News and notes from around the interweb: TSA: (T)hong (S)tealing (A)dministration? Of course, stealing ladies underwear from checked bags is one thing. Don’t wave them around like a prize. The first passenger to fly in Etihad’s ‘Residence’ onboard their A380 has written a trip report. (HT: Lucky) Court rules TripAdvisor doesn’t have to turn over […]
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An American Airlines 767 blew all 4 right main gear tires on landing at Rio yesterday morning. The aircraft didn’t stop — it taxied to the gate with smoke coming from those tires. The aircraft’s next flight, American 974 to New York JFK, was cancelled. There’s quick video of the plane taxiing. (HT: World Airline […]
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I find one of the biggest mistakes that people make in this hobby is that they over diversify their points.
I get emails all the time from people that saying "I have half a million miles and I can't even get a business class ticket to Europe with them." Then they provide me with a breakdown of their points balances, and as it turns out they have fewer than 50,000 points per account spread across a dozen programs.
But there's also something to be said for under diversifying. For example, I'd rather have 500,000 miles with a program in each of the three major alliances than 1.5 million miles in one program, as I'd have a lot more flexibility when it comes time to redeem.
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Tyler Cowen wonders whether the Shake Shack IPO means it is time to stop eat there? After an IPO, the equity share of the original creators — in this case Danny Meyer — is diluted. Meyer’s incentive to maintain quality standards and his personal brand name is weakened. The subsequent public shareholders are more likely […]
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One of the most compelling no annual fee credit cards is the Chase Freedom®, which offers 5% cash back on up to $1,500 of spend in rotating quarterly categories. As I wrote about in September, the fourth quarter bonus categories include Amazon, Zappos, and select department stores.
Anyway, today is the last day of the quarter, so if you haven't yet maxed out your fourth quarter bonus category, I'd seriously consider purchasing some Amazon gift cards with your Chase Freedom® today.
I think Amazon gift cards are as close to "good as cash" as gift cards get, given that Amazon sells just about everything.
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