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Epic Twitter Fight Between Delayed Thanksgiving Travelers Will Make You LOL

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As I mentioned in this morning’s post, today is a travel day in Jeffsetter land. When I have connecting flights in Atlanta it’s always a rush to find the gate of my next flight. After I board the flight I find myself killing time before the plane actually takes off. This usually involves reading novels or checking my Facebook feed for something interesting. While waiting for … [Read more...] about Epic Twitter Fight Between Delayed Thanksgiving Travelers Will Make You LOL

Happy Thanksgiving Upgrade Season to All!

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As you read this, I am making my way from MYR to JFK via ATL in DL First Class. After a long layover, I will then take a redeye flight to MXP in AZ Business Class. Got that? I will explain what that means in a moment. In the past week I have been treated to an unprecedented lucky streak of clearing upgrades on 6 of 6 Delta flights and having Mrs. Jeffsetter clear upgrades on … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving Upgrade Season to All!

“Points and Miles are a Currency that Loses Value Over Time” My Interview with Mighty Travels

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am spending the holiday with my wife and her family in South Carolina. I have decided to keep the laptop shut for most of my time here, so that means less blogging and more family time. With that said, I will be making an exception over the next few days to talk about my current and upcoming travels to Milan with my wife for a nice long … [Read more...] about “Points and Miles are a Currency that Loses Value Over Time” My Interview with Mighty Travels

Hilton Honors Invites you to Buy Something that’s Worthless to Earn Something Else that’s Worthless

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For some reason I still am opted into emails from Hilton even though I publicly announced my departure from the Hilton Honors program earlier this year. Maybe it’s hope that something relevant will come through email or maybe it’s Schadenfreude from watching the program slip further and further away from credibility. Either way, I couldn’t help but laugh when I got an email … [Read more...] about Hilton Honors Invites you to Buy Something that’s Worthless to Earn Something Else that’s Worthless

Does Airline Food Taste Better on the 787 Dreamliner?

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I just finished reading a provocative article entitled Why Airline Food Sucks from Fast Company and couldn’t help but nod my head in agreement as I was reading along. While most frequent travelers know to temper their expectations for what they will receive from an in-flight meal, this article provided some scientific explanations behind why airline food gets such a bad … [Read more...] about Does Airline Food Taste Better on the 787 Dreamliner?