[Renés]Delta Points: The "funny" little things you should know [DP discussion merged]
Jul 2, 2019, 1:34 am
#376
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,187
He says he works for René:
Its seems William Shatner is not blocked from viewing their twitter feed
And it seems René calls Randy his boss and friend:
https://renespoints.boardingarea.com...g-what-a-ride/
Its seems William Shatner is not blocked from viewing their twitter feed
And it seems René calls Randy his boss and friend:
I am humbled that I can call him, not only boss, but a friend. Few on this big blue planet can say that.
Jul 2, 2019, 3:15 am
#378
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,187
Hmmm. elitemileagerun and renespoints are now open to all. I wonder what 8 years of delta blogging can be sold for nowadays. That June 30 post by rene must have been the last bye bye post, the very very subtle hint was a link to the about us section in the last paragraph.
Pointslounge is also owned operated and looks like it was started by Chris Carley.
Pointslounge is also owned operated and looks like it was started by Chris Carley.
Jul 2, 2019, 7:36 am
#380
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,187
Doubt it. How to meet you delta amex spend, last call for delta amex, one delta PR article, delta status match... but its been only two days....
Jul 2, 2019, 1:53 pm
#382
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,644
As with most points/miles blogs, their target audience is newcomers and the naive. Perhaps Chris saw this as an investment opportunity. Rene probably saw this as a quick way to make a buck, seeing how TPG did so well after being sold.
Jul 11, 2019, 7:06 am
#384
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Jul 11, 2019, 7:12 am
#385
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: DL PM; IHG PlatAmb; Hilton Dia; Marriott Plat; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,323
Jul 11, 2019, 10:25 am
#386
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
If you got your hands on a decent sized email list that would otherwise take a few years to build, there may be something in it. The site may rebrand overnight with a new look, and you get to start off with a decent ready made following. Saves you the painful first couple of years when you are effectively knocking out content for 'your friends and family'.
Jul 11, 2019, 1:48 pm
#387
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
If you got your hands on a decent sized email list that would otherwise take a few years to build, there may be something in it. The site may rebrand overnight with a new look, and you get to start off with a decent ready made following. Saves you the painful first couple of years when you are effectively knocking out content for 'your friends and family'.
(and Rene apparently will still be contributing).
Aug 27, 2019, 5:36 am
#389
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,187
Rene is back with a dramatic post:
*Sigh.* I am so sick of Delta, day by day, destroying the value of the Medallion program. They sell upgrades for a bottle of “2 buck chuck” on the one hand and do not follow the rules on the other. Why even bother with loyalty when things like the above can happen on a fare class that, per Delta.com, is NOT upgradeable. Why don’t we all just buy BASIC fares and look forward to 1st class upgrades I ask you?I thought about reaching out to Delta corporate folks on this event for a comment but I just did not have the stomach to read another canned PR response about some kind of “IT” issue that would be looked at i.e. nothing would really be done and we can simply expect more of this going forward.What do you think? Do these kinds of events matter to you? Does it change how you feel about chasing status with Delta Air Lines in 2020? – René
Aug 27, 2019, 7:14 am
#390
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Rene is back with a dramatic post:
https://twitter.com/RenesPoints/stat...06681178984449
https://twitter.com/RenesPoints/stat...06681178984449
Last edited by 84fiero; Aug 27, 2019 at 7:43 am