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| Go to Canada this Week to Avoid Thanksgiving Crowds |
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving Travel Survival Guide
Just don't fly Thanksgiving week. The large numbers of amateurs will be immensely frustrating.
Monday, November 23, 2015
70 Quid to Skip the Queue at Heathrow
I would gladly pay £70 to skip all queues at LHR, but the $105 only gets you out of the passport line. United Kingdom’s Registered Traveller Service gives users a faster immigration experience, similar idea, but different process, to Global Entry. I don't fly to the UK often enough to make this worth while. Also on my last two visits, the immigration line was one or two people long.
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| British Airways 777 |
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
American to Devalue March 2016
You'll earn fewer miles for flying, miles will be worth less when buying award tickets, and the program will be more like Delta and United. Not surprising or welcome news. Cash in your miles while they still have their current high value. Good luck, everyone else will be going after the same limited space on Qantas or Finnair.
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| Time is Fading on AAdvantage Award Value |
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
Starwood to be Purchased by Marriott
Darn. I heard the rumors that Starwood was for sale, but I was betting on a small chain like Hyatt or private equity to buy them. Starwood announced today that Marriott would be acquiring them. I don't like this for a few reasons. I'm two years away from lifetime platinum status and it's likely that this benefit won't continue. I also get Marriott status from their United partnership, so I will lose a back up program and there will be tons of extra elites fighting for upgrades and awards. Marriott's awards program isn't as generous and provides worse value than SPG. Ultimately I like my SPG program as it is and don't want it changed. If I wanted to be a Marriott elite member, I would be.
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| Westin Hotel at Denver Airport |
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