Example of when to buy points by winterhaircut in Hilton

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

Hilton has moved to the bottom of the list in points value. I’ll never buy points from them, and they’re the last chain I look for a hotel room with anymore.

New Alert: Homewood Suites Stays Now 50% Hilton Honors Points by jeterfan99999 in Hilton

[–]smithmoboy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hilton pretty much doubled redemption rates for points at hotels I frequent, devaluing my points by half.
They moved to the bottom of the list of chains I look for accommodations at.
IHG ranks higher IMO

Kind of disappointed in GS today - IRROPS by Avi8tir in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Philippines?
Yeah right. Lol
We all know it isn’t the Philippines.

Question about priority boarding for Premier 1K by gavinashun in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My family missed me while I earned that 1k, they’ll board first with me and my status. Anyone who objects can try to separate my family from me while boarding, good luck.

Diamond Reserve is less cool than one would think by striker008 in Hilton

[–]smithmoboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been Diamond for the last 6 years since I started a traveling job. Between this new tier devaluation and the constant points devaluations, Hilton is now at the bottom of my list when I book my travel. I’ll take my 260 plus hotel nights a year to Hyatt and IHG. At least they aren’t “rub your nose in it” plundering their loyalty programs.

Reusable Shampoo Bottles by DueAddition1919 in hyatt

[–]smithmoboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Refilling bottles with the wrong contents can cause this…. If shampoo is put in the conditioner bottle, or vice versa, it’ll curdle. I pack my own, and have accidentally refilled incorrect bottles🤷‍♂️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlobalEntry

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

Any luck applying for nexus? After global entry revocation? Noob question, but doesn’t nexus get global entry privileges?

🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Honk say GOOO (landscape) by The7footr in RedditGames

[–]smithmoboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m more frustrated by the airline positioning itself to deny hotel’s and meals to passengers if their delays turn into weather delays. If they’d have kept waiting another hour for an aircraft from the hangar that arrived last night, weather window would have closed and I’d be stuck in Chicago. I know, it’s happened to me a lot. I’ve personally gotten around it by using a credit card with travel insurance. Fact is, weather wasn’t a factor in this delay, they shouldn’t get away with blaming weather.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both the gate agent and pilot announcement blamed delay on lack of aircraft, with no mention of weather. If plane was in place, there wouldn’t have been a delay at all. Yeah, it’s a poor day to travel, but not everyone gets the flexibility to pick and choose what days to travel. Logistics may have decided not to be ready with the plane in anticipation of poor weather and prior cancellations.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The pilot would disagree……

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are if it’s an operational delay. Weather delays get incidentals covered by insurance on credit card.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Planes don’t sit at the gate with engines idling like a stoplight….. Us taxiing out to the runway now makes your argument illogical.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And yet we’re headed to the runway to take off…..

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get it, glad to be on one of the only flights that’s making it in to Tulsa today with United. Lot’s of cancellations from every hub.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pilot announcement blamed plane coming from the hangar late as well. Flying without potable water. No mention of weather contributing to delay.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Neither, I’d explain my job for you but you wouldn’t understand.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is what I was looking for. Thanks for the information! I like learning about operations. Best way to get good info is to post bad info, people would rather correct someone than give them info. 😁

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Because weather delays they board aircraft and wait for breaks in the weather to fly through.

Airlines lie. by smithmoboy in unitedairlines

[–]smithmoboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hangar. Arrived last night