Author: Chasing Points and Miles
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Delta: CVG – RSW
Plane: Boeing 737-800. Status: Medallion Member. Oddly – I’ll benefit from the changes Delta made to status requirements and end up being Silver Medallion pretty easily starting next year. Check-in: I don’t have any status with Delta so it was regular check-in line for me. Wasn’t too bad. Line went pretty quickly and the agents…
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United: EWR – MCO
Plane: B757-200 Status: United Premier 1K Check-in: Premier 1K Security: CLEAR & TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to Polaris. Used Plus Points to jump ahead in the Upgrade queue. Figured it was worth it for the seat. CAUTION: This is United’s Polaris-lite aka Fauxlaris. It’s only Polaris in name. Still: It’s a lie-flat…
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Delta Hotels: Raleigh-Durham at Research Triangle Park
Status: Marriott Platinum Stay: One night. Room: One King Guest Room. No upgrade. Dining: Pantry (their version of an EXEC lounge) – which was stocked with self help snacks for people with the munchies. LOL. Twinkies, Ho Hos, M&Ms, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Seriously. There’s also a Tony Roma’s here which I did not try…….
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United: EWR – RDU
Plane: B737-900. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to First Class – this was a surprise as the plane was filled with lots of consultants who I thought would trump me. Funny scene at boarding – gate agent messed up the boarding order which…
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Delta Airlines is right.
Recently Delta Airlines announced some major changes to their Delta SkyMiles Program that really pissed off a lot of people. Essentially – Delta heard the outcry from the loyal masses regarding: too many elite members on flights resulting in limited/no First Class upgrades and the long waits to get into a Delta Sky Club due…
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Ritz Carlton: St. Louis
Status: Marriott Gold. Stay: One night. Room: One King Bed Executive Suite. No upgrade. Dining: Did not dine at hotel restaurant. Ordered room service which came pretty quickly and food was good. Parking: $27 on site/$32 valet parking. Comments: Service was good. Location is good. Suite was incredibly spacious and nice. Would stay again.
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Fairfield Inn & Suites: Dallas Las Colinas
Status: Marriott Lifetime Platinum. Stay: Two nights. Room: One King Guest Room. Comments: Never again! Super old property that got a facelift……… And that’s about all they did.
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United: EWR-DFW
Plane: B737-800. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Economy Plus. No upgrade to First – #7 on the wait list. Yes. There were that many top tiered fliers on a midweek flight to Dallas. Flight: Nice crew. Smooth flight. No complaints.
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United Club
United Club – EWR Terminal C. Nicely opened brand new United Club lounge. Is it me or has anyone else noticed that the food is always the same in every club? Seems like the only thing changed up is the soup. LOL.
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Delta Sky Club
BREAKING (10/11/23): Delta Platinum Medallion confirms surprising food enhancements at two locations: Sky Club – TPL: Fresh made omelette station. Sky Club – ATL: Shrimp cerviche. He’s still unsure if this is enough to keep him as a Delta loyalist past 2024 – but he appreciates Delta upping their game.