Comments on: Norway, China visa laws, more on United massacre, Rocketmiles sellathon, my W bed, Russia insanity, Durians, & Buzzzzz

By: ingy

ingy — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:50:02 +0000

There is no inconsistency whatsoever. I would not invite airline or hotel execs to anything where I was making the decisions. As a speaker, I have nothing to do with the agenda.

Apples and Oranges

Hope you can understand that. It seems pretty clear to me

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 06:45:07 +0000

In reply to Greg.

Well…everything is falling. And the UA bang was a very major one. Bloggers will do what feeds them, it’s like crack. I just hoped they did it in a good manner. And that is very tough. Not all their fault either…

Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment. I just post here whatever comes to my head. They’ll do their thing and I ‘ll do mine. I just hope, among all the greediness and used car salesmen tactics, my readers are entertained a little bit!

Time for W.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:32:24 +0000

TBB needs to be on the lookout for bloggers minimizing the impact of the UA devaluation on this hobby. The truth is, it’s huge. The Sky fell a long time ago, now the Stars have fallen too. Some bloggers will forget about it and keep touting the benefits of UR points to push their Chase links.

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:01:48 +0000

In reply to theblakefish. You know I am not touching that one. Did you see what United did to the ones who think they had tickets to HNL for $80? Coming up in next Buzz post!

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:00:18 +0000

In reply to Steve. So angry, so angry. U have an agenda too? :-)

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:59:00 +0000

In reply to Steve. Starting my next Buzz post. I have that post marked in Feedly to visit to glance at the comments. I am not going to waste my time again commenting there anymore. I just wanted to prove a point to my friend ingy ;-)

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:57:19 +0000

In reply to ingy. First, I don't think Steve is angry. Why everyone who disagrees with you is always called angry? He pointed an inconsistency in your statements regarding industry insiders, that's all. Let us know how the signups go. I hope the 5k miles for the cruise are not United's LOL.

By: theblakefish

theblakefish — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:09:03 +0000

I think that Gary ate a few other bloggers after the UA devaluation. Oh, have we heard from Schlappy lately?

Wait…he and United…. 😮

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:23:26 +0000

The guy who made the post below on FlyerTalk and many other similar ones thinks Rick is a flaming hypocrite for suddenly promoting this event that will feature industry insiders.

“I don’t need to create a contrast. It already exists. Expert Flyer, Itasoftware, etc help travel hackers play the game. Do Hyatt, United help us play the game or are they taking away from our game by charging more for changes, restricting routing rules, eliminating benefits etc.

Personally, I don’t need to hob nob with them or believe for one moment that my opinion means a thing to them. I’d like to spend my weekend with like minded people. (and this comment is neither endorsed nor approved by IB)”

By: TWA44

TWA44 — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:56:49 +0000

In reply to ramsey. Hmm, thanks, kind of far from me but worth trying should I be in the area. I have tried various Walgreens in metro Portland (like Lloyd Center and a few in Beaverton) and none of them allowed it.