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Sunrise at the Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia

Jake and Anthony chat about flight cancellations, the extended Lunar New Year and we dig into new rules for “emotional support” animals on planes. Plus, Black Tomato’s Tom Marchant stops by to talk about elevating your travel in 2020 and beyond. Show Links -Coronavirus causes big US Airlines cut flights to/from China. -FAA sets new rules for emotional support pets. Today’s Guest Tom Marchant is co-founder and owner of Black Tomato, a modern agency offering next level travel experiences.

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Jake’s Shingles and a big Hotel Card Bonus…Unrelated.

Jake Redman January 24, 2020

Jake tries (and fails) to make his new battle with shingles sound not gross. Once we get past it, there’s news about a pretty fantastic IHG/Chase signup bonus. Plus, United restricts window shade usage and loses those pesky bag sizers at the gate. Show Links: -Lufthansa ditches first but could add “Premium Business” on 777-9 -IHG and Chase offer up a 140k point signup bonus.-United wants to let some light in.

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Death of the “No-Brainer” Travel Card

Jake Redman January 10, 2020

Jake and Anthony go over the newly added Chase Sapphire Reserve benefits to determine if they’re worth paying an extra $100 a month for. Plus we give new reasons to love Delta, talk about an out-of-the-ordinary culinary experience in Southern Spain and we check in on the price of shrimp in Chinatown. Listen: Show Links -Chase raises fee on Sapphire Reserve.-Delta wants you to stay zoned out and “binge”.-How does 22 courses of “experimental seafood” sound?

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Destinations for 2020 and the Mileage Programs that Won’t Get you There.

Jake Redman December 31, 2019

Anthony knew better than to go anywhere near Times Square on New Years Eve so Jake is solo from the SiriusXM Pandora tower in NYC. It’s just a 4+ minute roundup highlighting a favorite year end tradition of someone else’s blog and a peek into some popular travel spots for 2020. Show Links -Who you WONT be flying ever again.-Frequent Flyer programs. Extinct?-2020 Vacation Trends and what we’ve said about some of them: Italy: Amalfi with the Commish, Anthony’s Italy Adventure (Rome/Amalfi & More). Spain: Southern Spain with Bryan Apple. Tokyo: No recent podcast, but here’s a flashback flying on […]

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Merry Floods & Lost Bags!

Jake Redman December 24, 2019

Jake and Anthony get feels for a new (and very temporary) Virgin Atlantic promotion before turning sad about lost bags in Seattle and floods in Ft. Lauderdale. Plus, a quick look back at our favorite travel moments of 2020. Show Links – $5 Million Billion in St. Marks damage (Venice).– A good deed inspires several aboard Virgin Atlantic flights.– Bag chaos, Seattle style.– Ft. Lauderdale Airport cancels flights amidst flooding.

two men standing in front of a gold curtain

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AA’s new Menu, IHG’s Hack & the Holiday party Aftermath

Jake Redman December 13, 2019

We’re both recovering nicely from the SiriusXM Pandora holiday party the night before. Listen as we sleepily slur news on American’s new menu partnership, Delta’s new anti-upgrade and an IHG hotel booking trick we learned from a Boarding Area partner… Show Links -American’s got a new partner for Flagship Dining.-Delta realizes middle seat isn’t an upgrade.-“Deals we Like” shares an IHG hotel booking hack.

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Lentil Stew & The Rise of Mobile Passport

Jake Redman November 22, 2019

After the guys talk about their favorite grocery delivery services and Jake finishes rambling about last week’s sermon at church, we get to the good stuff… Mobile passport is enjoying it’s rise while some of it’s users get shuffled through customs faster. Plus, a Frontier Airlines reservation scare and more. Listen: Show Links Mobile Passport is worth a shot if you don’t have Global Entry yet. Frontier Airlines brought the Halloween scares a few weeks too late. Discounted companion fare returns to AA Aviator Red card signup along with a 60k signup bonus.

Aircraft stand at International Airport terminal in early mornin

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Google-Style Airport Alerts & When to fly in December

Jake Redman November 15, 2019

Anthony & Jake mumble plans for our third year of podcasting while getting ready for news. News brings outages for Air Canada, Alternate airport alerts from Google Flights and we dig up advice on when to fly in December. Plus, a loose-rules trivia game that lets us know where NOT to visit in 2020. Show Links Google Flights has a new helper for deal-finding to alternate airports. The best airfares in December are about where you’d expect on the calendar. Air Canada will sort of disappear on Monday. Fodors “No” List for 2020. Places to maybe NOT go right now.

Sunset on the beach with beautiful sky in Sochi. Russia

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A Hut-like Lounge and the Hardest Places to Visit.

Jake Redman November 1, 2019

After he rambles on about how tired he is, Jake’s airport critique skills are put to the test (using airline-issued pics) as Swiss opens their new Alpine Lounge at Zurich Airport. Plus, get Delta “status” for free and fly a United regional jet…with your bag. All this and Anthony plays game-show host in our first and only “You Can’t go There!” segment. Listen now! Show Links -Swiss opens a cool new lounge at ZUR but bring a pillow. -I want my money back! Who gets reimbursed for Delta Select membership? -Your next United short-haul might be a little less miserable. […]

Dandelions in the woods lit the rising sun

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American Airlines Flight Attendant Gets Famous and Jake is Paul Rudd.

Jake Redman October 25, 2019

An American Airlines flight attendant gets momentary fame for his pre-arrival wakeup call, Delta introduces a status-like subscription and new kiosks make it easier to get into Canada. Plus we discover a guide that breaks down Priority Pass Select membership differences among credit cards that offer them. All that and Anthony & Jake differ on another pronunciation. Show Links –American Airlines flight attendant wakes you up Kylie-style: Doing the lord’s work this morning on the red eye in from LAX. RuhISE & SHIyNE babes. pic.twitter.com/lb5s6rROLW — ig:cameron_blackmon (@macbackwardz) October 19, 2019 –Get to the Hockey faster! Canada’s new kiosks make […]