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US Airlines Continue to Cut Passenger Services, Please Investors

BySean

Snip, snip, snip…. This is apparently the week for US-based airlines to make all sorts of passenger un-friendly changes and cuts.  While ultimately screwing over the passengers, the cuts are largely going to please investors on Wall Street. Just this week, Delta, United and JetBlue have announced some cuts that hurt the consumer, and in…

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United Club Giveaway Winner

BySean

And the winner is Suril from DC!   The winner was selected randomly from the 64 entries into this contest who either subscribed to my blog, followed me on Twitter, and/or re-tweeted the contest.  Suril plans on enjoying the United Club prior to a flight over the  holidays out of DCA or IAD! Congrats, Suril,…

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REMINDER: United Club Pass Giveaway!

BySean

Just wanted to post a reminder about the two United Club passes that I’m giving away!  See the post below for more information….. After going through my things, I’ve come up on a pair  of one-time United Club Passes (expiration 2/28/15).  They’re each valid for a one-time entry for one person at any United Club.  I’ll…

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GIVEAWAY: 2 United Club Passes!

BySean

After going through my things, I’ve come up on a pair  of one-time United Club Passes (expiration 2/28/15).  They’re each valid for a one-time entry for one person at any United Club.  I’ll be giving BOTH passes away to ONE winner. How to Enter For this giveaway, there are THREE ways to enter: Subscribe to my blog…

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Review: United Global First Class Chicago to Munich

BySean

I started out my around the world trip with a Transatlantic flight from Chicago to Munich in United Global First Class.  After a longer than usual flight from Washington-DCA to Chicago, I arrived at O’ Hare and met up with my good friend, who would be joining me for the entire trip to Europe and…

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First Look: United Global First Class Chicago to Munich

BySean

Good afternoon from Munich! After four days here in Munich, I’ve finally acquired some wifi good enough for a post at the Le Meridien Munich.  I put together some initial thoughts on the flight, but a full review is forthcoming. I  arrived in Munich last Thursday on United flight 952 from Chicago on a three-class B777-200 in…

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An Around the World Trip — Introduction

BySean

As I previously wrote, I will be embarking on a two-week journey around the World starting tonight.  While I’m meeting twelve other friends in Munich, two of them will be joining me for our exploits in Asia. Though we all have somewhat different flights, we all did manage to get on the same THAI flight…

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Ten Tips for Planning an Oktoberfest Trip to Munich

BySean

My favorite trip  of the year is always my annual pilgrimage to Munich for the World’s largest festival — Oktoberfest! This will be the fifth year in a row that I’ve attended the Wiesn in Germany, so I’ve learned on the fly, but at this point,  I think I know what I’m doing pretty well. Oktoberfest…

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Around the World with US Airways Miles

BySean

A week from today, I will be embarking on another around the world adventure — this time it will include a stop at one of my favorite places in the World — Munich during Oktoberfest.  The Oktoberfest trip is one that I’ve taken the past four years, so it was a no-brainer to book a fifth…

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Elite Status Challenges with American Airlines

BySean

Airlines – particularly legacy US carriers — value their elite passengers.  These passengers are widely viewed by the airlines to be some of their most profitable passengers, and as such, those passengers are extended numerous perks such as priority boarding, free checked bags, and first class upgrades.  For quite some time, most airlines offer published and…