You might find it handy to delete your DM chain on twitter from time to time. I found it quite hard to do on a mobile device, but via the desktop it was pretty straightforward. As you can see, this sets us up for a much cleaner interface, which helps facilitate discussion of future favors and […]
A crazy day
Have 140K MR (hers) 60K MR (his) 38K UR (hers) 26k (his) 52K AA (hers) 90K (his) Delta 9K Hyatt 2.5K SPG 52K BA 90K (some other stuff) Want Business Class seats for 3, RT that fits around an epic cruise. This latest award booking was a nightmare to book, but I think we got […]
2016 Points and Miles Strategy Ideas
It’s interesting to hear other people talk about their points and miles woes… a discerning eye can learn a lot about the volume earned, and sophistication of the earner from the way in which things trouble people.While some people seek to compartmentalize their points and miles life, I like to incorporate it as much as possible. […]
The art of win
Sun Tzu believed that wins should be quickly earned, and the real skill of a commander is in the ability to assess the opponent, and the opportunity for victory. The war should be fought swiftly to avoid economic losses: “No long war ever profited any country: 100 victories in 100 battles is simply ridiculous. Anyone […]
Travel Planning (from Hell)
Travel Planning has been backburnered recently, but we have deadlines looming, here’s the state of affairs.Booked Trip 1 NCL Escape from Miami (Dec) Trip 2 Aruba (Feb) Trip 3 NCL Epic from Barcelona (Apr) Trip 4 UK (Aug) Out of this, only the Escape is really ‘booked’.. hence the travel planning: ArubaI booked 2×2 Nights at […]
Are you a candidate for Specialization?
Last night on Twitter we were discussing how mind blowingly knowledgeable HaleyB is on Disney. I thought to myself, even after reading her presentation from FT4RL that I still just didn’t ‘get it’ and researching and booking would take many hours.Let’s say I was to go for 2 days (I have no idea if that is […]
Flipping your sh!t
Have you ever wondered why other people are so dumb and you’re such a genius? Happens to me all the time. I remember looking at some guys out there that were ‘paying’ for flights and doing mileage runs to gain status, when I could fly for free…. But when you talk to these guys, it […]
Working that Virgin America award chart
I almost paid cash for a ticket. Holy moly! By cash I mean AA eGift cards. Luckily I managed to find some interesting things in the award charts, and wanted to share my adventures in the hope it may help.I was looking for flights from New York to Las Vegas for TravelCon and was really drawing […]
Picking hotels based on Value?
When I look at a redemption, I tend to consider things from many angles. The overall feeling is a combination of the following thoughts: How awesome will this trip be? How efficiently am I paying for it, and what is the opportunity I am losing in order to select it? In the past I did […]
Should he write it, and can I do any better?
I noticed a tweet yesterday from esteemed travel hacker Robert Dwyer, asking whether FQF thought that spending $40K to earn Hilton Honors Diamond was worth it…. I thought this a great subject to write about, but I had one real problem.I’ve never been HHonors Diamond, so I don’t know what the heck I am talking […]