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Cathay Pacific | Marco Polo Club
Jul 10, 20, 8:50 pm
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Is it worth the upgrade?
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its under Covid for sure. Travel is next week,...
its under Covid for sure. Travel is next week, but I don’t have a choice. I was wondering if service differs, but also think Business might be inherently more ‘socially distant’.
on the other...
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Cathay Pacific | Marco Polo Club
Jul 10, 20, 9:48 am
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Is it worth the upgrade?
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1,208
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baroqen
Is it worth the upgrade?
I have a one way flight booked for me by my company on Cathay from HKG to SFO on the A350. The ticket is just economy L but I can pay $929 to upgrade to premium economy.
This seems ridiculously...
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China
Apr 28, 20, 2:31 am
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Domestic flights in China resume - how are they managing health and safety?
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baroqen
Well... regardless there is a need to have that...
Well... regardless there is a need to have that health code system loaded onto your phone. I do find it interesting that you're not seeing more need for it, I was told that it was quite prevalent in...
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China
Apr 27, 20, 2:13 am
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Domestic flights in China resume - how are they managing health and safety?
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[OMNI comment redacted by mod] Their highly...
[OMNI comment redacted by mod] Their highly developed surveillance state capabilities have actually enabled travel. Every single person is required to have an app that tracks them similarly to the...
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Eva Air | Infinity MileageLands
Apr 14, 20, 4:15 am
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No Transit Passengers Effective 24 MAR 00:00 - 25 JUN 2020 00:00
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12,080
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baroqen
Currently the only "safe" places that I can think...
Currently the only "safe" places that I can think of are:
Antarctica
Macau
Taiwan
Taiwan pretty much isn't letting anyone in, and Macau is nearly as bad. Without the right passports, you...
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Eva Air | Infinity MileageLands
Mar 9, 20, 12:25 am
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866
EVA Air Royal Laurel Meals
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358,967
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baroqen
Hello all. I'm trying to pre-order my meal for an...
Hello all. I'm trying to pre-order my meal for an award flight booked through United, but the website can't seem to find my flight. I have the "Eva confirmation number" but it doesn't work. Anyone...
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Eva Air | Infinity MileageLands
Mar 5, 20, 1:08 pm
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which lounge is the best at TPE
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baroqen
In the past for me, airport water issue were...
In the past for me, airport water issue were typically related to some sort of construction in the area. If I remember correctly, the Infinity Lounge is a good distance to the BR lounge, and is...
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Credit Card Programs
Jan 25, 20, 10:30 am
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Chase Sapphire Reserve and Citi Double
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732
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baroqen
No, you're right on target. You can also...
No, you're right on target.
You can also pair the Citi Double Cash with the Citi Thank You Preferred which can redeem points for 1.25 value for travel which gives you an effective 2.5% return...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 25, 20, 4:55 am
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desk manager avoiding customer service complaint by threatening to call police
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I'm going to play Devil's Advocate on this one. ...
I'm going to play Devil's Advocate on this one.
Were you under the influence of alcohol?
Were you using very abusive or foul language at any of the employees and continued to do so even after...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 25, 20, 4:37 am
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Anyone know anything about the new IC Dameisha?
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429
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baroqen
Anyone know anything about the new IC Dameisha?
Looks like the property has rebranded from being a Sheraton to being an IC now. Anyone have any info since the rebrand?
Did they renovate at all, or at the very least get some new beds? From what...
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Travel News
Jan 23, 20, 9:04 am
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China travel waiver (Corona virus)
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1,616
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China travel waiver (Corona virus)
Apologies if this is the wrong place, but I wanted to try and get the news out to the community as quickly as possible. I attached this to another thread as well, but I believe it was probably the...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jan 23, 20, 8:55 am
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COVID19 UA-Schedule; Weekly updates, February update posted
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baroqen
Looks like the travel waiver might have been...
Looks like the travel waiver might have been expanded for all travel to/from China.
I apologize as I can't read this to 100% confirm, but I'm told it states that all airlines are instructed to...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 22, 20, 10:17 pm
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IC Hong Kong Master Thread (closed for renovation until 2022)
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309,692
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baroqen
I'm not saying it isn't a better deal than...
I'm not saying it isn't a better deal than normal, but I think it's still way too much money to spend on a view unless you plan on spending a lot of time in the room. You're right that you'd be...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 22, 20, 10:13 pm
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NYC hotel using 40000 free night certificate?
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1,087
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baroqen
Candlewood was definitely above 40k in December....
Candlewood was definitely above 40k in December. I stayed a week at the HI Times Square on cash after being unable to find a use my 40k nights to no avail. You're lucky to even get the option.
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 22, 20, 9:49 pm
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IC Hong Kong Master Thread (closed for renovation until 2022)
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309,692
Posted By
baroqen
Normally I would say that sounds crappy, but it's...
Normally I would say that sounds crappy, but it's CNY. I think the main question is... how much time do you plan to stay in the room? Every time I've gone I have been fortunate enough to end up in a...
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Citi | ThankYou Rewards
Jan 22, 20, 1:35 am
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Say goodbye to Virtual Account Numbers at Citi
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11,677
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baroqen
Apple card also offers virtual card numbers......
Apple card also offers virtual card numbers... although earning is meh.
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 22, 20, 1:33 am
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No 3 bed rooms with IHG in London, UK, really?
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1,654
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baroqen
I'll admit that while getting 2 beds and a...
I'll admit that while getting 2 beds and a rollaway was easy throughout most of the US, I've found it a bit less common in a lot of places around the world (for standard rooms). I've received or...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Jan 21, 20, 9:55 pm
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1,283
Chase Priority Pass memberships (Sapphire Reserve, JPM Reserve, Ritz)
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377,416
Posted By
baroqen
This is a GREAT question, and one that I asked as...
This is a GREAT question, and one that I asked as well. The lounge bills you the same way as usual, and you sign for yourself and the number of guests.... They seem to have nothing to do with who...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 20, 20, 3:30 am
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What to do with 97,772 expiring points?
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6,296
Posted By
baroqen
Frankly, IHG benefits aren't very exciting....
Frankly, IHG benefits aren't very exciting. However, there is one small trick that may or may not give you some value on your Fiji stay. This is HIGHLY YMMV, but you can sometimes get some benefits...
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Japan
Jan 19, 20, 8:03 pm
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51
Refused entry at Tokyo restaurant
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16,431
Posted By
baroqen
Your mafia dialect is showing through.... (just...
Your mafia dialect is showing through.... (just kidding)
But in all seriousness... I frankly love Japan, but the people who talk about discrimination and foreigner/gaijin aversion are more likely...
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InterContinental Hotels | IHG Rewards Club and Intercontinental Ambassador
Jan 15, 20, 1:53 am
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1,217
Annual Free Night Cert from IHG (Rewards Club) Visa / Mastercard
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359,545
Posted By
baroqen
So... I happened to try and check for free night...
So... I happened to try and check for free night availability and although none of the properties showed it available on the summary page of all properties in the city, for some reason a few of them...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Jan 9, 20, 12:59 am
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1,221
Sapphire Reserve higher annual fee, Lyft, Doordash benefits. (Fee increase delayed)
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267,539
Posted By
baroqen
As with many of you, it's also a dark day for me....
As with many of you, it's also a dark day for me. Neither of the new benefits have any value for me and I can no longer justify this card come my renewal in August. Looks like I'll be going all in...
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Citi | ThankYou Rewards
Jan 9, 20, 12:06 am
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373
Citi Sears Card
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75,576
Posted By
baroqen
Access. I couldn't get enough value out of a PC...
Access. I couldn't get enough value out of a PC to Access more when I changed, so I went with the free card.
Forum:
Credit Card Programs
Jan 8, 20, 12:36 am
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16
Paying someone's credit card from my account?
Views:
3,626
Posted By
baroqen
I had issues getting autopay to work for my...
I had issues getting autopay to work for my wife's Chase card from my Chase checking account. Billpay works fine, but I prefer automatic payments.
Forum:
Citi | ThankYou Rewards
Jan 8, 20, 12:30 am
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373
Citi Sears Card
Views:
75,576
Posted By
baroqen
What are everyone's thoughts on converting an...
What are everyone's thoughts on converting an AT&T Access to the Sears TYP? Is it possible, and should I do it? I believe the Access is no longer available to PC to, but not sure I should even care....
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