- You Can Ask American Airlines to Release Award Seats For You by View From The Wing. I didn’t know you could do this, but admittedly I suck at booking awards.
- Intro to Shyp: On Demand Shipping Service in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami by Travel With Grant. Interesting service and a pick up fee of $5 for up to 20 items seems pretty reasonable. If you have stuff to give to goodwill, they’ll also pick that stuff up for free.
- And the Next American Express Centurion Lounge Will Be… Houston! by View From The Wing. This is a full lounge and not that studio bullshit they have in Seattle. Although there won’t be a spa in this one. It’s interesting that they are spending $7 million for a refurb that will likely last less than five years.
- Double SYW points through the end of July by Frequent Miler. Lots of double dip opportunities to be had here, read the comments for some ideas.
- Paying it forward. by Points And Pixie Dust. It’s amazing what such a small gesture can mean to somebody else. Doing good in the world also makes you feel good, so try and do something nice for somebody else today.
- ANA to Add Australia Service by Wandr Me. Haneda > Sydney sounds like a pretty nice route to me, let’s hope there is some award space.
- My Thoughts on my Younger Brother’s First App-O-Rama (2 out of 3 Credit Cards Approved) by Travel With Grant. Somehow I don’t think this is the last time we will hear about Grant & his brother. Fingers crossed he follows his brother’s footsteps and handles his credit responsibly and gets to enjoy the fruits of this hobby, rather than funding it for others.
I don’t get the economics of these Centurion lounges. Are there a ton of people who pay per access? I would have thought a huge percentage of the people in them would be holders of the various Amex cards that grant free access. In which case, is the profitability supposed to come from more people signing up for the cards with giant annual fees?