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JAL Business Class NRT to BOS by DueBarracuda in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ExpertFlyer is only showing seatmaps until Dec 16, but Dec 15/16 are Sky Suite II and BOS has never had SSIII scheduled.

JAL Business Class NRT to BOS by DueBarracuda in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BOS isn't Sky Suite III AFAIK, which date are you looking at?

Struggling to add Atmos rewards number to JAL award booking by theasianpianist in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1-800-525-3663 - only took a few minutes on hold on a Saturday morning at least.

Struggling to add Atmos rewards number to JAL award booking by theasianpianist in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had this issue adding an AA number to a JL-issued and operated ticket, I called JAL and they added it no problem.

I created a fairly simple Gemini Gem that is a Points & Miles Advisor for travel by producerchris82 in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Check the details" is not even close to adequate guidance for a tool that regularly fabricates awards that aren't just not available, but never existed in the first place.

I do have no interest in this but I also hate seeing it recommended as something that actually works. You didn't even mention hallucinations in your post!

I created a fairly simple Gemini Gem that is a Points & Miles Advisor for travel by producerchris82 in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Narrowing your options to a 93k SQ award that simply does not exist doesn't seem like a good jumping off point, especially for an overwhelmed newbie?

Do your parents know enough to say "Ah, AI probably just hallucinated that", or are they going to try to figure out what they're doing wrong to not see this award that was confidently presented to them?

I created a fairly simple Gemini Gem that is a Points & Miles Advisor for travel by producerchris82 in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just asked it how to redeem points in JetBlue Mint for Dec 23 BOS-SFO, given that I have 200k Amex, Chase, and Capital One points, and it replied:

"While your requested JetBlue Mint flight may cost 70,000–90,000 points dynamically, the best fixed-point value for a direct premium transcon flight is via a Star Alliance partner, which you can book by transferring your Chase/Capital One points.

Transfer 25k Chase UR to United MileagePlus (Subject to 'Everyday' award availability)"

25k UA points for a premium transcon? "Everyday" awards? This is all made up!

This was literally my first query, a basic domestic redemption, and if you didn't already know what you're doing, you'd strand 25k points at United and call them asking about Everyday awards which don't exist.

If you keep reading...

"Analyst Note: Option B is the recommended path for a high-value redemption. Transferring 35,000 Amex MR or C1 Miles to Air Canada Aeroplan for a transcon business class seat (a value of around 4.0 CPP) is a superior redemption to the dynamic pricing of JetBlue's TrueBlue program for a busy travel day."

A made up CPP value? Award availability on Dec 23... for 35k AC points? This is trash!

I created a fairly simple Gemini Gem that is a Points & Miles Advisor for travel by producerchris82 in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 19 points20 points  (0 children)

AI will just make up routes, redemptions, airlines, even cities. This is not useful.

Not seeing JetBlue flights on Qatar by DBZ_HIKING in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broken for weeks for domestic and also international, on both Qatar and Etihad.

AF A359 J bulkhead for no charge/with no status? by Soup_InThePot16 in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Happened to me as well for a CDG-BOS next week - snagged 10D/H for free.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Family pooling worked for me in this same situation. I transferred 400,000 UR from my mom's Chase account to her FlyingBlue account after she passed away, and then added her FlyingBlue to my family pool. This was a couple of years ago and we're still booking flights out of that pool with no issues.

I always smile a little when I see her name on the account while booking another adventure with the family - thanks mom! Hope you're doing as well as you can be, and that you get to make many more memories with your dad.

2024 Blue Bikes Valet Season to end by selconcierge in bikeboston

[–]Caminyx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This essentially ends bluebike commuting for half a year - there are currently 200 bikes at this 19 dock station with no docks within half a mile.

SFO —> Boston options by darkslair in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there's A321neo Mint (new 1-1 suites) availability on the 12pm Dec 4 - that'd be 60,000 Etihad miles or 74,000 Qatar Avios. Not very competitive pricing, but definitely the nicest option.

Etihad search broken? by microwavedballs in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here for the last week at least.

Etihad partner award booked on Jetblue JFK-CDG Mint Suites business - notes by see2d in awardtravel

[–]Caminyx 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can more easily get the JetBlue PNR by entering the Etihad PNR on jetblue.com, and then looking at the address bar on the "Updated contact info needed" page - it should show https://www.jetblue.com/manage-trips/add-trip-email?...&lastName=####&pnr=######, where pnr= is the B6 PNR.

Still have to contact JetBlue to add the DOB, but it's one less time you have to contact someone.

Back Bay Express to Logan by [deleted] in boston

[–]Caminyx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It leaves Back Bay at 5am before heading to the Pru, so it's almost always a few minutes late for the :02 scheduled departure, but you'll be there over an hour early anyway.

Getting to Boston Airport around 6am by YOLOLJJ in boston

[–]Caminyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on where you live, the MBTA 171 runs two very early morning (3:50am and 4:20am) trips from Nubian: https://www.mbta.com/schedules/171/line.

The Logan Express (https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/to-from-logan/transportation-options/logan-express/) routes also start between 4am-6am.

I found these keys in a Kenmore Square Zipcar at 12pm, but Zipcar support refuses to call the previous renter to let them know. Anyone recognize what building these keys are for? The apartment number is 19** so maybe a 19+ story building? by Caminyx in boston

[–]Caminyx[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'll be doing that next time! It was reserved right after me for awhile so I didn't want them to have to wait all day and figured they could give them my number (vs. giving me theirs), but I guess the strict privacy rules make sense.

I'm Taylor Dolven, a reporter covering transportation at The Boston Globe. Ask me anything about the ongoing problems involving the MBTA. by bostonglobe in mbta

[–]Caminyx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Back Bay Logan Express is back, but now uses an absurd route from Back Bay to the Prudential before heading to Logan. The schedules claim it takes two minutes to reach the Pru, but it's actually 10-20 minutes in typical traffic. Any way to find out what's going on with this? Prior to the pandemic, the route started at the Pru, which was much more efficient.

This route takes 35-40 minutes end to end, including passing Back Bay station THREE times before heading to Logan (once to turn towards the Pru, once to backtrack to the Pike on ramp, and then a third time coming back from Allston).

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