One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
#841
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#842
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So, who thinks Ben has read these recent posts?
I'm guessing yes, because...well...he's [redacted] as they come.
At the same time, must be kinda hard to digest for him!
I'm guessing yes, because...well...he's [redacted] as they come.
At the same time, must be kinda hard to digest for him!
Last edited by oliver2002; Aug 4, 2015 at 3:26 am Reason: lets not call names :)
#843
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Take it from the Thought Leader in Points and Miles Blogs, Seminars, Charters and Websites: ALL significant points and miles bloggers read this forum. Every day.
Last edited by oliver2002; Aug 4, 2015 at 3:26 am Reason: removed redacted quote
#844
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#845
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#846
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#847
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He's been called out many times in the comments that he doesn't really even travel. He just sits in planes and posh hotels and never truly sees the destinations. And every time an army of fanboys with pitchforks come out to support him. Let the fools do what they want.
#848
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He's been called out many times in the comments that he doesn't really even travel. He just sits in planes and posh hotels and never truly sees the destinations. And every time an army of fanboys with pitchforks come out to support him. Let the fools do what they want.
Has there ever been a review of a non-chain luxury hotel?
#849
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#850
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I like this quote from the other day:
"But that brings me to a bigger point, and Im sure Im not alone. After having lived in hotels for about 16 months, I think Im finally over hotel breakfast, even when its free."
Going on a limb here and going to say that a minority of your readers make 7 figures and have lived in a hotel for the last 16 months.
#851
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http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...-dhabi-suites/
Even though the trip report is almost 6 months old Tiffany is trying to convince people that you "present your boarding pass" to Emirates Chauffeur desk and ask for a car (the Emirates car in the photo is recycled from Ben's review). I recall someone speaking about this issue and said that the airline had pretty strict policies in place. If an agent decided to or mistakenly gave someone a chauffeur it could cost them their job. I've also not seen any data points that this still works (actually many data points on Ben's blog in previous posts that say it doesn't work).
Even though the trip report is almost 6 months old Tiffany is trying to convince people that you "present your boarding pass" to Emirates Chauffeur desk and ask for a car (the Emirates car in the photo is recycled from Ben's review). I recall someone speaking about this issue and said that the airline had pretty strict policies in place. If an agent decided to or mistakenly gave someone a chauffeur it could cost them their job. I've also not seen any data points that this still works (actually many data points on Ben's blog in previous posts that say it doesn't work).
#852
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#853
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Glad Ben came out of the closet. I always suspected given his awkward pronoun use in reviews. For his own safety as newly out, hope he gets over his Middle East fixation.
Ben is nice looking. The handjob story is pretty hot.
Happy for Ben to make lots of money off credit card referrals. I wonder why he keeps his digging ditches job in the award booking business. I could not care less if he swipes knowledge from FT. His posts are always a good read and I get a tidbit every now & again.
Ben is nice looking. The handjob story is pretty hot.
Happy for Ben to make lots of money off credit card referrals. I wonder why he keeps his digging ditches job in the award booking business. I could not care less if he swipes knowledge from FT. His posts are always a good read and I get a tidbit every now & again.
#854
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His posts are always a good read? LOL.
His posts are like reading an obit or a paint by numbers...you know EXACTLY how it's going to read..beginning, middle, and end.
The chain hotels thing....wow. Miserable. The hardest thing to read from him is when he justifies the chains because, well "he likes to know what he's in for"
His posts are like reading an obit or a paint by numbers...you know EXACTLY how it's going to read..beginning, middle, and end.
The chain hotels thing....wow. Miserable. The hardest thing to read from him is when he justifies the chains because, well "he likes to know what he's in for"
#855
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Glad Ben came out of the closet. I always suspected given his awkward pronoun use in reviews. For his own safety as newly out, hope he gets over his Middle East fixation.
Ben is nice looking. The handjob story is pretty hot.
Happy for Ben to make lots of money off credit card referrals. I wonder why he keeps his digging ditches job in the award booking business. I could not care less if he swipes knowledge from FT. His posts are always a good read and I get a tidbit every now & again.
Ben is nice looking. The handjob story is pretty hot.
Happy for Ben to make lots of money off credit card referrals. I wonder why he keeps his digging ditches job in the award booking business. I could not care less if he swipes knowledge from FT. His posts are always a good read and I get a tidbit every now & again.