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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Jul 20, 17, 4:37 pm
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Tipping question at an HGI for free breakfast
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Rasalon
I also formulized it like formeraa. If I receive...
I also formulized it like formeraa. If I receive a "good morning", I will tip at least a dollar. If the table is clean, set, and they bring a drink and my order, then $2.
About half of the time I...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 30, 17, 11:15 pm
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ARCHIVE: SWU giveaway (strictly freely given - no quid pro quo)
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Rasalon
Thus far I have three SWUs that are confirmed,...
Thus far I have three SWUs that are confirmed, and two more that are waitlisted, so not offering any more at this time until I know if the remaining SWUs cleared. I will relist remaining SWUs in a...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 27, 17, 9:11 pm
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ARCHIVE: SWU giveaway (strictly freely given - no quid pro quo)
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Rasalon
Offering 4 SWUs expiring 2/28 to a good home,...
Offering 4 SWUs expiring 2/28 to a good home, preference going to the first person that can use all four on the same record locator. If not, will give them to the first two people that can use two...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 13, 16, 10:25 am
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Where Is the Grass Greener? (Delta / DL & AA comparison)
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Rasalon
It is not just you, AA is becoming less...
It is not just you, AA is becoming less operationally reliable. I still use AA for direct flights, but if a connection is required, I use Delta. I feel comfortable with a 40 minute connection time on...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 11, 16, 1:53 pm
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Where Is the Grass Greener? (Delta / DL & AA comparison)
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Rasalon
Re-iterating previous posts, if on-time...
Re-iterating previous posts, if on-time performance is critical to you, I would consider staying with Delta. I use Delta for important trips and tight connections, whereas I use AA for leisure travel...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Jun 8, 15, 8:07 am
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Platinum for $1,350 worth it? curbside?
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Rasalon
With a few simple changes, I think this could be...
With a few simple changes, I think this could be a great product:
- Have an option when a Platinum reserves a car to select whether they require curbside pick-up and they have checked bags or do...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Jun 6, 15, 3:19 pm
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Platinum for $1,350 worth it? curbside?
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Rasalon
Considering I stated in my two previous posts...
Considering I stated in my two previous posts that I did not join Platinum for the upgrades, and have not complained about not receiving upgrades, I was not expecting an upgrade. I joined Platinum...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Jun 6, 15, 7:37 am
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Platinum for $1,350 worth it? curbside?
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10,913
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Rasalon
Agreed, which is why I am not renewing. My whole...
Agreed, which is why I am not renewing. My whole intent when I originally joined Platinum was not for the upgrades, but for the supposed time savings. But being Platinum is a bigger time investment...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Jun 6, 15, 6:41 am
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Platinum for $1,350 worth it? curbside?
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Rasalon
I wish I could agree, but in the past 6 months: ...
I wish I could agree, but in the past 6 months:
- Rented three times at Frankfurt, twice I reserved an S-class Mercedes and received exactly that. Once I reserved a 5-series BMW, and received...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Jun 5, 15, 8:13 pm
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Platinum for $1,350 worth it? curbside?
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Rasalon
After three years of being Hertz Platinum...
After three years of being Hertz Platinum (company paid), I am letting it lapse this month, even though it would cost me nothing to renew.
Over the last year, I have found being Platinum wastes...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Jun 4, 15, 9:08 pm
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Experiences of being Lifetime Diamond
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Rasalon
When I was in the Conrad Seoul Executive Lounge...
When I was in the Conrad Seoul Executive Lounge last month, the Executive Lounge Manager (Katie) saw Lifetime Diamond status in my profile, and asked to see my card as she had never seen one before....
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US Airways | Dividend Miles (Pre-Consolidation with American Airlines)
Apr 19, 15, 10:18 pm
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Downgrade International Flight
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Rasalon
What about disputing the ticket charge with the...
What about disputing the ticket charge with the credit card company? You paid for a certain service (I assume an I-fare), and the airline did not deliver the service you paid for. The paid fare code...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 13, 15, 5:31 pm
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JFK-LAX-MEL - QF J or AA F JFK-LAX
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Rasalon
It is nice to see, but not to go out of the way...
It is nice to see, but not to go out of the way to visit. But then again, I don't think the QF F lounge in SYD is anything special either, just a bunch of average seating on which to sit while eating...
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Mileage Run Discussion
Mar 18, 15, 10:20 pm
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[PREM FARE GONE] AA DCA-PEK sub-$450 a/i rt in J
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Rasalon
And as we see above, AA is allowing those who...
And as we see above, AA is allowing those who ticketed these reservations to cancel for a full refund, even though the fare rules state the ticket is non-refundable. Looks like they are complying...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Mar 18, 15, 11:35 am
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[ARCHIVE to 2017] Hilton properties joining / leaving the Hilton chain
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Rasalon
According to Wikipedia, it says the opening now...
According to Wikipedia, it says the opening now will not be until the beginning of 2017. Not sure of the accuracy of that, as I cannot find any other references to this.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 11, 15, 9:05 pm
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Rolling delays due to "paperwork"
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7,215
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Rasalon
Hope you eventually made it. I recently had a...
Hope you eventually made it. I recently had a flight delayed on paperwork in 15 minute increments up until the two hour point. Then the flight was cancelled as they never received whatever paperwork...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Mar 9, 15, 9:41 pm
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Lifetime Diamond Status Arrives at Hilton Honors — With Required Qualifications
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160,979
Posted By
Rasalon
I received a reply in under an hour this...
I received a reply in under an hour this afternoon:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding Lifetime Diamond. We appreciate you taking the time to contact us.
Congratulations achieving Lifetime...
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Hertz | Gold Plus Rewards
Mar 7, 15, 4:59 pm
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10
No Charge For Rental
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5,524
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Rasalon
I have had this happen on multiple occasions, the...
I have had this happen on multiple occasions, the vehicle is not registered as being picked up. It happens more often as Platinum when the vehicle is dropped off to me at the terminal.
The issue...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 2, 15, 11:24 pm
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My last hour as an ExPlat after 13 great years
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Rasalon
For those that have been EXP since the early...
For those that have been EXP since the early days, is dropping from EXP really a big deal these days?
Having been EXP for the past 18 years, none of my memorable EXP moments have occurred in the...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Feb 8, 15, 5:22 pm
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852
Please post your speedtest.net results here
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Rasalon
Hilton Sydney, testing using Ookla to an...
Hilton Sydney, testing using Ookla to an Australian server:
Download speed 0.92 Mb/s
Upload speed 0.91 Mb/s
As the hotel charges for Internet, I would be pretty annoyed at that data rate for...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Jan 29, 15, 9:12 pm
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17
ICN Choice [KE J or AA F?]
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1,238
Posted By
Rasalon
As mentioned, the KE lounge and J class food...
As mentioned, the KE lounge and J class food offerings are underwhelming, and I also did not think there was enough food served for the length of the flight.
However, the benefits of the non-stop...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Jan 14, 15, 2:42 pm
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5,535
[ARCHIVE 2014 to 2017] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
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122,122
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Rasalon
There were two entrees on the menu, Wagyu Beef...
There were two entrees on the menu, Wagyu Beef and Tuna, and we had one of each.
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Jan 13, 15, 3:54 pm
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5,535
[ARCHIVE 2014 to 2017] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
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122,122
Posted By
Rasalon
We completed an 8 night stay at the Conrad...
We completed an 8 night stay at the Conrad Maldives over the holidays, booked at the old redemption rate. We were booked for a beach villa, and upgraded to a superior water villa for $300 per night....
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Nov 11, 14, 11:49 am
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21
Same flight number = same aircraft?
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2,201
Posted By
Rasalon
Not necessarily, I had a flight from JFK to SEA a...
Not necessarily, I had a flight from JFK to SEA a few years ago that went from JFK-ORD-SEA with the same flight number. Arrived in ORD late due to IRROPs, and a bunch of us discovered the ORD to SEA...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Oct 18, 14, 9:56 am
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128
Promo: Get a jumpstart on your 2016 elite status
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23,293
Posted By
Rasalon
No email/could not register either: ELITE...
No email/could not register either:
ELITE STATUS PROGRESS
45 Stays | 196 Nights | 328,928 Base Points
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