PointsHoarder

In a departure from talking about points, episode four is focused on a few news items that may be of interest to our listeners. We discuss being an elite and its value, how thin airline margins really are, some airline alliance news, using luggage carts to make a mint in Frankfurt, and a scary incident in Japan. Plus, Seth shares his inaugural 747-8i experience. Click through to listen to the episode in your browser. Length: 38 minutes Show Notes Have Elite Travelers Been Downgraded? (New York Times) How Airlines Spend Your Airfare (Wall Street Journal) Celebrating the Inaugural 747-8i: In flight (Wandering Aramean) Sri Lankan Airlines to Join Oneworld Alliance (Business Traveller) A New Mint from Luggage Carts (FlyerTalk) Japan Airlines Tailstrike at Tokyo-Haneda (LiveLeak Video) You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or to the podcast feed.

Our third episode is all about the value of airline miles. Seth claims we beat around the bush a little, you be the judge. The news covered in this episode includes the start of the Denver-Tokyo Narita route by United, the move by the city of Houston to allow Hobby airport to handle international traffic, and Delta picking up some Boeing 717s. And Seth has a little quiz for our listeners. Length: 33 minutes Show Notes United to Launch Denver to Tokyo | United Press Release Regarding Denver-Tokyo Houston City Council Approves International Expansion at Hobby Airport Delta Plans to Add 88 717s to Fleet You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or to the podcast feed.

In the second episode of the PointsHoarder podcast, the hosts discuss different hotel programs, the benefits of having status, whether or not hotel points matter, and a bit of news. We had a few technical difficulties during the recording and tried our best to rectify them. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment. Your feedback is appreciated. Some highlights: Stephan stumbles over Le Club Accorhotels. Seth and Fozz discuss the Yangon fare mistake. And we talk about the changes coming to American Airlines aircraft. Length: 47 minutes Show Notes SPG Nice Choice Promotion Yangon Mistake Fare Discussion on FlyerTalk Latest News on Sukhoi Crash

In the inaugural episode we discuss a few of our recent mileage redemption trips. Fozz talks about Turkish and Lufthansa First Seth discusses his hops around Europe Stephan looks at Swiss First and Lufthansa the long way