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DLD135: Action in Asia

  • March 31, 2017
  • Tagged as: american, American Airlines, Australia, awards, China, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, Korean Airlines, Phoenix, podcast, rewards, singapore, United, United Airlines, Westin

Lots of stuff happening in Asia, from partnerships to award travel to Singapore hawker stalls. Polaris takes a (bigger) delay and a Westin has math troubles.

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DLD120: Who shall fly and who shall fold

  • September 29, 2016
  • Tagged as: A380, Air Berlin, Alaska Airlines, awards, Dubai, elite status, Emirates, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, marriott, merger, rewards, singapore, spg, Starwood Preferred Guest, United, United Airlines

Europe’s aviation market is a bit of a mess, with Monarch on the cusp of closing and Air Berlin making major changes. SPG & Marriott are merged and Fozz books a flight on air!

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DLD 87: With a Globetrotting Guest

  • July 23, 2015
  • Tagged as: awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, first class, podcast, rewards, SkyMiles

All sorts of changes in the past week or so with the Delta SkyMiles program, plus a special guest talking recent premium cabin travel on a handful of airlines.

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DLD 83: The Allure of Older Planes

  • May 28, 2015
  • Tagged as: american, American Airlines, awards, Cuba, Cubana, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Japan, rewards, SkyMiles, Trip Report, United, United Airlines

Old planes sent to the graveyard and a few new apps/websites we wish were similarly fated. Plus a look at the new pseudo-award chart for SkyMiles.

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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 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression (repost)

  • April 6, 2015
  • Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines

Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!

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DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression

  • April 2, 2015
  • Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines

Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!

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DLD 75: That day SHARES was more accurate than SABRE

  • February 19, 2015
  • Tagged as: 787, Air France, american, American Airlines, awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, PaxEx, podcast, Premium Economy, rewards, SkyMiles, Southwest Airlines, United, United Airlines

How did SHARES best Sabre? Ask American Airlines and its 787 inaugural flight. Plus a lost wallet, two programs going variable on award prices and a mistake fare which raises all sorts of questions.

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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 58: Adventures in IROPS

  • July 18, 2014
  • Tagged as: A330neo, A380, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, awards, Etihad, Gold Passport, hyatt, jetblue, Qatar, rewards, United, United Airlines

Things don’t always go as planned. We usually recover better than others, even if there is a bit of chaos involved. Still, it is not too common that a simple round-trip requires 10-ish different bookings to make it happen. Oopsie.

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