Travelers are constantly bombarded with "Sign up now!" loyalty offers and point earning systems. Are airline offers worth it? What do you get for your loyalty?

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

0:11 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio)    Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake

0:34 - Where have the ladies traveled recently? San Diego!

1:16 - Piper's Trip

2:14 - Sparkly floors 

2:33 - The PDX carpet

3:02 - The SouthWest airlines cattle call

3:50 - Question for the audience -> Can you walk to San Diego downtown from the airport?

4:23 - Gaslight district and San Diego Comic-Con

5:04 - Balboa park

5:14 - Mysterious Galaxy -> awesome bookstore

6:14 - Seaview -> cute bookstore with cafe near SFO

6:40 - Need listener help: What's the name of the Alice in Wonderland-esque speakeasy behind the brick wall (or bank vault?) covered in ivy in San Diego?

7:53 - military, retirees, and/or vacationers mean... Reader town!

8:36 - cocktails in San Diego; wine in Portland...lulz.

8:52 - Gail pisses off the audience. Wine fight. ("Portlanders claiming they have wine? Lol")  Ready? Fight!

9:32 - La Hoja; full of eclectic restaurants and sea lions

10:17 - Del Mar beach (dog beach)

10:45 - all Piper cares about => dogs and food

11:48 - tutorial on how to kidnap Piper

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12:07 – Main Topic -> Frequent Flyer Miles and Loyalty Points

12:35 - Gamified system's help keep you loyal by letting you "level up" your membership

13:20 - The benefits of access to the business lounge (hard boiled eggs and showers)

15:15 - Credit Card multipliers

15:42 - American Airlines has Piper's soul

16:16 - always sign up for the frequent flyer's club regardless of the airline you're flying to ensure entry of you Known Traveler Number (KTN) for ease of travel

16:57 - Gail often goes to unusual locales and has others book her flights, so avid loyalty is difficult

17:49 - Gail's now a SouthWest gal

18:05 - Gail loves the cattle call --> it means faster boarding!

19:39 - http://crankyflier.com/

21:25 - Be aware of what company has a hub at your local airport, and where other hubs are for that airline (take advantage of that!)

23:49 - Further tease of future episode about Credit Cards to optimize miles' collection

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24:29 – Gadgets! -->  Neck Pillows

Gail – Pillow's to lean on while you lean back    -Trtl Pillow - http://amzn.to/2EWJN8g      -Travel Mate Memory Foam - http://amzn.to/2HOaLke

Piper – pillow to lean forward with    - Inflatable - http://amzn.to/2F25AP5

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31:24 - Outro and thanks to: Producer Matt

Special thanks to Dan Sawyer of Artistic Whisper for editing this episode!

Thanks for listening and happy travels!