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Thanks. Maybe next time.
We stayed in ollegio (near mxp) for 2 nights when we arrived, and decided to see part of the big city (Milan) for 2 nights before heading back. We’ll be staying in the gorla neighborhood. No big plans for Milan. It’s supposed to be 99* on Sunday with the heat index. Been based in Val Gardena for over a week which has been pretty nice.
ITA flash sale - 40% off all destinations, all classes.
Purchase tix before 11:59 pm July 1, return before July 31 - Discount code JULY
https://www.ita-airways.com/en_us/of..._742252_71_805
what da fuck does “inspired by Alitalia” mean?
ITA was created after Alitalia went belly up and also bought the name, for better or worse, I dunno, I've never flown them.
Some screaming deals to Rome if you feel like battling hellish heat and possible terrorist attacks.
Only a few hours drive to the Amalfi coast from Rome.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain
Did anybody take advantage of the cheap July flights?
I had semi success with the Timeshifter app free trial. There’s a broad assumption that you’ll be able to sleep on your flight, not experience flight delays, and will have minimal commutes to and from the airports. IDK if the pay version allows the ability to alter some of those things.
Had a great family trip to the Dolomites with my wife and kids. Cool area and interesting culture. Apparently, not as many tourists when we were there as will be experienced through the rest of the summer. I had a lot fun driving in the area. Would love to explore the area on skis.
Any Turo pros here? I messed up and need to get out of a non-refundable reservation. One option seems to be to plead with the host to cancel on their end. That gets me the refund but low volume hosts take a reputation hit and seem likely to refuse (I've asked, waiting for a response). The other option seems to be to no-show. For long trips the policy seems to say that they will charge you for two days and refund the rest. That's not a bad deal, but I'm confused why I get no money if I cancel but get a ~75% refund if I no-show. It seems like there's a catch I'm missing but I'm not seeing it in the policy.
Any other options?
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I don’t know if it’s been mentioned, but I bring a Fire TV on all my trips now and it’s actually a big time saver.
Alaska Airlines has a buy one, get one deal on flights to Hawaii right now. Travel between August 10-November 19 and flights must depart after 5 pm local time. I just booked tickets to Kona in October for $550 total for my wife and I. Offer ends at midnight tonight.
Man, Delta is really dropping off. Used to be my favorite airline. The changes to the Skymiles program really devalued it for me.Quote:
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I think it is (or will quickly be) all airlines. The article I read indicated they use your browsing cookies and ha it's to determine what you can afford and somehow price accordingly.
Anyone use a VPN or service to show a foreign location to price shop? Adverts indicate you can see lower prices. Maybe change your location to a 3rd world country and Google for coupons for Mac and cheese prior to looking for flights?
I'm sure whoever sold this fucked up idea to Delta promised a lot in regards to preventing work arounds.
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Delta Sky Peso's was the beginning of the end for me and I did cancel that card this year donating my balance to charity.
I really liked my Chase card but the annual fee is going from about $550 to $750 in October so will cancel that one too.
I have a Citi card that gave me a nice bonus at sign up a few months ago, but the miles are not that good value wise like the Chase miles were.
I guess miles are a devalued perk now and I will likely cancel them all out over time and go with a Citi card I see at the Costco gas pump that is pretty strong cash back.
Using Google Flights I have found flights out of Vancouver or Calgary are priced way better than LAX or SFO (usual points of departure for us).
If you can get there cheap, it may be a good option for you to when flying to Yurp.
Multiple times I've gone to the Delta site and logged in, looked for flights, then returned an hour or a day later and the prices have gone up. It's frustrating. I hope they saw me recently go to United and buy a ticket there instead. Then again, they have so many rich customers that fly regularly their AI bot probably doesn't care. And that is why the changed their skymiles program. IMO it's now for actual frequent fliers, not for people like me that only fly 6-8 times a year, with one of those flights being international. They have customers happily taking my place.
^^ Thanks for bringing that new Chase info to my attention.
…It looks like there still is enough credit to services I already use to get close to zeroing out that cost ($300 travel, dash pass, appletv, peloton, Lyft)… I need backcheck and see how clean those credits work - if they are a simple statement credit - I’ll keep the card. If they require more effort, bummer.
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That level of flying is way more than most people that aren't business travel road warriors.Quote:
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I've moved to Alaska. Their miles are still based actual miles and they fly most places I go direct from Seattle. Can go international with American as a partner.
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Yeah, the changes are a bummer. I was trying to make the math work, but it is likely not worth it for me. What other cards give primary coverage for rental cars?Quote:
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Ah, thanks. I should know how the Delta FF program works. I gave up caring when I cancelled my Delta Amex card around 2020. I do like the Delta flying expereince though. Most my yearly flights are work trips booked by someone else and then I use Chase travel for occasional free Delta personal trips.Quote:
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Probably worth trying a VPN, maybe set to a low income country / part of the US, along with a guest profile in Chrome.Quote:
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What does that even mean? Do you honestly think Delta is doing something special in the friendly skies? I feel like all the legacy airlines are the same tired boats with the same tired crews.Quote:
I do like the Delta flying expereince though.
Singapore? Yes!
Virgin? Maybe.
Delta American United and their partners? It’s cattle transport. That’s all.
I dunno. Of the domestic carriers, Delta is by far the best. Especially if on-time arrivals are of value to you, and as a frequent business traveler, that's pretty important to me. Plus, on my last flight out of SLC last week, the flight attendant SUPER hooked it up. I was in comfort+, and she brought over the snack basket from First class and gave us all we wanted. Then when I asked for an "adult beverage," she slipped me a handful of bottles. Hella great service from that one. Hot, big booty latina with the body of a goddess FWIW.
Ive had the Citi costco card for years. I like it and theyve recently upped the cash back % on a few categories. I usually get $350-400 back.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
I always found mileage plans hard to take advantage for the flights I do most, so getting cash back instead has been nice.
If you have access to it the Royal Bank Avion card is still one of the best cards out there for ease of use. Book any ticket based on ticket price.
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I don't think that's true. I track a few one ways on Google flights so I can pounce when they're lower. The price on there is what I always see when I go to the airlines website.Quote:
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I always liked Alaska Airlines, but I am a West Coast flyer, not west to east coast.Quote:
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Agree that Delta is the best in air experience of the large US carriers in my opinion. Less lost bags, more on time than others, when shit does go wrong they take care of you, either in an automated way through their pretty nice app or on ground at the service counters.
Yeah, Alaska is great. But they're also growing a lot. Curious to see how long they can maintain greatness as they expand beyond being just a regional carrier.Quote:
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Currently chilling at the Centurion Lounge at ATL in the E terminal. Place is pretty tits! If you have the right Amex cards, make sure to take advantage of this one.
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Alaska ground stopped their entire fleet tonight. Fun times on the tarmac