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Delta One Suites

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I'm a little late to the party, but yesterday Delta announced a new business class product:  Delta One Suites. Delta says its new business class products will be the first all suite business class product around.  They're certainly the only  domestic business class product I've seen with doors.  But are they as innovative as Delta is claiming? Comparing the Delta … [Read more...] about Delta One Suites

Delta Adding Meals to Hawaii

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Flying economy in the U.S. has long meant no meal service.  Period.  However, that trend has slowly begun to change this year. Up until recently, Hawaiian Airlines was the only domestic carrier still offering complimentary meals in all cabins.  Then, back in February, American announced that it would offer meals on Hawaii flights.  Recently, rumors have been emerging about … [Read more...] about Delta Adding Meals to Hawaii

And Our Best Option Was… To Pay with Membership Rewards Points?

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Warning. I started this blog post innocently enough, and then I got mad at Delta and started swearing. If you don't like the F-word, sit this one out please. Also, the cover photo is from Italy, and I loved it. Nothing to do with the post, just a beautiful sunset over autumn leaves in Italy. Because that is how I roll.  … [Read more...] about And Our Best Option Was… To Pay with Membership Rewards Points?

How to Spend a Month on Maui for the Cost of a Week at the Andaz?

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This post is part of our series on One Way Neverending - a journey that starts with selling all of our worldly possessions, becoming voluntarily homeless, and traveling the world.  Posts in this series: Couple Leaves Comfort of Corporate to Pursue Dreams of World Travel, How One Simple Realization Lead us to Spend a Month on Hawaii and Grow Our Savings For those of you … [Read more...] about How to Spend a Month on Maui for the Cost of a Week at the Andaz?

Delta’s Newest Changes are a Net-Gain for Me

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Delta has made yet another announcement about the changes to the airline in 2015. Most of the articles I have read on the topic are fairly negative, claiming that these “improvements” to the Delta program are hardly anything to write home about. While they are likely correct that these changes do not represent a major improvement over the programs that Delta already has … [Read more...] about Delta’s Newest Changes are a Net-Gain for Me

How I am Re-qualifying for Delta Platinum Status in 2015 the Cheapest Way Possible

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2014 has been a year of transition for me. From my threats to leave the state of Minnesota to avoid an airline to actually moving to San Francisco, life has been one great adventure in 2014. I successfully challenged to United Platinum status, only to realize that I don’t really love flying United. While I thought that United Platinum status would come at the expense of … [Read more...] about How I am Re-qualifying for Delta Platinum Status in 2015 the Cheapest Way Possible

Well Played, Delta

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Unless you rely on Jeffsetter as your only miles and points news source, you have probably heard the news that Delta is increasing the dollar amounts needed to achieve elite medallion status in 2016. In the past I have expressed rage about Delta and their decisions, threatened to move across the country to avoid them and then actually moved across the country and status … [Read more...] about Well Played, Delta

One of my Favorite Uses of Miles: Speculative Award Bookings

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When your house is listed for sale and you have already moved your possessions, you can expect a high level of uncertainty with every day that passes. What if the house sells before I’m scheduled to come back next? Who will mow the lawn? Who will take care of X and Y? I have found the whole process to be quite annoying. You can take the “out of sight, out of mind” approach … [Read more...] about One of my Favorite Uses of Miles: Speculative Award Bookings

When is it Appropriate to Use Miles for a Domestic Award?

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When it comes to redeeming your hard earned miles for flights, conventional wisdom is that you will get the most value for your points by booking flights in premium international class. This is true in most cases when redeeming miles for saver award tickets, because you can get anywhere from 2 to 10+ cents in value for each mile you redeem. … [Read more...] about When is it Appropriate to Use Miles for a Domestic Award?