Lifehacker.com Eight Best FF Programs
Mar 21, 2011 | 5:32 am
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Lifehacker.com Eight Best FF Programs
Looks like Lifehacker.com is discussing/recommending FF programs.
http://lifehacker.com/#!5783349/five-plus-three-best-frequent-flyer-programs
Discuss!
http://lifehacker.com/#!5783349/five-plus-three-best-frequent-flyer-programs
Discuss!
Mar 21, 2011 | 9:21 am
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"To reach the lowest Gold status tier, you'll ned 25,000 miles, but as user onenotesam pointed out, this is the only FF program where your miles earned from any source can get you elite status"
Anyone else think they should stop putting random people's comments in the actual article without checking the validity? It is kind of true, although not the way they said it. It is I believe the only program where any miles earned count towards lifetime elite status, but not your yearly elite status. If it counted towards yearly elite status I would be EXP every year...
Anyone else think they should stop putting random people's comments in the actual article without checking the validity? It is kind of true, although not the way they said it. It is I believe the only program where any miles earned count towards lifetime elite status, but not your yearly elite status. If it counted towards yearly elite status I would be EXP every year...
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Mar 21, 2011 | 9:38 am
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"To reach the lowest Gold status tier, you'll ned 25,000 miles, but as user onenotesam pointed out, this is the only FF program where your miles earned from any source can get you elite status"
Anyone else think they should stop putting random people's comments in the actual article without checking the validity? It is kind of true, although not the way they said it. It is I believe the only program where any miles earned count towards lifetime elite status, but not your yearly elite status. If it counted towards yearly elite status I would be EXP every year...
Anyone else think they should stop putting random people's comments in the actual article without checking the validity? It is kind of true, although not the way they said it. It is I believe the only program where any miles earned count towards lifetime elite status, but not your yearly elite status. If it counted towards yearly elite status I would be EXP every year...
I'm surprised to see them featuring an article based on a poll. In the FF world the most popular doesn't = the best. Although maybe we should keep that tidbit to ourselves @:-)@:-)
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Mar 21, 2011 | 12:33 pm
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Mar 21, 2011 | 2:48 pm
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Mar 21, 2011 | 11:52 pm
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The article also doesn't mention that UA and CO are undergoing merger, and the two programs have become interchangeable.
I don't know why any of the program briefs mention redeeming for merchandise, as we all know those are terrible deals.
It would have been much better off in a table format, itemizing redemption ability, earning ability, etc.
Many of the comments, like most online article comments, are far off-base as well...
I don't know why any of the program briefs mention redeeming for merchandise, as we all know those are terrible deals.
It would have been much better off in a table format, itemizing redemption ability, earning ability, etc.
Many of the comments, like most online article comments, are far off-base as well...
Mar 22, 2011 | 12:05 am
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Weak.
Lets see... write a cheesy opening, copy a PR-provided paragraph from each of the airlines that Americans may have heard of (with the notable exception of US!), then put a "vote for your favorite" box to excite the social networking clones. It probably took the writer five minutes to phone this one in.
Seriously, though, I've never visited Lifehacker.com until now. This drivel pretty much cements that I won't be back.
Lets see... write a cheesy opening, copy a PR-provided paragraph from each of the airlines that Americans may have heard of (with the notable exception of US!), then put a "vote for your favorite" box to excite the social networking clones. It probably took the writer five minutes to phone this one in.
Seriously, though, I've never visited Lifehacker.com until now. This drivel pretty much cements that I won't be back.
Mar 22, 2011 | 2:10 am
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not only is that article not informative...it just got a bunch of extra hits because it was posted here...doh.
I guess next time we should just copy the text so we don't generate traffic for a poorly written work.
I guess next time we should just copy the text so we don't generate traffic for a poorly written work.
Mar 22, 2011 | 8:49 am
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Like most non-travel media (and even some travel media), when they try to tackle FF programs they fail spectacularly. It's a shame that reporters would even attempt to imitate the genius found on this board. No wait, it's not a shame at all: it's actually quite entertaining.
