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DLD 85: El Ocho Cinco

  • June 11, 2015
  • Tagged as: American Airlines, American Express, Dubai, Oneworld, Qatar Airways, spg, starwood, Starwood Preferred Guest, Sydney

Australia is in for American and the SPG AmEx is improved for many. Dubai is hot and water is wet. Lots of fun on this week’s show.

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DLD 82: That seems like a mistake

  • May 14, 2015
  • Tagged as: 787, american, American Airlines, awards, Dreamliner, Etihad, hotels, rewards, United, United Airlines, Wyndham, Wyndham Rewards

The DoT backtracks on its rules, Wyndham flattens its award chart and American Airlines has a new type in its fleet. And, if you’re special enough to the airline you might gain access to a special Twitter account. Enjoy the show!

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DLD 74: New seats, big and small

  • February 5, 2015
  • Tagged as: american, American Airlines, KLM, PaxEx, Premium Economy, Singapore Air, United, United Airlines, videos

This week’s episode talks about new seats coming, some much more comfy that others. Also a promo on the horizon from SPG and American gives a nod to its history.

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DLD 70: A Christmas Miracle

  • December 25, 2014
  • Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, american, American Airlines, bonus, IHG, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Kimpton, merger, podcast, promotions, upgrades, US Airways

Merry Christmas from the DLD crew! This week we’re talking fuel hedges, hotel buyouts and just how compelling mega bonus miles can be. Plus, we’ve got a special guest, David Huberman, on the show.

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DLD 68: Gangnam Style

  • November 27, 2014
  • Tagged as: Chase, Copa, Delta, Delta Air Lines, marriott, Seoul, Trip Report, Ultimate Rewards, United, United Airlines

Welcome to Seoul, Korea, where we’re recording live for this episode. News from United, Chase & Delta round out the show.

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DLD 67: Buy a Virgin, Launch a Veteran

  • November 20, 2014
  • Tagged as: Delta, Delta Air Lines, elite status, first class, jetblue, PaxEx, podcast, Premium Economy, spg, United, United Airlines, Virgin America

This episode we look at a new livery celebrating Veterans Day, discuss the lack of creativity from some loyalty programs and discuss whether it is a smart idea to buy a Virgin.

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DLD 64: Changes in passports, attitudes and point redemptions

  • October 9, 2014
  • Tagged as: American Airlines, American Express, awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, hotels, Membership Rewards, rewards, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, United, United Airlines

Changes are coming to US passports in 2016; lots of other changes before then for US airlines, hotel award searches and more.

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DLD 62: Liveries & lawsuits

  • September 11, 2014
  • Tagged as: Emirates, Frontier, HHonors, hilton, hotels, IHG, Intercontinental Hotel Group, marriott, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, spg, Starwood Preferred Guest, United, United Airlines

Southwest has a new heart (logo), United went to court and the Ex-Im bank continues to be a strange player in the aviation market.

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DLD 55: Inmates running the asylum

  • June 5, 2014
  • Tagged as: American Airlines, Brazil, Emirates, IHG, Intercontinental Hotel Group, New York City, upgrades

I wasn’t on the recording this week so I don’t entirely know what happened during the session, other than the bits I listened to during the editing. On the plus side, quite a few rants…

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DLD 52: A steamy conversation in the sauna

  • April 29, 2014
  • Tagged as: awards, hotels, podcast, points

All four of us agreed that episode 51 was a bit slow. Not bad, really, but it was lacking a bit of excitement or intrigue. Last weekend I was in Seattle for the latest edition…

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