each week making fun of these plastic salesmen. Just like the good old days đ
Anyway, not much worthy of my blog mission to report…
The United Explorer Mileage card is great. I think if you are going to have a pure airline card and usually fly United this is a card to get and keep. And now it has a 65k miles sign bonus. First 40k come after $2k of spend and the other 25k comes after another $8k of spend (within 6 months). Yes, it is available with my links, please click away (joking, %$#@@ 5/24). Read this post at DansDeals to see why this card is great.
Air France has some pretty good Flying Blue awards on sale too. HURRY!
Well, SkyTeam to suck a little more now: China Southern to Exit SkyTeam Alliance, Target New Partners.
Good news for Detroit airport passengers, we get a direct flight to Austin. This is the good news. The bad news is that it is on Spirit Airlines.
If you had not noticed, my blog is evolving away from its travel hacking roots…
Uber also announced a new Uber Rewards program. Will be rolling out in some cities at first. Hey, you can be Diamond elite lol. Rewards are mostly cash to be used towards Uber rides. Yawn…
This sure captivated me! A Captivating Hyperlapse Through Parisâ Most Iconic Tourist Attractions.
The Best National Park Webcams.
Museum of the Moon. Wow #mindblown.
Probably one of the best Twitter thread storms ever! MUST CLICK! It starts with “IN THIS TIME OF RAMPANT ASSHOLERY IN THIS ERA OF FLAGRANT DIPSHITTERY IN THIS UNHOLY EPOCH OF UNBRIDLED, UNMITIGATED, RECALCITRANTFUCKERY…” and it just goes off. TBB is my art baby! Support artists đ
These are awesome: The unbridled joy of dogs catching treats.
This is kind of fascinating: The Botox Index: When Do Botox Appointments Surge? Get your botox in time to look good on the Thanksgiving dinner you techie living at San Jose lol.
Greece is phucked all right. But what then can you call all the former Eastern Bloc countries huh? #wow
If you have plenty of Citi ThankYou Rewards points, there is a 25% bonus to Avianca Lifemiles. Until December 12, 2018.
Have you noticed how the minimum spends on travel rewards credit cards keep going higher and higher?
I am NOT looking forward to the bombardment of Black Friday shopping deals. But if you are into it please click away to start your shopping with my Amazon link, THANK YOU!
I am becoming more positive…
And I leave you with this…True, true…
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Good morning from HQ2.
Lots of changes in the market. I wonder if Delta now regular sales aren’t evidence of some instability.
Well, I’m for one am concerned about AA new flash reduced mile offers. I see it as a path to revenue driven award redemption, which will suck big time. I think only thing that can reset this trend that Delta began is if next recession arrives before it’s too late.
The next recession may kill one of the big 3 and you’re left with one or two.
Previous financial troubles eliminated NW, CO and USair(/AA). More competition is needed. Unlike Delta, AS doesn’t have much influence.
The Twitter thread by Chuck Wendig and the population map alone are justification for the entertainment and educational aspect of the blog!
Plus…. Bronze!
The path to revenue driven awards has been there for a while…steadily moving closer to it, sad!
Airlines are doing well, they sure don’t need us entitled folks anymore…
It will be interesting to see what happens when a recession comes along. It may save the hobby. Then again…not sure we should be cheering for that!
I am shocked AS is still independent.
Friday comments are always slow, everyone preparing for the weekend đ
Taking a rest day today from the gym, 24 miles for the week. 20 the week before. I’ll take it.
Thanks Carl. As long as each readers gets educated or entertained or inspired I am good. If each reader gets two out of three is even better. All three? Good for humanity!
I am still standing here…
Go CNN #winning
What happened to Scott at Milevalue, anyone knows?
Buzz-
Iâm busy on our tour of Germany. Europeans Iâve spoken seem to have begun to transfer negative thoughts on Trump to negative thoughts on USA.
Help me out here. What should I say when they ask:
âWhy do you let crazy people have guns? Theyâre killing people! Is this what you think should be happening?â
Iâll wait for Ramsey to turn his spell checker on.
Meanwhile, yes the points and mike game is heading for revenue based rewards, specifically between 1-1.5 cents per point. Which is why all my non-bonus spend had been on a 3% cash back card for almost a year. I may soon pass up bonus spending since availability is so overall lousy. Even the Titans seem to have lost that fire for all this (but not those links).
Did you tell them about our 2nd amendment?
In the last few hours:
8 New Credit Card Offers This Week! – Deals We Like
How To Pick The Best Credit Card For Your Small Business – One Mile at a Time
American Express Hilton Cardholders Can Earn An Easy 10,000 Hilton Bonus Points With This Offer (Targeted) (Partner Offer, Terms Apply) – Million Mile Secrets
The 10 Best Deals on Rewards Credit Cards For November, Ranked – View From The Wing
Thank You, Chase Ultimate Rewards! How I Haven’t Had to Pay Full Price for a Flight in YEARS! (Million Mile Secrets May Receive Compensation from Chase) – Million Mile Secrets
Amazingly…we have so many pumping blogs STILL! I expect some movement in Boarding Area. Maybe some one trying to break out on their own #hint
You missed DoC’s attempt to find a new audience “Hanes: Free Six Pack Of Socks With Any Purchase “. What’s next? Diaper deals? Watch out Dansdeals!
That NYT piece on Facebook was……………. sad.
I did not want to know how the sausage was made.
âDid you tell them about our 2nd amendment?â.
Oh yeah. They roll their eyes and say âChange it, People are getting killedâ.
Tough to argue with that logic. At least it is foe me.
Throw in free healthcare and (high quality) free schooling and it will just be like living in Europe.
Perhaps get rid of chlorinated chicken too whilst youâre at it.
Do you light insence when you chant that mantra?
#didntanswerthequestion
Can you believe this guy??? Shortly after his idol had a clickbait post about Stormy Daniels…
Stormy Daniels Lost More Than Her Luggage On Aer Lingus – Live and Let’s Fly
In Webster Dictionary, under kiss ass, is his picture!
Actual CNBC headline, not the Onion:
Cramer blasts the Fed: ‘I know more than they do’ â they must do more homework on the economy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/cramer-blasts-the-fed-i-know-more-than-they-do–do-more-homework-on-the-economy.html
LOL