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New American Express Platinum Benefit 1.5 MR per $ Hey big spenders! Short and sweet post.... Now you can get 1.5X Membership Rewards® points per dollar when you use your American Express Platinum Card for purchases of $5,000 or more. You can earn up to 1 million additional points per year with this new benefit.
The Secret Chase Sapphire Reserve factory?
The Secret Chase Sapphire Reserve factory?
Earlier this month JP Morgan Chase began accepting applications for their new Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card. Bloggers and mileage junkies have been going crazy over applying for this card that has a 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards point bonus.
In the Bloomberg News article on September 22, 2016 about the new Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card they spoke highly of the exclusivity of this new…
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Southwest Airlines Travel Advisory - Hoverboards
Southwest Airlines Travel Advisory – Hoverboards
Southwest Airlines has issued the following travel advisory following the big 3 airlines:
Travel Advisory Hoverboards and Similar Devices
Due to concerns regarding the lithium batteries used in hoverboards (balance boards, gravity boards, self-balancing devices, etc.), effective Saturday, December 12, 2015, Southwest Airlines will not transport hoverboards in either checked luggage or as…
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Meet Up! San Diego (Del Mar) Thursday Nov 12, 6PM, The Fish Market (Seafood)
Dinner with FlyerTalker Dan Hammer who will be in town and would love to meet with San Diego and Orange County FlyerTalkers. Dan is a long time FlyerTalk member and friend who also runs the now infamous Brooklyn Reality Tour every June, even though he threatens each year to be his last. Over 50 FlyerTalkers board a chartered bus on a Saturday in early June and tour Brooklyn like you have never…
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BREAKING NEWS: BizAir Shuttle Shuts Down!
BREAKING NEWS: BizAir Shuttle STOPS SERVICE! .@nbcsandiego @airlinereporter @flyertalk
Today, suddenly without notice employees of Carlsbad, California based BizAir Shuttle were notified that all flight services are being halted. A Carlsbad employee stated “They are done, I guess they went under. I had a couple of days warning”.
BizAir Shuttle a scheduled charter service started flying in June with daily flights from Carlsbad, California (CRQ) to Los Angeles, California (LAX)…
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NSFW! My Full Monty shower video
Delta Bans Shipment of Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo trophies
From the Delta Airlines website:
Delta bans shipment of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo trophies
08/03/2015
Effective immediately, Delta Airlines will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo trophies worldwide as freight. Prior to this ban, Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolute compliance with all government regulations regarding…
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BizAir Shuttle New Route: LAS VEGAS!
BizAir Shuttle New Route: LAS VEGAS!
BizAir Shuttle will begin flying from Carlsbad, California (CRQ) to Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS) beginning on July 30, 2015. This charter airline will offer scheduled service now to both Los Angeles and Las Vegas on limited schedules. Prices begin at USD$126 each way for LAX and USD$154 each way for LAS. I have not flow on them yet, primarily because they do not interline luggage with the main…
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New Amex Promos!
I noticed new American Express promotions when I logged in today, be careful of the Walmart.com offer as it does not work in store, only online. Otherwise, I was not that impressed by any of them. See below in the image.
Thought I would share so you don’t have to hunt to find these unimpressive offers. Am I wrong, how would you game/use these offers to maximize your money? Comment below!
If you…
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Now, Carlsbad beach
DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Shhh! Secret DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe #travel #foodie #food
Yesterday was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day and all of the DoubleTree Hotels were giving away free cookies to anyone just for walking in the door. You did not have to be staying as a guest. Well I could not resist and I hit two DoubleTree Hotels in the San Diego area. The first one in Mission Valley was a success and I got my free cookie. The second one in Del Mar was a disappointment as…
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Shhh! It's a DoubleTree cookie
FREE Uber All Week in Bali
FREE Uber All Week in Bali .@flyertalk #Bali #uber
The on demand car service Uberis offering free service all week on the Indonesian island of Bali. From 6am May 16, 2015 until May 23, 2015 at 11:59pm all new and current Uber customers will get up to 10 free rides and up to Rp 100,000 per ride. This is an outstanding deal. Do note that the Nusa Dua beach hotel area is excluded from the free zone, but you could easily use Uber to get to the…
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Yesterday morning you may have heard that a United Express/Skywest commuter plane lost a landing gear and made a crash landing on the runway at LAX. Flight UA5316 operated by SkyWest Airlines with 40 passengers and a crew of 4 onboard left Monterey, California (MRY) en-route to Los Angeles (LAX). The aircraft is a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 twin engine passenger plane. An emergency was declared and the flight circled LAX in an attempt to resolve the landing gear problem. The flight traveled an addition 324 miles than was originally planned prior to landing.
(c) Flightaware.com
After it was determined that there was no alternative than to put down at LAX passengers were instructed on the emergency landing procedures and to brace for impact. Surprisingly, all passengers deplaned in an orderly fashion and left all of their carryon belongings behind. There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained damage to the wing and was taken out of service. All remaining flights between LAX and Monterey were cancelled for the day.
Additional flight information (c) flight aware.com
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EXCLUSIVE: Photos of United LAX Emergency Landing .@flyLAXofficial @flyertalk Yesterday morning you may have heard that a United Express/Skywest commuter plane lost a landing gear and made a crash landing on the runway at LAX.
Silvercar to add Chicago O'Hare in June
Silvercar to add Chicago O'Hare in June #chicagoseminars
Rental car company Silvercarto add Chicago O’Hare International Airport as its next rental location per an article in the New York Times. Silvercar is the rental car company that rents silver Audi A4’s hence the name “Silvercar”. The rental car company became popular because if its “Uber” like ease of rental using smartphone apps to open and select the vehicle from a fleet of all Audi A4…
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I had the opportunity to spend a Saturday night at SPG’s Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica Hotel. This is an SPG category 5 hotel located in Santa Monica California just outside of Los Angeles. I made a last minute booking and the only rooms available were double queen bed rooms:
SPG website booking offer
I selected to pay 12,000 Starwood Starpoints for the one night, no taxes, however they did charge an $18 facility fee to cover high speed internet, 4 hour bicycle rental and valet parking. When we checked in around 10pm we were told that the hotel was sold out but as an SPG Elite member we were upgraded to room 609 with a balcony and an ocean view. We confirmed a 4pm check out when we received out keys. The view was actually of an aging apartment building next door and we could see into the rooms of the neighbors. The room had only a partial water view and the balcony was so small that it could accommodate only one chair. The room was as described on the booking page:
The bathroom had dim lighting, was cramped and seemed outdated to me. On the properties website their prior guests had complained that the toilet was too small for an adult and most likely was only sized for a child. I completely agree with this description. My pet peeve was seeing the hinges painted over with layers of paint and visible signs of rust and paint peeling along the bottom of the bathroom door. The room description said that it was a “Newly renovated” room. This was an outright misrepresentation. The shower head had a water restrictor that slowed the flow considerably. Since we are in a major drought, I can overlook the water restrictor, but as a local resident I am already trained in water saving methods and already turn off the water while lathering and shampooing. The shampoo and soap was very nice. There was an Illy Cafe espresso maker in the room that came with a complicated set of instructions, that I did not have the patience to be bothered with. It must have been part of the French decor.
Another complain that another guest had was that the valet took too long to bring the car when it was requested. I did not find this in my stay and the car was brought promptly on busy Sunday morning and was waiting for me by the time I came downstairs. I did not use the pool or restaurant as my stay was too short. There was no club lounge. The lobby staff as pleasant and efficient when checking me in, asked if I needed assistance to the room and I declined. This property was the former Sheraton Delfina Hotel and has been rebranded as a Le Meridien property. For the price it was an efficient hotel and a good value compared to the Marriott, Fairmont and Loews properties nearby. I would not recommend it as a resort or vacation destination. I would stay here again in a pinch if business brings me to Santa Monica again.
I received the folio by email at 3am and all charges were correct for the $18 fee. By 10am the next morning the housekeeper was banging on the door wanting to clean the room. I will never understand why late check out guests are not confirmed with the housekeeping staff prior to them disturbing guests.
Have you stayed at this SPG property? If so what was your experience? Please reply in the comments area below.
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Review: Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica .@spgassist #travel #hotels I had the opportunity to spend a Saturday night at SPG's Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica Hotel…
DEAL: JFK-San Salvador, El Salvador $202 rt
FARE DEAL: JFK-San Salvador, El Salvador $202 rt all taxes included!
The Flight Deal has broken a story about a very cheap fare between New York JFK and San Salvador, El Salvador on Copa Airlines for $202 round trip including all taxes and fees. This will earn you 5882 qualifying miles. Tickets must be purchased at least 3 days in advance and all travel must be complete by July 31, 2015. Copa is a Star Alliance member airline.
I found tickets available by…
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