PointsHoarder 28: New partners, new seats, new deals
Lots of “new” going on in this episode, which I suppose is a good thing. After all, if we were talking about old stuff it probably wouldn’t be quite as interesting. Much of the discussion was about two...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 29: Chasing status or buying the benefits
So, how much are you spending on elite status these days? And does it matter if your travels are paid for by an expense account? With the announcement last week by United that they are joining Delta in...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 30: A series of good transitions
It should come as no surprise that the lead story on this week’s episode is the lead aviation-related story in the news, the crash of Asiana 214 at SFO last Saturday. We don’t dwell too much on it,...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 31: Strategic partnerships abound
Gracias por escuchar el episodio de esta semana de PointsHoarder. This main focus this week is on a few different partnerships and how those relationships make things either good or bad for consumers....
View ArticlePointsHoarder 32: Click our AmEx SPG link!
No, really, we included a credit card link in the show notes today! Of course, ours is not an affiliate link and I actually don’t think it is the one you should use, but we’ll get to that in a minute…...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 33: Devaluations galore!
Nearly everyone will agree that devaluation to loyalty programs (or just about anything else) sucks. And this week, sadly, there’s a lot of suckage to talk about. Air Canada downgraded their upgrade...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 34: New routes, new award searches and new planes
Lots of “new” news to share in this week’s episode, and that’s mostly a good thing compared to some of the episodes we’ve had which were all about downgrades. Don’t worry – there are still a couple...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 35: A new life(time status)
Welcome to lifetime status on British Airways. That is, if you can swing it. The lead story in this week’s edition is the announcement by BA’s Executive Club program that they are now offering both...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 36: Will they ever stop talking?!?
The past two weeks have seen a ton of news in the airline and frequent flyer space, so much that even after we cut out a bunch of stuff we wanted to talk about we still managed to ramble on longer than...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 37: Better late than never
Sorry we’re a little late to publish this time around; I blame the Hilton Garden Inn – Chelsea and their crappy internet connection for making the editing more work than usual. And now that I’ve gotten...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 38 – Raining SkyMiles in Seattle
We are on time this week but Seth is missing in Doha or maybe it’s Dubai today. A bunch of topics are covered in episode 38, including: Delta’s Stellar Earnings ($1.37 Billion) Double SkyMiles for...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 40: The Thanksgivukkah Miracle
Not really any miracles to speak of in the episode, but – like many things I write – it seemed like a good idea at the time. We’re coming to you a day early this week so when you’re stuck in an airport...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 41: The Holiday Episode
Welcome to the holiday episode of the PointsHoarder Podcast, so named mostly because we decided to mock the operational challenges American Airlines faced this past week with a bit of a jingle. You can...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 42: Merry New Year
Welcome to 2014, where lots of rules are changing and so are our travel patterns. Somewhat. Sorry we missed a couple weeks there over the holidays but we’re back with a whole bunch of stuff to talk...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 43: The Apology
Sometimes it is hard to say “I’m sorry.” In this episode, however, we prove that all of us can manage the phrase quite easily. See, it turns out that in PointsHoarder 42 I gave some bad advice. Fozz...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 44: Did you say Bieber??
So, what did Justin Bieber do after nearly being arrested for smoking pot on a charter flight to Teterboro prior to the Super Bowl? Go out partying with PointsHoarder’s producer Rolo, of course! That’s...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 45: Dhaka, Dhaka, Goose!
Welcome to the end of the line for the DC-10. Sort of. Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the only remaining operator of the type for commercial service and they’re finally making the leap into the 21st...
View ArticlePointsHoarder 46: Staten Island to the Island Hopper
Welcome to episode 46 of the PointsHoarder podcast where we spend much of our time working to bully/pressure Stephan into taking a trip half way around the world, mostly in coach, for no apparent...
View ArticleEpisode 47: Rebranding from a secure location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Welcome to the newly rebranded Dots, Lines and Destinations. We used to be PointsHoarder but we don’t really hoard points and the irony of that stopped being entertaining. Plus we like talking about...
View ArticleDLD 48: What the heck are we doing here??
Is it episode number 2 or number 48? And why the new name? Also, do any of us know what the heck is going on?? Answers to these questions and more in this week’s episode of Dots, Lines and...
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