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Nov 19, 2019, 7:34 am

#1306

bthotugigem05

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More hires of very experienced journalists and producers at TPG, can't imagine how much that staffing expense has increased in the past 18 months, but good for him to have such a strong team: https://thepointsguy.com/news/tpg-hi...n-tom-grahsler

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Nov 19, 2019, 8:09 am

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Should be sustainable as long as we avoid another Great Recession where the banks turn off the spiget.

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Nov 19, 2019, 9:42 am

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TPG shares some 'epic tips and tricks'!

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Nov 19, 2019, 4:51 pm

#1309

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ctownflyer

Should be sustainable as long as we avoid another Great Recession where the banks turn off the spiget.

Or if we move to a regime where the American government regulates marketing of consumer financial products

Dec 5, 2019, 6:46 am

#1310

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Where is the

uke: emoji when you need it....

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Dec 5, 2019, 8:43 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

Where is the

uke: emoji when you need it....

Hey, where is the back up moderator to censor this message huh? lol

Dec 5, 2019, 8:49 am

#1312

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: puke: becomes

uke: if you don't put the right space

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Dec 7, 2019, 2:29 pm

#1313

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It must be the bleached veneers.

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Dec 8, 2019, 9:09 am

#1314

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More real writers please ..

Quote:

Originally Posted by TBD

Just in case you thought TPG had any credibility left .... Ben Smithson tried to enter Pakistan without a visa.

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/land-...-entry-rights/

At least he wasn't blaming TK, though (and why is the photo of a WY ticket?).

Simple / honest mistake, it could have happened to anyone really
I remember asking a TG check in staff at BKK airport last year about visa requirements for Karachi - but I scrapped the idea of visiting when I was told that I'd needed one.

+ Ben/James just seems like a really nice guy so I guess readers just like him - or at least they did when he first started writing for OMAAT

Quote:

Originally Posted by bthotugigem05

More hires of very experienced journalists and producers at TPG, I can't imagine how much that staffing expense has increased in the past 18 months, but good for him to have such a strong team:
https://thepointsguy.com/news/tpg-hi...n-tom-grahsler

I hope they hire more of the same - or at least get better guest contributors -

https://thepointsguy.com/author/clinthenderson/

https://thepointsguy.com/news/status...elta-platinum/

I found this informative, and a DL status match must have been in the minds of many readers esp. UA/AA elites ...
It was definitely in mine especially when I read about the magical month (July 2019) to do the status match but I didn't do it ...

And less of this ...

https://thepointsguy.com/reviews/sin...00ulr-sin-lax/

When too much detail of every little experience on board becomes ... err just too much to stomach (and too long to read)

Perhaps she gets paid by the no. of words in a trip report / airline review?

I didn’t realize until shortly before the arrival meal that other passengers had received a menu.
If I’d received a menu during boarding, I would have known that a simple amenity kit, eye shades, earplugs and a comb were all available if you asked a flight attendant.

How about you just bring your own instead?
At least you learnt something new about an airline from 1/2 way around the world ..

p/s - I liked the

uke Emoji!
or was it this

uke

Dec 17, 2019, 5:56 am

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About that 'we never accept free flights' thing...

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Dec 17, 2019, 6:10 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver2002

About that 'we never accept free flights' thing...

https://twitter.com/ZachHonig/status...81904020283392

I mean technically it's not free as Zach and the rest of TPG have been giving tons of positive publicity in exchange. #quidproquo

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Dec 17, 2019, 12:21 pm

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In other news, best wishes to Brian, who got engaged over the weekend in the Maldives.

Last edited by bthotugigem05; Dec 17, 2019 at 1:39 pm

Dec 17, 2019, 7:40 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bthotugigem05

In other news, best wishes to Brian, who got engaged over the weekend in the Maldives.

Hope he got a prenup.

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Dec 18, 2019, 12:58 am

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I can't wait to read the article about which credit cards are the best to use when charging off wedding expenses, and then an actual useful article about how he spent his points on his honeymoon.

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