upcoming ANC run:

this Thursday - Sat nite
staying at Sheraton ANC Thurs/Fri nites, leave Sat.

anyone else?

We'll be there Fri night to Sunday.

It's inside the normal food range (too short) but usually has a cold sandwich / salad choice. I would have a back-up plan in said situation.

Good afternoon Box.

Man, are my feet killing me. I've been on my feet non-stop since 7:00am, which isn't actually all that unusual for me, but for some reason it's hitting me hard today. Possibly a combination of old shoes and old age. Is it possible for your arch to literally collapse, because that what it feels like.

It was the IAH-DCA flight that was moved from a 7:30 departure to an 8:55 departure.

nice! I saw your post about points+cash at Sheraton, but I could only get points :confused:

Friday we're taking a day cruise, and Saturday we're staying around town. Dinner or drinkies could be fun! Are you listed in BPB in 2.0?

The opportunity costs are of the airlines' creation - the change fees for instance are to prevent game playing, where many airlines elsewhere in the world have tickets that simply cannot be changed. Having fees that exceed the marginal cost encourages new entrants.

Airlines often offer unprofitable routes (e.g., "mainland to Hawai'i") to keep their profitable customers satisfied - it's not simply a situation where "MR > MC" by necessity at all times. In fact, when an aircraft's put in the air, the MC for one more customer is very low (little incremental variable cost). When airlines are willing to sell seats routinely on a basis where their MC > MR, this is not a failing of the consumer - in fact this predictably leads to a situation where there's too much quantity demanded and the airlines' actions change / erode consumer expectations of future pricing power.

I should have my second wrapped up and be well on my way to a third by the time I check out of the Aloft on June 4.

Afternoon Box, BWI bound in 10F on a CRJ. Flight up from RDU was on erj175-that's a new airframe para mi.
Was/is a great day in PHL-lots of nice scenery here

Sage advice for saving mucho dinero. Done it everytime there

I'm forcing myself to earn a Hyatt BWB night for a Park Hyatt this weekend.

Received a call from a potential employer to my voicemail (didn't turn my phone on this morning). I called back, he didn't answer, and his VM is full.:td:

Still showing as intact on my itinerary but not on the timetable. Time to call in myself. :rolleyes:
So it would be better to have the tickets truly non-refundable/changeable? Better for whom?

I'm not sure how the airlines are inventing the opportunity cost there. Because they overbook? Or because they offer discounted tickets from the get-go rather than only full fare?

Yup, except that the airline industry, much like the cargo industry or most other industries doesn't price things that way. The production of the first Oreo off the production line is much, much, much more expensive than the cost of producing the billionth. But they are all charged at the same price.

I don't believe this erodes the carriers' pricing power at all. We'll find out later this summer when we see what the load factors and yields look like since fares are generally much higher this year than in recent memory.

Back to work, later Box...

Looking at my work-related travel budget for next year - "$1,800 total? Really?" - I just bought more Choice Hotel points to cut back on the percentage / amount I'll have to subsidize out-of-pocket. Seven days of hotel for $260 isn't bad but will definitely help me renew my Choice "status".