Developers Travel In Style - DPC13

Slides for my "Developers Travel In Style" talk at the Dutch PHP Conference 2013 in Amsterdam

Transcript

1. Developers#travel#in#style
   By#Thijs#Feryn
   

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2. Hi#
   my#name#
   is#Thijs
   

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3. I’m$Belgian
   

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4. I’m#
   an#evangelist#at
   

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5. I’m#
   a#board#member#
   at
   

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8. What’s$the$situa1on?
   

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9. I$speak$at$
   conferences
   

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10. I’m$an$
    entry$level$
    frequent$
    flyer
    

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11. I’m$not$a$
    travel$
    expert
    

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13. Status
    Awards
    

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14. Airline$status
    ✓Lounge'access
    ✓Fast'lane
    ✓Priority'boarding'&'check7in
    ✓Priority'luggage'handling
    ✓More'checked'luggage
    ✓Award'miles'mul

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15. Hotel$status
    ✓Free'wifi
    ✓Free'breakfast
    ✓Room'upgrades
    ✓Points'mul✓Welcome'giB'(*)
    ✓Lounge'access'(*)
    

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16. Awards
    ✓Free'hotel'nights
    ✓Hotel'room'upgrades
    ✓Free'flights
    ✓Flight'upgrades
    

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17. How to benefit
    

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18. How$to$benefit
    ✓Speak'at'conferences
    ✓Go'on'holidays
    ✓Be'consistent'&'loyal
    ✓Look'for'promo✓Get'an'airline'or'hotel'credit'card
    ✓Look'for'airline'&'hotel'partners
    ✓Read'frequent'flyer'blogs
    ✓Don’t'let'miles'&'points'expire
    

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19. What’s out
    there?
    

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20. Airlines & alliances
    

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24. Miles & More
    

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25. Mileage Plus
    

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26. Executive Club
    

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27. AAdvantage
    

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28. Flying Blue
    

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29. SkyMiles
    

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30. Hotel chains
    &
    loyalty programs
    

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37. My$
    programs
    

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38. 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
    

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39. ✓hXp://www.frequen[lyerbonuses.com/
    milesandmore.html
    ✓25%'bonus'miles'with'status
    ✓My'way'special'(2x$miles$on$fixed$segment)
    ✓Free'credit'card'for'a'year'(~3K$bonus$miles)
    ✓Get'a'Miles'&'More'credit'card
    ✓Spend'money'with'LuBhansa'partners'
    ‣Chic'Outlet'(collect$receipts!)
    ‣Magazine'&'news'paper'subscrip‣Car'rental
    ‣Telco
    ‣Airport'shops
    ‣Hotels'(Only$for$non=preferred$programs)
    tricks
    

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40. 300'tier'points'&'2'
    flights'or'25'flights
    600'tier'points'&'4'
    flights'or'50'flights
    1500'tier'points'&'4'
    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
    

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41. ✓hXp://www.frequen[lyerbonuses.com/
    execu✓Household'account
    ✓25%'&'100%'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$non=preferred$programs)
    tricks
    

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42. ✓20K'miles
    ✓Full'Star'Gold'recogni✓Lounge'access
    ✓Fast'lane
    ✓Priority'
    ‣Boarding
    ‣Check7in
    ‣Standby
    ‣Baggage'handling
    

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43. 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
    

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44. ✓hXp://www.frequen[lyerbonuses.com/
    hhonors.html'
    ✓Double'dipping
    ✓15%,'25%'&'50%'points'bonus'with'status
    ✓Fast'track'to'gold
    ✓GLON'&'AXON'award'bonuses
    ✓Quarterly'promo✓Put'everything'“on$the$room”
    ✓Ask'for'upgrades
    ✓Register'conference'stays'on'your'HHonors'account
    tricks
    

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45. 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'
    

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46. ✓hXp://www.frequen[lyerbonuses.com/
    starwood.html'
    ✓Convert'20.000'SPG'points'to'25.000'air'miles
    ✓50%'bonus'points'with'status
    ✓Pla✓Quarterly'promo✓Put'everything'“on$the$room”
    ✓Ask'for'upgrades
    ✓Register'conference'stays'on'your'SPG'account
    ✓Most'valuable'currency'out'there
    tricks
    

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47. ✓hXp://www.flyertalk.com/forum/le7club7
    accorhotels/14264777free7accor7plaa.html'
    ✓Get'free'pla✓100%'points
    ✓Room'upgrade
    The$trick
    

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48. 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'
    £'&'3'miles'
    on'flights'&'
    holidays
    1'point'per'£
    2'points'per'£'&'
    3'points'per'£'at'
    Hilton
    1'point'per'£'&'2'
    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
    

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49. Amex$pla1num
    ✓hXps://www.americanexpress.com/uk/
    content/pla✓30K'points'aBer'£2K'in'3'months
    ✓Priority'pass'lounge'card
    ✓Free'elite'status
    ‣Starwood'Gold
    ‣Accor'Pla‣Club'Carlson'Gold'Elite
    ‣Hertz'#1'club
    ‣Avis'Preferred
    

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50. Spending'‘em
    

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51. Award$redemp1on
    ✓Flight'upgrades
    ‣Only'for'limited'booking'classes
    ✓Award'bookings
    ‣Limited'availability
    ‣Last'minute'availability
    ‣Taxes'&'fees
    ✓Free'hotel'nights
    ‣Program'devalua✓Cash'a'points
    ‣Limited'availability
    ✓Preferred'hotel'rooms
    ‣Lots'of'points
    

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59. What'about'the'pro’s?
    

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60. hXps://www.facebook.com/jusJus

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62. hXp://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileataBen'Schlappig'(Lucky)
    

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64. hXp://thepointsguy.com
    Brian'Kelly'(The'Points'Guy)
    

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65. Further'reading
    

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66. Further'reading
    hXp://www.frequen[lyerbonuses.com
    hXp://www.flyertalk.com
    hXp://boardingarea.com
    hXp://thepointsguy.com'
    hXp://milepoint.com'
    

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67. Tools
    

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68. Tools
    hXp://matrix.itasoBware.com
    hXp://tripit.com
    hXp://awardwallet.com
    hXp://evreward.com
    hXp://usingmiles.com
    hXp://kayak.com'
    

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69. And#
    on#that#
    bombshell#...
    

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71. Thanks
    

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