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I wouldn't worry about that. That flight has existed for years and never been in danger of being cut. There's enough demand from SEA that NW upped it from a 332 to a 333 recently and UA still flies a 777 and that's just the US carriers.

ROFL

I am sorry, I mean would they cancel the ticket because of the fare.

belynch

Feb 19, 2009 9:56 am

I'm not liking the DL Shuttle downgrade to the E170. If I didn't have an absolute HATRED of US I'd be booking over there. Booo'erns. :rolleyes:

I can't get a good handle on effective hotel earnings. My stay patterns aren't predictable enough to generate anything other than mid-tier on everything, which is more or less useless. :rolleyes:

sdm1130

Feb 19, 2009 9:56 am

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11285977)

I guess the other option for 1 day is to do a city tour , I had a flyer for a tour that included many places and a boat ride .

I wonder if that runs during the middle of the night. :p I arrive at 2:20p and leave the next day at 3:55p! :eek: Needless to say, a lot of my sightseeing will be done in the dark.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Feb 19, 2009 9:58 am

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11286108)

As for Starwood, it takes me so long to accumulate enough points to get a decent award that I've never redeemed any of my points there.

You gotta work the bonuses. Once you are Plat, the 500 point/stay bonus is nice (12,500 extra points per year if you squeak by on 25 Stays). 4Q 2008's 10 Stay=25,000 Point Bonus Promo was great! :D

ssullivan

Feb 19, 2009 10:00 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11285792)

You can also turn that Cert into trade bait on CC...

True, although I've got several personal trips coming up in the next few months that it would make sense to redeem it on, rather than spend cash out of pocket.

MBM3	Feb 19, 2009 10:01 am

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11286129)

I wonder if that runs during the middle of the night. :p I arrive at 2:20p and leave the next day at 3:55p! :eek: Needless to say, a lot of my sightseeing will be done in the dark.

Plenty of fun in Tokyo at night. Plenty! :D

Steph3n

Feb 19, 2009 10:03 am

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Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 11286162)

Plenty of fun in Tokyo at night. Plenty! :D

Massage parlors are open then? :eek:

BlissWorld

Feb 19, 2009 10:05 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11285966)

Return of the Emotipillar!

~:rolleyes:_~:rolleyes:___~:rolleyes:_____~:rolleyes:__________~:rolleyes:

MBM3	Feb 19, 2009 10:05 am

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Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 11286183)

Massage parlors are open then? :eek:

I did negotiate for a happy ending in a drunked Kirin and saki fog, but never accepted the deal. Lord I wish I had video!

Tokyo is a vibrant city at night with much to enjoy beyond the "massages."

EWRFlyerAL

Feb 19, 2009 10:09 am

Looks like the SEA-NRT fare is gone. I was trying to talk the SO into going and negotiations took a little too long.

CO 1E

Feb 19, 2009 10:11 am

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11286126)

I'm not liking the DL Shuttle downgrade to the E170. If I didn't have an absolute HATRED of US I'd be booking over there. Booo'erns. :rolleyes:

They've downgraded all Shuttle flights to E170's??

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I can't get a good handle on effective hotel earnings. My stay patterns aren't predictable enough to generate anything other than mid-tier on everything, which is more or less useless. :rolleyes:

+1, although Marriott Gold is worthwhile.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Feb 19, 2009 10:11 am

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11286157)

True, although I've got several personal trips coming up in the next few months that it would make sense to redeem it on, rather than spend cash out of pocket.

I'm just sitting on 50K HHonors points at the moment. Not entirely sure what to do with them.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Feb 19, 2009 10:12 am

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11286236)

+1, although Marriott Gold is worthwhile.

Is it an Upgrade-Friendly tier?

jrzyshawn

Feb 19, 2009 10:13 am

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Originally Posted by EWRFlyerAL (Post 11286221)

Looks like the SEA-NRT fare is gone. I was trying to talk the SO into going and negotiations took a little too long.

Still showing in NOV

ssullivan

Feb 19, 2009 10:13 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11286138)

You gotta work the bonuses. Once you are Plat, the 500 point/stay bonus is nice (12,500 extra points per year if you squeak by on 25 Stays). 4Q 2008's 10 Stay=25,000 Point Bonus Promo was great! :D

Yeah, the problem is when they overlap the bonuses with another program, and make it difficult for me to do both, like right now. I'm torn at the moment between completing my Marriott MegaBonus for 50,000 points, or going for Starwood's Night After Night for the rest of my Baton Rouge stays (one place where I have a choice) between now and April 30. The thing is, I need the nights with Marriott to help renew my status as well. Basically it comes down to earning around 93,000 Marriott points versus earning around 38,000 SPG points for those stays. I've also got one stay in LA in April I could switch from Marriott to SPG as well, which would up it to around 100,000 Marriott versus around 41,000 SPG points.

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