Boarding Area's Fall
Nov 18, 2015, 4:10 pm
#601
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Nov 18, 2015, 5:58 pm
#602
Original Member, Ambassador: External Miles and Points Resources
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in LIMA, PERU
Posts: 58,586
Nov 21, 2015, 8:55 pm
#604
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
This one is just funny:
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/
Blog Entry #1: 7 places I’m going as a Hyatt Diamond
Blog Entry #2: Well…. I didn’t get my Hyatt Diamond status :-(
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/
Blog Entry #1: 7 places I’m going as a Hyatt Diamond
Blog Entry #2: Well…. I didn’t get my Hyatt Diamond status :-(
Nov 23, 2015, 11:24 am
#605
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
This one is just funny:
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/
Blog Entry #1: 7 places I’m going as a Hyatt Diamond
Blog Entry #2: Well…. I didn’t get my Hyatt Diamond status :-(
http://www.pointswithacrew.com/
Blog Entry #1: 7 places I’m going as a Hyatt Diamond
Blog Entry #2: Well…. I didn’t get my Hyatt Diamond status :-(
Nov 23, 2015, 11:48 am
#606
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Nov 28, 2015, 11:11 am
#607
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,136
The obvious financial damage done to the hotel is that illegitimate users of these codes are paying less with more lenient cancelation policies than they otherwise would be.
Dec 1, 2015, 6:18 am
#608
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Points Miles & Martinis is just phoning it in.
http://pointsmilesandmartinis.boardi...ta-over-tokyo/
And then proceeds to "quote"...the entire article (save for one sentence at the end regarding stock prices). Not long ago the blog tried to pass off a totally copied USA Today article as their own post content (see the "copy cat" thread in this forum). I'm not sure but I don't know that wrapping quotes around the entire Bloomberg article is permitted, though I guess it's a step up from blatant plagiarism
Even aside from the citation/copying issues, what value do posts like this bring to BA? I don't normally read PM&M regularly so maybe they do better in other posts but the prior plagiarized post and the above post don't make a good impression.
http://pointsmilesandmartinis.boardi...ta-over-tokyo/
The battle between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines continues over service to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. To find out why the airlines are fighting, I’ll let you read this Bloomberg article which explains it in detail.
Even aside from the citation/copying issues, what value do posts like this bring to BA? I don't normally read PM&M regularly so maybe they do better in other posts but the prior plagiarized post and the above post don't make a good impression.
Dec 1, 2015, 11:17 am
#609
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Why you might not want to take that Hyatt or Hilton status match
So Points With A Crew gets denied for a Hyatt Diamond status match (after writing all the hotels he would go to after being matched before getting denied) and now is trying to argue that it is better NOT to get matched because one might not be matched again. This blog is such a joke.
So Points With A Crew gets denied for a Hyatt Diamond status match (after writing all the hotels he would go to after being matched before getting denied) and now is trying to argue that it is better NOT to get matched because one might not be matched again. This blog is such a joke.
Dec 3, 2015, 8:00 pm
#610
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Apparently finding used gum in your seat pocket is worth a blog post now:
http://thegate.boardingarea.com/disg...e-seat-pocket/
http://thegate.boardingarea.com/disg...e-seat-pocket/
Dec 15, 2015, 10:52 am
#611
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
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Posts: 2,741
http://jetsettershomestead.boardinga...n-open-letter/
Wow, this post just really rubbed me the wrong way, coming off as entitled, snarky, and spoiled-brattish, words that all perfectly describe the current BA blogger community.
Wow, this post just really rubbed me the wrong way, coming off as entitled, snarky, and spoiled-brattish, words that all perfectly describe the current BA blogger community.
Dec 15, 2015, 11:43 am
#612
Community Director Emerita
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Dec 15, 2015, 11:52 am
#613
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 24,996
I'm going to respectfully disagree. This blogger has a fresh voice. I thoroughly enjoyed her posts about Uber. She drove for it in spare time and she analyzed the economics. I've never seen the like elsewhere. She dealt with an issue here that many of us have. I'm careful what I post on social media because I don't want to offend friends who find out I'm in town but haven't contacted them. There's not always time for everyone. I don't read her every day but when I read her, she has found unique things to cover. She stands alone and doesn't cover all the promos and credit card options that so many others cover. She is a true traveler.
As an example, I have been personally invited by SanDiego1K to visit her whenever I was in the San Diego area — and I have been there numerous times over the years.
To this date, I still have not taken her up on her invitation; and I have felt bad about that. She knows the reasons why and let me know that she was not offended in the least; and I appreciate her understanding.
I hope to one day take her up on her offer if she is in town whenever I may be there again...
Dec 15, 2015, 1:41 pm
#615
Moderator: Information Desk, Women Travelers, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 15,639
http://jetsettershomestead.boardinga...n-open-letter/
Wow, this post just really rubbed me the wrong way, coming off as entitled, snarky, and spoiled-brattish, words that all perfectly describe the current BA blogger community.
Wow, this post just really rubbed me the wrong way, coming off as entitled, snarky, and spoiled-brattish, words that all perfectly describe the current BA blogger community.
I'm going to respectfully disagree. This blogger has a fresh voice. I thoroughly enjoyed her posts about Uber. She drove for it in spare time and she analyzed the economics. I've never seen the like elsewhere. She dealt with an issue here that many of us have. I'm careful what I post on social media because I don't want to offend friends who find out I'm in town but haven't contacted them. There's not always time for everyone. I don't read her every day but when I read her, she has found unique things to cover. She stands alone and doesn't cover all the promos and credit card options that so many others cover. She is a true traveler.
Face it, a good percentage of us are over-extended. We have a zillion things competing for our attention. And, when it comes down to it, we have to prioritize who gets our time....and something, that means giving ourselves permission to have our own personal downtime.