Hello, PointsHoarder fans. We’re glad to have you around and happy to announce that we’re changing our name this week. Why? Mostly because we don’t actually hoard points and we think that doing so is…
PointsHoarder 46: Staten Island to the Island Hopper
- March 6, 2014
- Tagged as: Cleveland, Delta, Frontier, Mileage Run, Qantas, United, United Airlines, wifi
Welcome to episode 46 of the PointsHoarder podcast where we spend much of our time working to bully/pressure Stephan into taking a trip half way around the world, mostly in coach, for no apparent reason…
PointsHoarder 45: Dhaka, Dhaka, Goose!
- February 20, 2014
- Tagged as: Biman Bangladesh, Cleveland, Club Carlson, Delta, elite status, Frontier, PaxEx, Qatar, Seattle, Thai Airways, wifi
Welcome to the end of the line for the DC-10. Sort of. Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the only remaining operator of the type for commercial service and they’re finally making the leap into the 21st…
So, what did Justin Bieber do after nearly being arrested for smoking pot on a charter flight to Teterboro prior to the Super Bowl? Go out partying with PointsHoarder’s producer Rolo, of course! That’s just…
Sometimes it is hard to say “I’m sorry.” In this episode, however, we prove that all of us can manage the phrase quite easily. See, it turns out that in PointsHoarder 42 I gave some…
PointsHoarder 42: Merry New Year
- January 9, 2014
- Tagged as: credit card, Delta, podcast, points, United, United Airlines
Welcome to 2014, where lots of rules are changing and so are our travel patterns. Somewhat. Sorry we missed a couple weeks there over the holidays but we’re back with a whole bunch of stuff…
PointsHoarder 41: The Holiday Episode
- December 12, 2013
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, merger, New York City, podcast, US Airways, Virgin America
Welcome to the holiday episode of the PointsHoarder Podcast, so named mostly because we decided to mock the operational challenges American Airlines faced this past week with a bit of a jingle. You can enjoy…
PointsHoarder 40: The Thanksgivukkah Miracle
- November 27, 2013
- Tagged as: jetblue, Mileage Run, National, PaxEx, podcast, rental cars, United, United Airlines, wifi
Not really any miracles to speak of in the episode, but – like many things I write – it seemed like a good idea at the time. We’re coming to you a day early this…
Is the sky falling? Are we reaching the end of a fantastic run? Or is this just a minor adjustment in the world of points & miles? That’s the main topic of this week’s PointsHoarder…
Some of our listeners have asked for out-takes and other behind-the-scenes bits from our shows. My response has generally been that we don’t have any because I don’t really edit anything out of the recording…
