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Blitzkrieg 2014
1-7 Amazing. If soccer was this exciting all the time, I’d consider being a fan…
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The Party’s Over (on UA)
So the other shoe had dropped. As predicted (because Delta Airlines did it), UA Mileage Plus will become a revenue-based mileage program. Here’s a link comparing the two programs. Long story short, the more expensive the ticket and shorter the distance, the better it is. Which means that if you plan to fly SFO-HKG, you […]
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AWOL
A lot has happened since the last post. I finally divorced United Airlines. This has been a long time coming. First, there was the gradual devaluation of 1K status. Then there was the announcement that Mileage Plus was going to a revenue model (like Delta). Even if you flew 100k miles in a calendar year, […]
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Rewards Plus, a change we will all like (for once)
United Airlines has actually made a change that all of us (frequent flyers) will like! All Premier Mileage Plus members Gold and above, will now receive complementary Marriott Gold status. Yay. For official details, go here. Even though I don’t usually stay at Marriott hotels, it’s always nice to have the status in your pocket […]
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Compooper Stuff, Uncategorized
Trade in program for iPhone?
So Apple may be offering a trade-in program at their retail stores? Nice. I wonder what I can get for my 3G? Every little bit helps, since unlocked iPhones cost close to US$700. Related articles You’ll Finally Be Able to Trade in Your Old iPhone Will Apple Really Lauch an iPhone Trade-In Program?
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Baroque Angel at BMW Shanghai
1948 BMW 502 “Baroque Angel” at the BMW Brand Experience showroom in Shanghai. It looks great in black!
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Tokyo Xmas
It’s Christmas time at Roppongi Hills. Where the trees are lit up and people say “メリークリスマス” instead of “happy holidays”. It is also incredibly cold. But hey, it IS December…
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Good Travel Advice, Uncategorized
Victim of new UA SWU policy
…also known as “something we will all like”. When UA and CO commensurated their merger back in March, there was an important change made to how SWUs were to be accepted. Long story short, SWUs are no longer the top priority for upgrades since the new UA will now push the sale of upgrades at […]
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Adventures in Economy Plus
Due to not flying a lot earlier this year, I have been doing Mileage Runs to San Juan for the past eight weeks. A Mileage Run is usually a flight that covers the most amount of mileage for the least amount of money and usually means a very short turn. Typically, these runs have had […]
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The “new” United…
…making lots of changes we know you will like. Like making a simple milk run from SFO-LAX into an ordeal. Has anyone noticed how UA planes are starting to break down more frequently? One of these no-show planes was supposed to land, load up and take off before my hour long flight to The Southland. […]