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Developers Travel In Style - BACON 13
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Thijs Feryn
April 13, 2013
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Developers Travel In Style - BACON 13
Slides for my "Developers Travel In Style" talk at DevsLoveBacon 2013 in London
Thijs Feryn
April 13, 2013
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Transcript
Developers#travel#in#style By#Thijs#Feryn
Hi# my#name# is#Thijs
I’m$Belgian
I’m# an#evangelist#at
I’m# a#board#member# at
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What’s$the$situa1on?
I$speak$at$ conferences
I’m$an$ entry$level$ frequent$ flyer
I’m$not$a$ travel$ expert
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Status Awards
Airline$status ✓Lounge#access ✓Fast#lane ✓Priority#boarding#&#check=in ✓Priority#luggage#handling ✓More#checked#luggage ✓Award#miles#mulBplier
Hotel$status ✓Free#wifi ✓Free#breakfast ✓Room#upgrades ✓Points#mulBplier ✓Welcome#giG#(*) ✓Lounge#access#(*)
Awards ✓Free#hotel#nights ✓Hotel#room#upgrades ✓Free#flights ✓Flight#upgrades
How to benefit
How$to$benefit ✓Speak#at#conferences ✓Go#on#holidays ✓Be#consistent#&#loyal ✓Look#for#promoBons#&#bonuses ✓Get#an#airline#or#hotel#credit#card ✓Look#for#airline#&#hotel#partners ✓Read#frequent#flyer#blogs ✓Don’t#let#miles#&#points#expire
What’s out there?
Airlines & alliances
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Miles & More
Mileage Plus
Executive Club
AAdvantage
Flying Blue
SkyMiles
Hotel chains & loyalty programs
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My$ programs
1#mile 35.000#miles#per#year# or#30#segments 100.000#miles#per#year 100.000#miles#per#year 600.000#miles#in#2#years 600.000#miles#in#2#years Miles#36#months#valid Miles#don’t#expire Miles#don’t#expire
Miles#don’t#expire Miles#don’t#expire Miles#don’t#expire 25%#bonus#miles 25%#bonus#miles 25%#bonus#miles 25%#bonus#miles 25%#bonus#miles 2#upgrade#vouchers 2#upgrade#vouchers 6#upgrade#vouchers 1#extra#bag 1#extra#bag 2#extra#bags 2#extra#bags 2#extra#bags Business#lounge#access Business#lounge#access Senator#&#Star#gold# lounge#access Senator#&#Star#gold# lounge#access First#class#lounge# access 50%#companion#award#discount 50%#companion#award#discount 50%#companion#award#discount
✓hZp://www.frequen]lyerbonuses.com/ milesandmore.html ✓25%#bonus#miles#with#status ✓My#way#special#(2x$miles$on$fixed$segment) ✓Get#a#Miles#&#More#credit#card ✓Spend#money#with#LuGhansa#partners# ‣Chic#Outlet#(collect$receipts!) ‣Magazine#&#news#paper#subscripBons ‣Car#rental ‣Telco
‣Airport#shops ‣Hotels#(Only$for$non8preferred$programs) tricks
300#tier#points## flights#or#25#flights 600#tier#points## flights#or#50#flights 1500#tier#points## flights 25%#bonus#points 100%#bonus#points 100%#bonus#points Priority#boarding
Priority#boarding Extra#bagage Extra#bagage Business#lounge#access First#class#lounge#access First#class#checkin
✓hZp://www.frequen]lyerbonuses.com/ execuBveclub.html ✓Household#account ✓25%#d%#bonus#miles#with#status ✓Get#a#BA#credit#card#(Companion$award$&$bonus$miles) ✓Spend#money#with#BA#partners# ‣Chic#Outlet#(collect$receipts!) ‣Car#rental ‣Airport#shops ‣Hotels#(Only$for$non8preferred$programs)
tricks
✓20K#miles ✓Full#Star#Gold#recogniBon ✓Lounge#access ✓Fast#lane ✓Priority# ‣Boarding ‣Check=in ‣Standby ‣Baggage#handling
4#stays#or#10#nights 20#stays,#40#nights#or# 75.000#base#points 30#stays,#60#nights#or# 120.000#base#points 15%#bonus#points 25%#bonus#points 50%#bonus#points 5th#night#free 5th#night#free
5th#night#free Free#internet#&#breakfast Free#internet#&#breakfast Space#available# upgrade Room#upgrade#&# executive#lounge#access
✓hZp://www.frequen]lyerbonuses.com/ hhonors.html# ✓Double#dipping ✓15%,#25%#2%#points#bonus#with#status ✓Fast#track#to#gold ✓GLON#&#AXON#award#bonuses ✓Quarterly#promoBons ✓Put#everything#“on$the$room” ✓Ask#for#upgrades ✓Register#conference#stays#on#your#HHonors#account
tricks
10#stays#or#25#nights 30#stays,#60#nights#or#120.000# base#points 2#points#per#$ 3#points#per#$ 3#points#per#$ Room#upgrade Suite#upgrade#&#exec#lounge Welcome#gift# (internet,#drink#or#points)
Welcome#gift# (breakfast#or#points) Late#checkout Late#checkout#&#free#internet Lifetime#gold#after#250#nights# and#5#years#of#gold# Lifetime#gold#after#500#nights# and#10#years#of#platinum#
✓hZp://www.frequen]lyerbonuses.com/ starwood.html# ✓Convert#20.000#SPG#points#to#25.000#air#miles ✓50%#bonus#points#with#status ✓PlaBnum#status#challenge:#18#nights#in#90#days ✓Quarterly#promoBons:#double#points#in#Q3 ✓Put#everything#“on$the$room” ✓Ask#for#upgrades ✓Register#conference#stays#on#your#SPG#account ✓Most#valuable#currency#out#there
tricks
✓hZp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/le=club= accorhotels/1426477=free=accor=plaBnum=2013= a.html# ✓Get#free#plaBnum#status ✓100%#points ✓Room#upgrade The$trick
UK$credit$cards BA$Amex BA$Amex$ Plus SPG$Amex Hilton$Visa Priority$ Club$Visa 3K#miles#after#£500# in#3#months
18K#miles# after#£3K#in#3# months 10K#points#after# £1K#in#3months Free#silver# status.#Gold# status#after# £10K/year 10K#points# welcome#bonus 1#mile#per#£ 1,5#miles#per# £##miles# on#flights#&# holidays 1#point#per#£ 2#points#per#£#&# 3#points#per#£#at# Hilton 1#point#per#£## points#per#£#at# Priority#Club Companion#award# after#£20K/year Companion# award#after# £10K/year Gold#status#after# £15K/year Weekend#night# after#£25K/year Free#night#after# £750#in#3# months
Amex$pla1num ✓hZps://www.americanexpress.com/uk/ content/plaBnum=card/ ✓30K#points#aGer#£2K#in#3#months ✓Priority#pass#lounge#card ✓Free#elite#status ‣Starwood#Gold ‣Accor#PlaBnum ‣Club#Carlson#Gold#Elite ‣Hertz##1#club
‣Avis#Preferred
Spending#‘em
Award$redemp1on ✓Flight#upgrades ‣Only#for#limited#booking#classes ✓Award#bookings ‣Limited#availability ‣Last#minute#availability ‣Taxes#&#fees ✓Free#hotel#nights ‣Program#devaluaBon ✓Cash#a#points
‣Limited#availability ✓Preferred#hotel#rooms ‣Lots#of#points
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What#about#the#pro’s?
hZps://www.facebook.com/jusBnrosslee JusBn#Ross#Lee#(JRL)
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hZp://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileataBme/# Ben#Schlappig#(Lucky)
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hZp://thepointsguy.com Brian#Kelly#(The#Points#Guy)
Further#reading
Further#reading hZp://www.frequen]lyerbonuses.com hZp://www.flyertalk.com hZp://boardingarea.com hZp://thepointsguy.com# hZp://milepoint.com#
Tools
Tools hZp://matrix.itasoGware.com hZp://tripit.com hZp://awardwallet.com hZp://evreward.com hZp://usingmiles.com hZp://kayak.com#
And# on#that# bombshell#...
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