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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 18, 20, 10:55 am
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[PREM FARE GONE] DL: JFK-GRU Business $479
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For US citizens? Where are you seeing that?
For US citizens? Where are you seeing that?
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Mileage Run Discussion
Dec 17, 20, 2:55 pm
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[PREM FARE GONE] DL: JFK-GRU Business $479
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I booked one for late March (on DL so I can't...
I booked one for late March (on DL so I can't comment on your AA ticket but it sounds like it is nonrefundable too) and then cancelled. Nobody can make that decision (whether it will be...
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Nov 12, 20, 10:46 am
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Cancellation of Lifemiles ticket
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Finally getting a slew of backed up refunds. ...
Finally getting a slew of backed up refunds.
One thing I have noticed that may help others. If, when you check your flight status on Avianca and there is (even a minor) schedule change with the...
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Oct 9, 20, 3:36 pm
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Cancellation of Lifemiles ticket
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Nothing too crazy, but since COVID, I'd say...
Nothing too crazy, but since COVID, I'd say somewhere between $500-$1000 in ticket charges with LM and others. They did not specifically tell me there was a limit. I just surmised that (and logic...
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Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Oct 9, 20, 3:30 pm
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AmEx $120 Credit for $300 DL Spend (Targeted)
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Thank you!! (for the only useful post on this...
Thank you!! (for the only useful post on this thread...) Just the info I needed.
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Oct 2, 20, 8:08 am
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Cancellation of Lifemiles ticket
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There is no such thing as a fee-free refund with...
There is no such thing as a fee-free refund with Lifemiles. They will not refund your $25 booking fee regardless of whether you cancel for your own reasons or the airline cancels your flights. You...
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Sep 29, 20, 12:32 pm
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Between Lifemiles and other cancellations, I've...
Between Lifemiles and other cancellations, I've maxed out my credit card dispute capacity apparently. My Amex Platinum rejected my last claims saying they would only consider anything disputed within...
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Sep 29, 20, 12:23 pm
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You were very lucky. I've had multiple...
You were very lucky. I've had multiple experiences over past few months where, in spite of any Covid waivers in place,in spite of begging and pleading and speaking to supervisors in English and...
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Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Sep 29, 20, 12:03 pm
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Be aware that their free change policy is almost...
Be aware that their free change policy is almost useless. They will only rebook you for free if the SAME AIRLINE has award space available in the same class of service on the same route. Even if...
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Mileage Run Deals
Jul 14, 20, 8:41 am
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UA: EWR to and from AUS $18 AI
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Includes free 14-day quarantine upon return.
Includes free 14-day quarantine upon return.
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CommunityBuzz
May 18, 20, 2:35 pm
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Active Travel Dos
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The bullets are good ones to think about to plan...
The bullets are good ones to think about to plan an event. But, with the collective experience and expertise of this group, I have no doubt we can do it ourselves.
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CommunityBuzz
May 17, 20, 6:49 pm
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Active Travel Dos
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Drakensberg mountains near Durban? Looks pretty...
Drakensberg mountains near Durban? Looks pretty good!:
https://www.bookmundi.com/t/7-best-hiking-trails-in-the-drakensberg-mountains
But I'd be more worried about FTers falling off the climbing...
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CommunityBuzz
May 13, 20, 9:16 am
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Active Travel Dos
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One idea is a possible hiking Do in the Scottish...
One idea is a possible hiking Do in the Scottish Highlands, centered around Inverness. Possibly next spring/summer.
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Mileage Run Discussion
May 12, 20, 5:48 pm
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{prem fare gone}: AF/KL/DL/VS: BUD-US from $750 R/T
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Awesome thanks. So it's an easy decision. I'm...
Awesome thanks. So it's an easy decision. I'm going to give up fighting COVID and schedule changes for this year, hope things are better next March, and then that gives me a return ticket for...
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Mileage Run Discussion
May 12, 20, 4:58 pm
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{prem fare gone}: AF/KL/DL/VS: BUD-US from $750 R/T
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Posted By
gil123
My flights changed significantly and I called to...
My flights changed significantly and I called to rebook and was told I can rebook the outbound up until March 15 of next year (i.e. one year from date of issue) and the return until EOS. Anyone who...
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CommunityBuzz
May 11, 20, 9:24 pm
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Active Travel Dos
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When I travel to new destinations one of my...
When I travel to new destinations one of my favorite things is to go for a long (well okay not that long), slow early morning run and scope the place out and explore when things are just opening up....
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CommunityBuzz
May 10, 20, 6:47 am
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Active Travel Dos
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Thanks for the input but that's not really at all...
Thanks for the input but that's not really at all what I had in mind. I made this post in the hopes of finding others who might be interested in getting together for great hiking / outdoors...
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CommunityBuzz
May 5, 20, 6:07 am
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Active Travel Dos
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Active Travel Dos
Hey All:
After spending a lot of COVID downtime thinking about my travel style and goals going forward, I have decided that I want to expand my horizons. I enjoy luxury hotels and flights as much...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Mar 23, 20, 10:48 am
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23 Mar : BA Call Centre Call Routing Fault
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I agree. This is disgraceful and has been the...
I agree. This is disgraceful and has been the case for over 10 days as I have been trying to reach BA. Is it really that complicated or expensive to allow calls to go through and wait on hold or...
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Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies
Oct 9, 19, 12:34 pm
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Anyone have experience with SnapTravel ?
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Ya right. You can claim what I say is untrue but...
Ya right. You can claim what I say is untrue but the long string of SnapTravel agents I dealt with all mentioned a "travel partner" so it is clear you are not selling rooms that you book with the...
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Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies
Oct 8, 19, 7:42 am
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Anyone have experience with SnapTravel ?
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SnapTravel is a HARD NO. They don't seem to have...
SnapTravel is a HARD NO. They don't seem to have any direct link to hotel inventory and are reselling rooms from third-party wholesalers, and apparently very bad ones. Accordingly, their customer...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Sep 21, 19, 7:22 am
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ERJ First Class Bin Hogs
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In coach, legroom is a precious commodity. ...
In coach, legroom is a precious commodity. Older, retrofit or poorly designed planes may have entertainment equipment boxes or misaligned seat supports blocking a good portion of legroom already. ...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 6, 19, 8:21 am
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Qatar Airways / QR: Redeem AA Miles for Award (master thd)
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gil123
Phone Waiver
This is not a given at all. I booked two separate tickets on the phone and had to fight to get the agent to waive the phone fee. They kept saying QR bookable online now so fee applies. I'd say...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jul 26, 19, 8:43 pm
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Qatar Airways / QR: Redeem AA Miles for Award (master thd)
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Posted By
gil123
So just read through last dozen pages or so of...
So just read through last dozen pages or so of posts and the recurring theme seems to be call AA to book QR don't book online. When doing so, if you say something like the website is giving me...
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Hotel Deals
May 8, 19, 1:45 pm
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Sahara Hotel Apartments, Sharjah, UAE: $4 on 06/11
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3,310
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gil123
My success rate for mistake rate bookings on...
My success rate for mistake rate bookings on booking.com is zero. They will not hesitate to cancel this if they notice it. And it looks like a crappy enough property that they will likely laugh in...
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