Top 42 American Airlines AAdvantage Program Secrets -- new report
Dec 17, 2008, 10:46 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2005
Programs: AA: ExPlat, Virgin: Silver, Midwest, US Airways: Gold, NW, Lufthansa: Freq Trav
Posts: 276
Did Kevin Trudeau write it? 
Dec 17, 2008, 10:59 am
#17
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: CCS
Programs: MX CO-Plat AA-Plat UA-1K DL HH Hyatt
Posts: 21
Myself, I would like to know what is in the report. But not for $97. That was a tank of gas last summer.
Dec 17, 2008, 11:01 am
#18
Moderator: New York City and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA PLT, Natl EC
Posts: 10,855
The Wiki goes a long way towards this:Thanks to lots of work from people like dstan. ^.
Dec 17, 2008, 11:05 am
#19
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
There are four classes of FT members:
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
Dec 17, 2008, 1:56 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP (LT Plat), HH DIA, Hyatt DIA
Posts: 456
Dec 17, 2008, 2:04 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP (LT Plat), HH DIA, Hyatt DIA
Posts: 456
There are four classes of FT members:
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
The bottom line is the "tips" are worth much more than $100 IMHO, but you don't need to spend the money to get them.
Dec 17, 2008, 4:01 pm
#22
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tampa, FL, USA
Programs: DL Gold, HH Gold, Priority Club Plat.
Posts: 736
[QUOTE=brp;10917336]assuming that it's well-written, QUOTE]
I'm thee arthor, I hope u lyke my worck.*
* denotes that the poster is not really the author, and does not wish to be sued by the author.
I'm thee arthor, I hope u lyke my worck.*
* denotes that the poster is not really the author, and does not wish to be sued by the author.
Dec 17, 2008, 8:30 pm
#23
Join Date: May 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posts: 1,960
The author is Matthew Bennett; his newsletter has often provided a new angle or two on how to leverage various FF programs to get upgrade benefits. It's a bit pricey (as is the $97, which is, I think, half price for a subscription..... but half is half). I think you *can* get all the info here which he provides, but his focus is almost exclusively on first, business and premium travel.
He's not going to spend any space on basic 25000 mile awards, etc. I suspect if the issue contains 42 tips, the typical avid FT reader knows 40 of them....... it's the other two, which you either didn't know or had forgotten about, which *might* make it valuable. I'm lucky enough to have a friend that shares an issue with me now and then.
I don't think it's worthless at all: I've gotten a couple of pieces of gold out of it, although many of the articles are written for those who don't mind dropping four figures each way on a fare--- I'm too much of a cheapskate to do more than contemplate some of the issues, as I don't currently have any overseas clients, and mosttimes pay my own way 3-4 times a year.
He's not going to spend any space on basic 25000 mile awards, etc. I suspect if the issue contains 42 tips, the typical avid FT reader knows 40 of them....... it's the other two, which you either didn't know or had forgotten about, which *might* make it valuable. I'm lucky enough to have a friend that shares an issue with me now and then.
I don't think it's worthless at all: I've gotten a couple of pieces of gold out of it, although many of the articles are written for those who don't mind dropping four figures each way on a fare--- I'm too much of a cheapskate to do more than contemplate some of the issues, as I don't currently have any overseas clients, and mosttimes pay my own way 3-4 times a year.
Dec 17, 2008, 8:40 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: American; United; Starwood
Posts: 196
I read the "secrets" - I think one can learn more on FT. I have.
Dec 18, 2008, 3:16 pm
#25
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: MIA
Programs: AA PLT 2mm SPG Gold HH Diamond
Posts: 740
I have tried the service in the past and it is not worth $97 that they always charge. If it was $20 I may have remained a subscriber. Is more wortwhile for a novice traveller. Not for most of us.
Dec 18, 2008, 7:29 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,651
Is this a real price reduction? Or, usually availanble ayway?
Dec 18, 2008, 8:57 pm
#27
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 737
There are four classes of FT members:
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
1. People who have been around for years and like to do research. These members do not need this report, would buy it only for laughs.
2. People who have been around for years and don't like to do research. These members like to pose as experts. Lack of information is not an impediment to them, so they won't buy the report.
3. People who are new and like to do research. They might buy the report.
4. People who are new and don't like to do research. They want something for nothing, like to take and not give. I don't see them buying this report, but they might try to find someone who has bought it to give it to them.
1. Those who are able to make lists.
2. Those who have problems with list making.
Dec 19, 2008, 8:00 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: MIA
Programs: AA PLT 2mm SPG Gold HH Diamond
Posts: 740
Dec 21, 2008, 9:21 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: AA EXP 1.27M Hyatt Diamond Marriott SLVR HHonors GLD
Posts: 239
Dec 22, 2008, 1:02 pm
#30
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP NW PE, HHonors Diamond, PriorityChoice PLT
Posts: 29
