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	TravelBuzz	If it's a travel topic worth talking about, it's likely in this forum. (non-frequent flyer program travel)
	Airport Lounges	You don't have to be a first or business class ticket holder or an elite member of airline frequent flyer program to enjoy the comfort of an airport lounge. This forum explores the growing range of alternatives with advice and discussion of lounge access programs for frequent visitors, pay per visit options, discount/promotional vouchers, and airport lounge reviews
	DiningBuzz	A forum for general restaurant and bar discussion.
	Travel Technology	Business travel includes cell phones, computers and more. Does that mean just digital cameras are allowed on regular travel? What works where, when and why not.
	Travel Photography	Share your travel photos and discuss the techniques and equipment you used to take them.
	Travel Products	From Ambien to luggage to travel insurance, if it's a travel product, we're going to talk about it. For all things electronic, please visit the Travel Tech Forum.
	Travel Tools	Discussion of tools, services, apps and software used to optimize the travel experience
	Travel News	Link to and discuss the latest travel news articles. it's all the news (for travelers) that's fit to read.
	External Miles and Points Resources	Discuss other miles and points resources that can complement the FlyerTalk experience. This includes blogs, websites, seminars, and events and excursions for frequent flyers.
	Free Travel Contests and Sweepstakes	A forum for news of free travel contests and sweepstakes that give away free miles or travel. Major mileage giveaways (Win 1,000,000 miles) may also be posted if no purchase is required. (Limited cross-posting is allowed to travel program forums.) This is NOT the place to post your request for Facebook votes or similar. Such will be summarily deleted.
	Travel Safety/Security
	Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies	Share and learn all the secrets of winning bids on Priceline, Expedia, Hotwire and more.
	Luxury Hotels and Travel	Discussion regarding the very best places to stay around the world as well as luxury trains, cruises, villas, private air charter, and luxury guide service.
	Other Air Travel including Private & Non-Airline Aviation	General Aviation, Private Jets, and other Non-Airline Aviation
	Cruises	Forget the Love Boat. This travel option will really float your boat.
	Budget Travel	Enjoy discussing low-cost travel (hostels, pensiones, camping, bus and train transport, LCCs, charter flights, inexpensive restaurants, etc.)
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# 1	AA Increasing Carry On Bag Enforcement Started Today by CatchFlightsNotFeelings Last post 10:13 pm by ryan182	American Airlines \| AAdvantage	13 replies	882 views
	American Airlines Will Start Aggressively Auditing Carry On Bags November 1st https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-will-start-aggressively-auditing-carry-on-bags/ seems to to be a step in the direction of Spirit,... Read More
# 2	Will you do anything if someone crushed your “poor man's biz class seat"? Started Today by gokeeper Last post 10:46 pm by phkc070408	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	33 replies	8.8k views
	Observed this very interesting scenario onboard a PMUA 3cls 772. 27ABC were all occupied while 27DE were empty, the passenger in 27C moved to 27D as soon as the boarding was completed. Of course the passenger in 27G was not happy and shook his head but didn't say or do anything. So I am curious will you do anything if this happened to you? :rolle... Read More
# 3	05 Sept 19. Elites no longer allowed to SDFC or SDSB if bags are checked. Started Today by donotblink Last post 11:10 pm by ryan182	American Airlines \| AAdvantage	4 replies	201 views
	I didn't see this posted previously and wanted to send it out as a PSA, as of September 5th last month, a new policy went into place where elites can no longer do a same day standby or same day flight change if they've already checked bags. Previously, QIK would allow SDFC or SDSB even if bags were checked for elites. I believe this doesn't appear... Read More
# 4	Can I go back and offer a "bid to VDB" Started Today by Gig103 Last post 10:09 pm by ATOBTTR	Delta Air Lines \| SkyMiles	23 replies	1.9k views
	At OLCI this morning I was prompted with the page where I can bid how much it would take to VDB, and I declined because I didn't think my wife would be interested. She now said we might as well since our plans are flexible, but is there a way to go back and enter that? Or will I have to wait until arriving at the airport or even the gate if they st... Read More
# 5	*G benefits if status from other airline, flying UA, earning on UA Started Today by tdatta Last post 10:43 pm by docbert	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	4 replies	345 views
	I have status from OZ. Let's say I am flying UA using my UA MP account to earn miles. I no longer have status on UA. Do I get *G benefits? I assume I can enter lounges by showing my OZ status card, but do I get baggage and priority boarding benefits? Sorry if this has been asked before, I cant imagine that it hasn't. I just was unable to find... Read More
# 6	I was downgraded from business to economy on LOT flight Started Today by ihamer Last post 6:22 pm by ihamer	Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, Brussels, LOT and Other Partners \| Miles & More	12 replies	1.5k views
	I was downgraded from business to economy on LOT flight WAW-YYZ due to overbooked flight. Flight purchased using Aeroplan points. What are my options regarding compensation - who do I go after - Airline (LOT) or Aeroplan? Thank you. Read More
# 7	2020 Bookings Show PQP of 0 Started Today by eng8ge Last post 7:50 pm by jsloan	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	18 replies	1.2k views
	I tried to book flights for 2020 and, while they have updated the details section to reflect the PQF and PQP earned, the PQP always seems to be zero. The PQFs are right, though. a. Is this the experience of others or am I in some dot-bomb logic hole? b. Is this really true? PQP will not actually be earned except on "some" flights??? c. Of cour... Read More
# 8	Any Hyatt elites like me? Mostly for leisure, paying 100% out of pocket Started Today by projectmaximus Last post 9:02 pm by WantOnlinePoker	Hyatt \| World of Hyatt	4 replies	209 views
	Hi just curious if some of you here match my "user type" and if so, how you find the program's value, your best practices, and any other tips/tricks to make it more worthwhile. Or if you aren't "like" me but have insight to share, please do! Mods, if this thread is in the wrong place please move it as appropriate. But I am specifically wanting to l... Read More
# 9	*A /SkyTeam/OW: LAX <---> ATH in Biz Summer 2020 Around $2K - 2.4K Started Today by michaelmorio Last post 9:56 pm by HLT1904	Premium Fare Deals	4 replies	888 views
	LAX to ATH round trip in biz class around 2K and up. Good availability next summer. All major airlines are involved. I think these fares are good considering they are from West Coast US. michaelmorio Read More
# 10	creative uses for RPU, GPU, and miles? Started Today by mfirst Last post 6:47 pm by mfirst	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	12 replies	798 views
	since we all recognize that CPU are useless - although I have been able to share them with friends on rare occassions and GPU are very random and miles are becoming less and less helpful and valuable for tickets, upgrades, etc thoughts on using the merchandise? other uses for CPU/GPU that are legal (per UA rules) what are others doing? ...not lik... Read More
# 11	Avoiding middle seats as PM Started Today by saunders111 Last post 2:23 pm by Gig103	Delta Air Lines \| SkyMiles	13 replies	1.2k views
	Hi all, I have been a long term Platinum member of AAdvantage and am now challenging over to Delta. I have temporary PM status during the challenge. One of the big differences that I have found between AA and Delta is that on AA as a midlevel elite I never ever (like not once in 20 years) sat in a middle seat. On Delta, I have been assigned mid... Read More
# 12	Booked one stop flight, can I standby on non-stop to same final destination? Started Today by acousticbiker Last post 6:27 pm by j2simpso	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	7 replies	649 views
	Can I do so having a checked bag? And do my chances change if it’s award travel? Read More
# 13	AA's new award search is live Started Today by seigex Last post 8:16 pm by seigex	American Airlines \| AAdvantage	4 replies	686 views
	I'm not sure if this happened earlier for others, but the last few days I've been keeping an eye on awards for upcoming vacation to Tokyo. After running a few searches today, the website all of a sudden changed to the new style search (that was in beta previous). TBH, I find it much harder to quickly look up award space via calendar and to find sAA... Read More
# 14	Pasta description: "I don't know, it's a duet." Started Today by CurbedEnthusiasm Last post 10:24 pm by notquiteaff	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	12 replies	2.2k views
	Had a great Y flight from FCO-IAD. Y catering was very impressive (better than my last Polaris flight) but the service underscored why the FAs need to be given some better descriptors of what they are serving. The FAs were very senior and overall very good. My FA announced lunch as "chicken or pasta" - a very typical announcement but so overly v... Read More
# 15	LCY flights: Any plans to enhance service (aka introduce BOB)? Started Today by Bastien003 Last post 10:21 pm by Blueboys999	British Airways \| Executive Club	16 replies	2.3k views
	Hi all, Are there any plans from BA to change the service for flights to/from LCY? I am planning a trip to Mykonos next summer and i am debating if it is really worth paying for club seats if departing from LCY. The cabin is a 2x2 seats rows and we are 2 people travelling together. The meal service is good for what i assume would be a Band... Read More
# 16	Sitting in Premium Plus on non-Premium Plus flight Started Today by ualboston1k Last post 1:01 pm by leonidas	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	14 replies	1.8k views
	Looking at a future itinerary, I had a regular seat in E+. Aircraft is 777-200 legacy UA international configuration. Sometime in the last week the aircraft was swapped out to a 777-200 with the new Polaris seats and Premium Plus section. Except this is a non Premium Plus route. It seems the Prem Plus seats are being offered as regular E+... Read More
# 17	Qantas service managers always greet me with the exact same awkward routine Started Today by Mr. Blahblah Last post 8:29 pm by geminidreams	Qantas \| Frequent Flyer	8 replies	715 views
	I know that this is a first world problem but here it is: I fly quite a lot long haul with Qantas in J and I have a fairly uncomplicated but admittedly non-english last name (it's not particularly complicated or "un-english", it's all latin alphabet letters and it is simply pronounced the way it is written). Anyway, every time I fly with qantas,... Read More
# 18	2 International Flight Questions Started Today by mumaluke Last post 6:29 pm by trooper	Delta Air Lines \| SkyMiles	8 replies	1.1k views
	2 quick questions - BTW I am Gold Medallion 1. Do you get Delta Sky Lounge access on International flights with GM? 2. With GM, are you eligible for Delta One upgrades on International flights? Thanks Read More
# 19	Demographics of LH passengers Started Today by oliver2002 Last post 5:03 pm by 8mh	Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, Brussels, LOT and Other Partners \| Miles & More	10 replies	1.1k views
	Researching for an update on the number of FTL/SEN/HON for the HON qualification thread I noticed that LH doesn't publish those anymore, but the stats of passengers flying Lufthansa is rather interesting (e.g. 72% of pax in C/F are >40yrs): https://ambientmedia.lufthansa.com/?l... Read More
# 20	Silver looking for GOLD Started Today by HawaiianKine Last post 8:38 pm by kjnangre	Delta Air Lines \| SkyMiles	7 replies	586 views
	After being a Silver these past 5 years i will not end the year with enough MQD's. I plan on making a few mileage runs in January and February 2020 to try and get Gold Medallion for 2021. If i reach Gold thresholds for 2021 in January of February of 2020 does these mean i will be a Gold for all of 2020 upon reaching these thresholds ? Also, is ther... Read More
# 21	Ex Madrid earliest check-in time Club Europe Started Today by northeastflyer Last post 7:10 am by BA6501	British Airways \| Executive Club	10 replies	790 views
	Hi. I'm assuming (hope) that there's lots of flexibility for early check-in departing MAD on BA, working on the assumption that there are many BA, Iberia and Iberia Express flights? I'm not sure if they share check-in facilities, so would appreciate some information. I have a flight around 1800 but want to check-in around lunchtime, to get to the l... Read More
# 22	24 Hour Free Cancellation of Flights Booked at OTA Within One Week of Flight Started Today by BigFlyer Last post 6:06 pm by notquiteaff	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	3 replies	253 views
	If I am reading things correctly: [list] []If I book a non-refundable ticket on the UA website within one week of the flight there is no 24 hours free cancellation period; but [/list] [list] []If I book the same flight on Orbitz less than one week before the flight there is a 24 hour free cancellation period. [/list] Do I have tha... Read More
# 23	New A330 configuration (33J) Started Today by pacificboot Last post 10:50 pm by percysmith	Cathay Pacific \| Marco Polo Club	5 replies	532 views
	https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/travel-information/flying-with-us/aircraft-and-fleet/airbus-a330/a330.html Was browsing seat map on the CX website and noticed a new A330 configuration with J28 (Fla... Read More
# 24	How long are CCTV recordings kept at T5 First Wing security? Started Today by wanderingjock Last post 11:51 am by JFX1764	British Airways \| Executive Club	8 replies	2.9k views
	Someone I know lost something there (Left behind a laptop after having their bag searched) and item hasnt shown up on missingx lost property site yet (3 days now). Wondered if anyone would look at the recording to see what happened to item? Item is registered on the site lost property site. Thx Read More
# 25	pricing PPlus flights on partial PPlus routes? Started Today by ljwobker Last post 7:59 pm by jsloan	United Airlines \| MileagePlus	4 replies	347 views
	Anyone know if there's a trick to figuring out pricing and routing when you want to book in PP, but not all the flights in your trip are PP-enabled? For example, RDU-SFO-SYD would have PP on the overwater leg but not on the RDU-SFO leg. I can't feed the fare codes O/A/R into Matrix, because they aren't available at all on the domestic legs. An... Read More