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Forum: Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Nov 20, 2025, 12:03 pm
Replies: 335
Views: 91,881
Posted By Alfonso XIV

We ate at Daisies in Chicago last week. All-in,...

We ate at Daisies in Chicago last week. All-in, the bill came to $148.
The credit posted simultaneously with the charge.
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 25, 2025, 3:35 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 9,137
Posted By Alfonso XIV

So how did you and your kids get home?

So how did you and your kids get home?
Forum: Marriott | Marriott Bonvoy
Feb 26, 2025, 10:20 am
Replies: 566
Views: 247,103
Posted By Alfonso XIV

We stayed at the AC Ginza last year, and thought...

We stayed at the AC Ginza last year, and thought it was perfect in every regard, at least for our needs. Rooms are decent sized and staff was superb. There's hardly any lobby to speak of if you want...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Nov 30, 2024, 1:25 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 5,289
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Perhaps this is just AA's new business model. ...

Perhaps this is just AA's new business model.

Award miles outstanding must be a big liability on the balance sheet. Charging passengers double and hoping it goes unchallenged is much quicker and...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Nov 25, 2024, 10:42 am
Replies: 1,191
Views: 276,377
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Mind sharing what service you're using that...

Mind sharing what service you're using that provides a good substitute for EF features??
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 29, 2024, 12:28 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 12,751
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Honest questions: Would it be against...

Honest questions:

Would it be against airline policy to video record just yourself during the interaction? Or just voice record the interaction?
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jun 8, 2024, 1:43 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,740
Posted By Alfonso XIV

This impossible "self-service" standby will...

This impossible "self-service" standby will really color my future AA flying experience so badly. Gone, it seems, are the days of heading from Manhattan to LGA for a flight to ORD, (never knowing how...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 10, 2024, 6:38 pm
Replies: 149
Views: 25,907
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Agree that this behavior is insufferable and...

Agree that this behavior is insufferable and needs to be discouraged in the strongest possible way.

A tactic I've used successfully is to get as close as possible to the offender, turn on "Record"...
Forum: Marriott | Marriott Bonvoy
Nov 14, 2023, 7:44 pm
Replies: 2,604
Views: 751,431
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Search only for available FNAs, in Tokyo

I have one night in Tokyo prior to leaving Japan. Is there a simple way to search for just those hotels which will honor my AMEX annual FNA?
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 21, 2023, 3:50 pm
Replies: 1,952
Views: 905,542
Posted By Alfonso XIV

I would not risk this. Deplaning and walking...

I would not risk this. Deplaning and walking from a distant jetway just to get to Customs can easily take 30 minutes. Then an airside bus if you're lucky, then a walk (which could easily be 10...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
May 2, 2023, 2:32 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 33,785
Posted By Alfonso XIV

AAdvantage miles to upgrade on AS?

My son has booked a paid domestic ticket on AS. Is there any way I can use AAdv miles to upgrade him on his AS ticket?
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 30, 2023, 12:46 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 16,276
Posted By Alfonso XIV

This is my thought exactly. In the face of an...

This is my thought exactly. In the face of an agent acting rude and somewhat aggressively, I would want a simple answer to a simple question, "Where am I moving, please?"
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 25, 2023, 11:08 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,565
Posted By Alfonso XIV

In a former life (40 years ago!) I worked as an...

In a former life (40 years ago!) I worked as an Operations Research analyst at a major airline. One of the projects we managed was the "Fuel Ferry Model". What Jeff767 describes is exactly correct.
...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Dec 22, 2022, 11:18 am
Replies: 693
Views: 182,267
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Was there a special fraud number you were able to...

Was there a special fraud number you were able to call, that got you connected immediately?

My concern would be having to call the general number, and being put in a 4 hour queue, by which time...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Oct 9, 2022, 3:19 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 5,017
Posted By Alfonso XIV

During a visit to Uruguay a few years ago, the...

During a visit to Uruguay a few years ago, the small town of Colonia del Sacramento, a Unesco World Heritage Site, was the highlight of our trip. We ended up there because it's one of the entry and...
Forum: Marriott | Marriott Bonvoy
Jul 25, 2022, 3:12 pm
Replies: 1,185
Views: 854,446
Posted By Alfonso XIV

I have booked a room in early October, 2022 at...

I have booked a room in early October, 2022 at the Sheraton Malpensa (MXP), rate includes Club Lounge access. I'm now reading reports that the Club Lounge is closed, and management is instead...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jun 16, 2022, 9:40 am
Replies: 65
Views: 8,803
Posted By Alfonso XIV

I'd stay awake for the hot-fudge sundae, if it...

I'd stay awake for the hot-fudge sundae, if it were ever served again.
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 10, 2022, 4:50 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,570
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Yes, they will eventually catch the unpaid status...

Yes, they will eventually catch the unpaid status of the ticket, and if it happens at check-in, it will be an ugly, hot mess, as Antarius suggests.

With an AA phone rep, I once booked a J-class...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 10, 2022, 4:01 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,133
Posted By Alfonso XIV

This was my first thought. AA has a special way...

This was my first thought. AA has a special way of providing award availability with only the most unreasonable connections and travel times.
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 31, 2021, 12:46 pm
Replies: 203
Views: 25,406
Posted By Alfonso XIV

I'm with you. ...

I'm with you.
https://insideflyer.com/2019/06/11/boeing-314-luxury-long-haul/

I'm imagining AA's plans for dining and turn-down service
https://youtu.be/oTzpFX2BPPI?t=912

Not too far removed...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 15, 2021, 9:10 am
Replies: 765
Views: 337,961
Posted By Alfonso XIV

It's beginning to feel like there's a business...

It's beginning to feel like there's a business calculus going on in management's brain, or just Parker's, which is asking, "How bad can we make customer service, at every level of the airline, before...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jun 11, 2021, 8:59 am
Replies: 52
Views: 9,953
Posted By Alfonso XIV

After suffering TSA indignities, rude gate...

After suffering TSA indignities, rude gate agents, chaotic boarding, shoving in the aisles, fighting for overhead space, and bruised knees from inhumane seat pitch, how else am I supposed to lift my...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jun 10, 2021, 2:14 pm
Replies: 2,763
Views: 614,636
Posted By Alfonso XIV

The analysis also relies on the assumption there...

The analysis also relies on the assumption there is an alternative secure investment earning 6.5%.
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 23, 2021, 11:59 am
Replies: 938
Views: 468,752
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Just waiting for your luggage PRIOR to clearing...

Just waiting for your luggage PRIOR to clearing customs can take over an hour. I've barely made 2 hour Int'l-Domestic connections at MIA, because of the time to reclaim luggage and clear customs. ...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 30, 2020, 6:59 pm
Replies: 358
Views: 102,819
Posted By Alfonso XIV

Thank you for a nice catch. The inbound flight...

Thank you for a nice catch. The inbound flight number did change. But there's been no re-issue of the ticket.
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