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Hurricane Irma, Star Wars Themed kids lounge, Gap Year

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Welcome to the weekly roundup – a collection of interesting posts over the last few days (or weeks in this case)

Travel

Warning – this is a German blog, but google translate works decently. It looks like there’s a new Star Wars themed ANA Kids lounge. Great addition to the ANA Star Wars Liveries!

Credit Cards

Joe shares his experience redeeming the Citi AT&T Access More Phone Credit. I still need to use mine, but I’m waiting for the new iPhone, assuming I can do it. 

Hurricane Irma

Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island Home has been reportedly destroyed by Irma. Thankfully, there was no loss of human life, at least on the island.
 
 

Life

Noah and Becky are preparing to take a gap year. There is a lot of planning that goes into it. It is certainly not for the faint of heart. This one will be interesting to follow.

Hurricane Harvey, Quick Roundup and Thoughts

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You’ve probably noticed by now that my posting rate has gone down rather significantly over the past few weeks. Its been a rather crazy few weeks for me, and unfortunately regular blog posts have been impacted. That said, there’s just so much happening that I had to at least attempt to get something out. So I’m treating this as a quick roundup, it is by no means all inclusive.

Hurricane Harvey

  • There really aren’t words for what we are seeing down in Texas, and now Louisiana. I’ve been impressed with some of the really positive stories of airlines going out of their way to help.
  • We’re seeing a number of “promotions” where you can earn miles for donating to various organizations. Like this United example where you can get up to 1,000 United miles for donating. It ends up being just 4x, and my opinion: donate because its right, not just to get 4x miles.
  • I’ve been really impressed with the imagery we’re seeing from GOES-16 Experimental (I think that’s the technical term). You may recall that my wife worked on that satellite and we were down in Cape Canaveral for the launch in November. Including a photo below, courtesy of the GOES-R program.
Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey just prior to making landfall

Other Thoughts

  • Chase updated their terms for the Sapphire Family, limiting the signup bonuses you can get.
  • From the Travel Update – What airlines offer free transit hotels. This is a pretty nice game changer for some places that force an overnight anyway. 
  • EVA Air is the latest to cease 747 passenger flights. 
  • Bank of America seems to be cracking down on heavy churners.. Milenerd may be the latest prominent person to acknowledge the new reality.
  • Doctor of Credit makes a very valid point – support the sites that you enjoy. It doesn’t even have to be financially. Just sharing your favorite blogs or blog posts is meaningful. It can make a big difference, knowing people are reading your material and appreciate it enough to share it.

Honest Airline Slogans, US Airline Consolidation, Get Points for Southwest’s Snafu

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OneWorld Premium Award Space, Park Hyatt Vienna, Points Transfer Times

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  • There is a new “premium” card (I put that in quotes because the fee is only $95) on the way to the market. Bank of America is jumping into the foray!

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Qatar Business Fare, Possible Increased Delta AMEX Bonus

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It was a pretty hectic weekend and start to the week, so here’s a few highlights:

Travel like a spy, gate check your bag, Amazing Opportunity with GOL Smiles

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Monday Roundup: Business Wisdom, AMEX Offer, Great American Eclipse

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A short Monday Roundup of posts that are worth looking at:
 
6 Things that are important to know if you are starting a business.
 
Were you targeted for an amazing American Express Business Platinum offer for existing cardholders? I wasn’t (and I even called to see if I could be included). If you were, share in the comments!
 
Would you pay $74,000 per hour for this 787? Its pretty impressive, but, that is a whole lot of cashback points!
 
Southwest Airlines is highlighting which of its flights on 21 August will be best for viewing the Great American Eclipse. Southwest will also be offering some great hospitality including “cosmic cocktails”!
 
Similar to the Australian who checked a beer, someone checked deodorant; unfortunately the story doesn’t end nearly as well. 

Celebrating @AmericanAir Employees, Gulf Airlines Coordinating Operations, Amtrak Rewards

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Monday Roundup: Citi Prestige, Disney Star Wars, Bastille Day

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Welcome to the new week! Here is your Monday Roundup – those great posts that you might have missed with the craziness of the weekend.

  • Citi has announced additional changes to their Citi Prestige Card, I think, meant to show value, with the negative changes that include dropping the 1.6 cents per point redeemed for travel on American Airlines down to 1.3 cents, and the taking away of the golf benefit. Nick isn’t convinced this is good news. I’m still on the fence here.
  • Disney is launching an immersive, all inclusive Star Wars hotel. It sounds awfully cool, the question is, can you wait the 2-3 years it will take to build it?
  • The best place to enjoy the Bastille Day Fireworks.
  • If you haven’t been to Lake Como, this may make you put it higher on your list.
  • Have you ever been to Ulaanbaatar? I sure haven’t, but I would love to visit Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia some day. Here are Lucky’s initial thoughts.
  • Not terribly miles and points related, but Microsoft is giving a ton of ebooks away – grab them while you can!
     

Weekend Roundup: JetBlue Mosaic, Economics of timeshares, United

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There was a lot of news over the past few days and so it makes sense to do a brief weekend roundup of all the news worthy of your attention in travel, reselling, miles and pints.

Weekend Roundup

  • JetBlue has released a rather awesome status match / challenge for Mosaic status. If you fly any JetBlue, this is something you will want to look at; I’m planning to fly my first Mint flight next month, so I’m particularly excited about this one!
  • United has fixed the glitch that hid increased award availability for United Mileage Plus holders. 
  • Has Gary Leff been too hard on American Airlines? My opinion: He hasn’t been hard enough. The airline has gone from industry leading to borderline bottom. I’m not just talking about the AAdvantage devaluation, but everything seems to be moving down, including the lack of In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on even refurbed or newly delivered legacy US Airways aircraft. 
  • The economics of owning a timeshare, I own a timeshare (courtesy of my parents), but gosh, I totally feel like I’ve been missing out a ton. 
  • More United, now you can combine multiple travel certificates. These are vouchers that you might receive from accepting a bump, or a problem with your flight that you might have asked for a gesture of goodwill. 
  • If you’re like me, you’ve never had SkyTeam status; if you’re not like me, and you have had SkyTeam status, but perhaps you’d like it again, well, here is your opportunity! China Southern wants to give you those highly coveted Elite Member Benefits (see below for China Southern’s benefits):

Weekend Roundup, China Southern

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