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Hilton | Hilton Honors
May 7, 17, 1:21 pm
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[ARCHIVE to 2018] Conrad Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa {PYF}
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Snorkeling is excellent. As noted previously the...
Snorkeling is excellent. As noted previously the 300 section has solid reef. We're in 117 and have had great luck snorkeling in this section as well (lots of sharks, rays, a few eels, octopus and saw...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
May 5, 17, 1:09 pm
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[ARCHIVE to 2018] Conrad Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa {PYF}
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They have both SPF 30 and 50 for free at the pool...
They have both SPF 30 and 50 for free at the pool now. Nice touch.
Continental breakfast is free for Gold's and Diamond's with a 1200 XPF up charge to order from ala carte menu as well. Their...
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Hotel Deals
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[EXPIRED] 2015 Hanoi Sheraton $50 USD
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bcatlin
Is this still alive? Can't seem to replicate for...
Is this still alive? Can't seem to replicate for 2/20 ( or other dates )
Thanks in advance
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Jun 8, 14, 1:41 pm
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CX (Cathay) Award availability
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CX F
Just ticketed 2 pax for Feb 2015 on JNB-HKG-JFK, with F on HKG-JFK. At 70k/pax for the whole itin, I'm pretty pleased with the AS MP program and CX availability!
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Marriott | Marriott Bonvoy
Feb 18, 14, 3:38 am
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Andaman, Langkawi, Malaysia [Master Thread] [CLOSED DUE TO FIRE JAN 2021]
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bcatlin
About to leave the Andaman now. A few...
About to leave the Andaman now. A few impressions:
- location is amazing, really unique of all the resorts we've been to in SE Asia
- we stayed in both the renovated and non-renovated sections,...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 17, 14, 1:04 pm
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oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
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bcatlin
Everything is in J. IAG is International...
Everything is in J.
IAG is International Airlines Group (holding come for British/Iberia).
The YQ on Iberia was very reasonable, original BOS-MAD YQ was only like $50 (well worth it given the...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 17, 14, 1:03 pm
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oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
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bcatlin
Duplicate
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 16, 14, 9:11 pm
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oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
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Yes - I wouldn't post something as a datapoint...
Yes - I wouldn't post something as a datapoint that was still "on request". This came back as ticketed with all the numbers.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 16, 14, 6:30 pm
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oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
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Another datapoint on AA rebooking of OW Explorer:...
Another datapoint on AA rebooking of OW Explorer:
Ticketed a couple weeks back for BOS-MAD-CMB-DOH...HKG-JFK-BOS
First leg commenced on November 7, and Iberia recently shortened the season...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 7, 14, 1:27 pm
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Indeed, ticketed, charged and assigned seats -...
Indeed, ticketed, charged and assigned seats - easy transaction once the rate desk had worked its magic. Driver of the $427 in fees was the IB BOS-MAD flight which ate up nearly a $100 pp.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 7, 14, 9:09 am
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oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
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First OW Explorer
Just ticketed first Oneworld Explorer ticket through AA. Thanks to all those who posted the helpful tips.
November 2014
Two J tickets at 190,000 miles each
Actual mileage 34,700 with 14 segments...
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 29, 13, 11:11 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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Another datapoint: Had vliegtickets.nl...
Another datapoint:
Had vliegtickets.nl cancel my reservation again this morning. Easy to have DL reinstate since I paid them directly yesterday. I asked that they unlink the PNR from the OTA and...
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 28, 13, 11:54 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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bcatlin
Ticketed! Finally got a supervisor in SLC...
Ticketed!
Finally got a supervisor in SLC who was able to make it happen.
Amazingly, at the end he accidentally charged me the total price for both passengers for each passengers (so double)....
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 28, 13, 10:51 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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Thanks for the response. One more question, and...
Thanks for the response. One more question, and this shouldn't matter (or should it?), were you giving Delta the Delta PNR or the Vliegtickets PNR?
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 28, 13, 10:27 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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bcatlin
What?! I've spoken with two CSA who spoke with...
What?! I've spoken with two CSA who spoke with supervisors and the rate desk (apparently) and there was no fare information/ticket number. So they couldn't do anything.
Could you confirm what you...
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 28, 13, 10:01 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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bcatlin
As an update, Delta is saying they have the PNR,...
As an update, Delta is saying they have the PNR, but no "fare information" was transferred, and the supervisor indicated there was nothing they could do. I'm, of course, calling back to see if I have...
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 28, 13, 9:39 am
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[FARE GONE] DL low fares across the board
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bcatlin
I have the vliegtickets.nl PNR, Delta "confirmed"...
I have the vliegtickets.nl PNR, Delta "confirmed" screenshot and the credit card authorization.
Delta is able to see the "shell of the ticket" but says that it was autocancelled yesterday and...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 12, 13, 8:32 am
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Elite Thank You Gift
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bcatlin
Also received the email, pretty generous "bonus"...
Also received the email, pretty generous "bonus" gift. MVPG with 60k this year (all non-AS). Went with the 2x upgrades.
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Mileage Run Discussion
Sep 4, 13, 12:24 pm
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[FARE GONE] AA: LAX-ORD-PVG $716 ai RT
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bcatlin
BOS
Works from BOS now at $820 -- lots of availability in winter.
Appears to be an AC match.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
May 31, 13, 12:07 pm
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ARCHIVE: 763 / 767-300 coach Row 17
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bcatlin
Same experience as two prior posters.... Row 17...
Same experience as two prior posters.... Row 17 shows up as MCE with all four seats available for HNL-DFW in December.
Potential change of policy in opening these seats as MCE? Appears to show on...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Mar 5, 13, 2:55 pm
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Hotels that have started offering, or have increased availability for C&P since Mar 5
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bcatlin
Sheraton Rio - Barra now has C&P availability for...
Sheraton Rio - Barra now has C&P availability for most days.
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Aug 30, 12, 4:58 pm
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Park Hyatt Mendoza REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
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bcatlin
At the PH Mendoza now. To echo what others...
At the PH Mendoza now.
To echo what others have said, this is no PH Buenos Aires (which we loved).
They appear to have improved their Diamond Amenity. We received a very nice bottle of Recuerdo...
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Jul 24, 12, 9:57 am
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Hyatt Sarasota REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
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15,796
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bcatlin
Standard diamond upgrade is to an executive suite...
Standard diamond upgrade is to an executive suite - also nice. Th bi-level is great but doesn't offer a kitchenette. You've got a small fridge and espresso machine, though.
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Jul 13, 12, 6:47 am
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Advice for trip to Bali/Hong Kong using points
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bcatlin
We did this exact trip from the US last March. We...
We did this exact trip from the US last March. We flew JFK-HKG(stopover)-DPS on Cathay in J. It's a long flight and well worth the 100,000/ticket we dropped.
The Grand Hyatt HK is a fantastic...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Apr 5, 12, 9:14 am
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Airport lounge access w/ Platinum card, including Delta & Centurion [2009-2014].
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bcatlin
You'll be allowed access to the nice AA LHR...
You'll be allowed access to the nice AA LHR Admirals Club as a same-day ticketed passenger on AA. You're also permitted two guests (or family). If you have the Priority Pass card you'll also have...
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