We bring you the new Delta Amex offers, get you cheap airline elite status, hike Michigan trails, see an amazing Glory Cloud, beat up on Delta some more, talk about Joon, Autoslash, Red Roof Inn’s Red Collection brand, visit a super remote place in Alaska, have fun with a jealous wife at a swingers party (no shocking video, so sad!), go to Denmark too, set the record straight about the baby, discuss travel thought leaderish things and stuff like that. You all have a great weekend!
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Amex is now having some really nice Delta credit card offers. BestOffersPatrol has now updated the list of the Best Offers available with my links. If you EVER pay a penny on interest to the bank I will send out the TBB Drone to teach you a lesson you will never ever forget, you have been warned! And if you don’t know what I am talking about, maybe you should read this first!
As a free agent since 2012, I can’t believe there are “hackers” out there playing in the airlines’ turf chasing status! Which Airlines Offer Elite Status Without Spending Requirements.
Always count on Delta to add a tiny bone (in flight text messaging) to horrific (for us) devaluations ($250k requirement)…Oh, which is even worse when you realize that the no annual fee Amex Blue Delta Skymiles card is NOT eligible!
Anyone care to guess how long that award to Hawaii using Singapore Airlines miles and flying Alaska Airlines lasts? I say it is gone by Christmas now that bloggers have been raving about the “sweet” spot. Here are all the partner award charts of Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles.
Some deeper analysis on that $250k MQD waiver by Delta. If you are a newbie reading about spending $250k on a credit card, please be aware it is NOT what you think. And yes, it is still ridiculous lol.
I am on a roll making bets in this post. Anyone care to bet how long will Joon, Air France’s cool airline focusing on Millennials last?
I had seen this earlier but I do not believe I have covered it. AutoSlash, my favorite car rental site, has made big changes to itself. The advantage of the site was the “set and forget” feature by automatically rebooking you at a lower price. No more, you will be required to take action. And that is a huge drawback, at least to me. I have no doubt they can get you the lower car rental rate. But way too much more work now. I may take it off the Sites I Like list, sad! Tough business they are in, good luck guys!
Talk about a bubble in hotel brands! Red Roof joins the madness with “Red Collection”. Zzzzzzzzzzz.
25 of Michigan’s best-loved trails, ranked. I am going to take the lame blogger route and ask which is your favorite for (non-mountain) biking?
Kivalina village in Alaska is sinking. Anyone been there? Were you upgraded in the Hyatt? Lol.
I don’t do whole click bait posts with stuff like this. Can you imagine if this came with a “shocking video”? LOL. Swingers party goes bad when ‘jealous’ wife attacks husband with minivan.
Morning Glory Cloud. In Lake Michigan. AMAZING!
Spiraling Treetop Walkway. In Denmark. Wow.
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LaQuinta sent me 1,500 points and told me to get a coffee. How did they know I like coffee? I kept quiet and the points. I have almost enough for two free nights. One day I will burn them. Or maybe give them away to the most persistent TBB troll hehe.
Where TBB stands on MMS and Emily, baby etc.
Update on my blog monetization plans. To put a smile on Ingy’s face. Enjoy my blog while it lasts you guys.
Reader sent me a thank you note for shaming View From The Wing. Should I take credit for less Kim Kardashian click bait posts and credit card pumping? Oh, wait. So, Doctor of Credit links again to View From The Wing who returns the favor by doing what pioneers do best, sell credit cards smoothly!
What is even more ridiculous is that I was accused of doing the SAME EXACT thing here. Bwahahaahaha. No worries, ass kisser bloggers will do what they best. Whatever.
Just a few selected posts from a short time span on Thursday. I “do the same exact thing” you guys…That still gets me. As that post about bodily fluids way before 8 am a few days ago. Barf time!
Maybe that is why my blog does not make much money? Hmm, okay, lets not go there. It is what it is. Enjoy my baby while it lasts. I AM the father 🙂
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I’m sure this could open a can of worms, but wtf is with people having to be dragged off planes? My theory is that in Trump America, there’s an increasing breakdown of civility and decency because people are seeing that public figures can just do whatever they want and have no repercussions. Ex. Tom Price spending $1M on air travel alone, getting called out, claiming that he’ll stop (Which I’ll be very surprised if he actually does completely) and promising to pay it back, but then we learn that he’s only paying back “his share”.
It’s just going to get worse…
Well, when you have Titan bloggers each doing 30k posts in these Dr. Tao dragging incidents…and then the dude gets millions…what do you expect?
It’s hard to tell to what extent these incidents are actually increasing or if it’s just an uptick in awareness, reporting, and (most importantly) people recording with their phones. Any time there are a couple of sensationalistic events it seems like suddenly we constantly hear about similar occurrences. Those of us who are regulars on FT have occasionally read posts with stuff like this for years – these things are not at all new. But it’s only been more recently that the regular news outlets are reporting it more (and tabloids like VFTW passing it on as well).
I’m not saying these incidents may not be increasing – it’s certainly possible especially given tighter seating, worse airline customer service, etc. – just that it’s hard to know with objectivity if the actual occurrences are on the rise.
I’m not into politics and certainly do not like Trump one bit. But I think blaming Trump or “Trump’s America” for it is silly. Issues with airline mistreatment are not new and whatever cultural factors play into the incidents (from both the airline and passenger sides of the equation) didn’t just materialize in the past year or so.
My own guess, without any evidence so just my opinion, is that you have several factors, in no particular order: 1. Many people are already nervous about flying to begin with. 2. Some people are naturally confrontational (FAs and pax). 3. Post-9/11 the US overreacted in some ways with airline security and I think it encourages a militant attitude among some (though not all) of the people encountered when flying – TSA, FAs, etc. such that a Barney Fife approach is taken rather than using common sense and proportional responses. 4. Poor training of airline employees in conflict resolution. 5. Tighter and less comfortable seating, more packed aircraft, and a more hassle-prone experience in general increases the likelihood of tempers flaring.
Valid points.
I should add reason #6: Let me do something on purpose and hope it becomes a viral video and in the process some employees screw up and I get to hire the lawyers Dr. Tao hired so I can make money.
🙂
#6a: this is triggered by massive wealth inequality + lack of opportunities to “move up”
#7: Non-US/Euro carriers: “the customer is always right”
US3: ‘you’re in charge–don’t let the customer push you around!’
t was me, WTF!
Maybe it’s silly, hopefully it’s wrong, but when the alt right feels comfortable enough to publicly march, have someone die on their hands, and be called fine people by the president, that’s the wrong direction for things to go.
OK, I’ll bite (more like chew here in Paris).
I’ll be there just for two days in May. Any must sees that are less well known?
The school where Macron met his wife?
How much time have you spent in Paris?
Buzz-Great idea. A real educational experience.
I should have clarified:
The school where Macron stayed for “extra” credit after class 🙂
I’ve never been. I should have two full days there the first week of May, and then another day in Normandy and hopefully staying on Mont st michel
Brenton-
I suggest you get Rick Steves’ France 2018 when it comes out in the next month or two. Set aside 4-5 hours of serious time reading his suggestions on what to do and how to do them. It’ll cost about $20 on Amazon.
Nobody does it better.
I was really hoping for the Sam’s France 2017 that’s free, but I suppose i owe it to Rick considering how much he’s given me over the years…
If u are not into JetBlue miles, use my Amazon link! 🙂
#pimpingmylinks!
I’ll consider it. Or I may spend 5 hours at a Barnes and Noble…
Tried to use your links for AOR Friday, but everything you had I wasn’t eligible for, or didn’t want.
Approved for Delta Gold business 60k and Amex Everyday 25k. Pending for Barclay Aviator (automatic denial in June and March, but third time’s the charm!)
Thanks for the link to the deeper Delta analysis. That was very good. I’m sure I’m one of those Delta targeted. Getting the last b class seat out of Rome was from Delta’s point of view absurd. I don’t spend that much. Fair enough.
All I can think of is all that 250k spend can go to a 2% card instead 🙂
Hey, that $5k will only buy one, or maybe two flights in business class!
What I’ll miss most is the Diamond line. If my kid is hung up traveling on my miles and the wait for “the ordinary people line” is 90 minutes, the Diamond line solves the problem in less than 5 minutes. Maybe the Platinum line isn’t bad but is sure can’t be better!
I miss the Platinum line (pre Diamond era) and the agents at Chisholm, MN.
They were soooooo good we had parties for them… and a huge banner! I go back and look at those pictures remembering the “good times” in loyalty programs.
Meanwhile, South Korea banned ICO shit too…
Banned in North Korea too.
Julian at TPG now is down to “Should I use my SPG or Chase Sapphire Reserve at Starwood Hotels?” posts, sad!
Sad to see a good one having sold his soul like that! Maybe one day he will climb out of the TPG gutter and back into the light!
Anybody for a trip to the Soviet germ warfare island?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170926-the-deadly-germ-warfare-island-abandoned-by-the-soviets
If there’s a Park Hyatt, definitely. If there’s at least a Hyatt Regency, maybe…
I smell a mattress run!
Just lounge hopped at LHR T3. The CX is the best choice for oneworld fliers.
The PP lounge in WAW is better than the AA club at LHR.
10 mins from check in to lounge at LHR was very nice.
Made mental notes about that, thanks.
So many experts…
Live and Let’s Fly dude blogs about how he got the Southwest dragging incident wrong. LOL.
DoC just now realized the Sheraton Iguazu is leaving SPG. If only he read TBB as closely as VFTW.
Buzz-
This just in:
Onion sources are reporting that LA Police now believe that Hugh Hefner’s death likely involved foreplay. I’m sure someone will say “He died doing what he loved”..
For updates over the weekend, keep an eye on View from the Hidden Camera.
I like your humor Sam.
You can have a column here…Parody the MMS interviews? Parody the Titans doing their best to help family and friends travel for free?
Enjoy Paris. Macron’s wife LOVED Athens when she visited last month!
And the people here loved them! We were eating when there was a big commotion and I ran out to see Macron and his wife walking through the streets greeting people. Never hear that many happy people when Tsipras is around… 🙂
So much credit card selling…wow, it is good to take a break for the weekend!
Apparently, the up to 100k British Airways Visa DOES end today. Still not subject to 5/24.
Only 23 miles biking today…
Have some good stuff for Monday and 5 Best of Web links for Tuesday too.
Breaking: Blog “Points With a Crew” to be renamed “Credits With a Crew” effective immediately!
To readers who voted for Trump:
You have to be offended at how Trump is bitching at the Puerto Rican mayor. Right? Will there be anything this vulgar sob (pun intended) you will find offensive? Ever?
I have been consistent calling this dude a mentally dusthrbed moron aashole. And he does his best to redefine what asshole means!
Love My President……..they should of never made P.R. an America Territory!
spend some time in NYC
Um…that’s “should have” not “should of”.
Who said, “I love the undereducated!”?