{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 10; Frequent Flyer Loyalty","description":"Travelers are constantly bombarded with "Sign up now!" loyalty offers and point earning systems. Are airline offers worth it? What do you get for your loyalty?   Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:11 \u2013 Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio)    Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake 0:34 - Where have the ladies traveled recently? San Diego! 1:16 - Piper's Trip 2:14 - Sparkly floors  2:33 - The PDX carpet 3:02 - The SouthWest airlines cattle call 3:50 - Question for the audience -> Can you walk to San Diego downtown from the airport? 4:23 - Gaslight district and San Diego Comic-Con 5:04 - Balboa park 5:14 - Mysterious Galaxy -> awesome bookstore 6:14 - Seaview -> cute bookstore with cafe near SFO 6:40 - Need listener help: What's the name of the Alice in Wonderland-esque speakeasy behind the brick wall (or bank vault?) covered in ivy in San Diego? 7:53 - military, retirees, and\/or vacationers mean... Reader town! 8:36 - cocktails in San Diego; wine in Portland...lulz. 8:52 - Gail pisses off the audience. Wine fight. ("Portlanders claiming they have wine? Lol")  Ready? Fight! 9:32 - La Hoja; full of eclectic restaurants and sea lions 10:17 - Del Mar beach (dog beach) 10:45 - all Piper cares about => dogs and food 11:48 - tutorial on how to kidnap Piper \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 12:07 \u2013 Main Topic -> Frequent Flyer Miles and Loyalty Points 12:35 - Gamified system's help keep you loyal by letting you "level up" your membership 13:20 - The benefits of access to the business lounge (hard boiled eggs and showers) 15:15 - Credit Card multipliers 15:42 - American Airlines has Piper's soul 16:16 - always sign up for the frequent flyer's club regardless of the airline you're flying to ensure entry of you Known Traveler Number (KTN) for ease of travel 16:57 - Gail often goes to unusual locales and has others book her flights, so avid loyalty is difficult 17:49 - Gail's now a SouthWest gal 18:05 - Gail loves the cattle call --> it means faster boarding! 19:39 - http:\/\/crankyflier.com\/ 21:25 - Be aware of what company has a hub at your local airport, and where other hubs are for that airline (take advantage of that!) 23:49 - Further tease of future episode about Credit Cards to optimize miles' collection \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 24:29 \u2013 Gadgets! -->  Neck Pillows Gail \u2013 Pillow's to lean on while you lean back    -Trtl Pillow - http:\/\/amzn.to\/2EWJN8g      -Travel Mate Memory Foam - http:\/\/amzn.to\/2HOaLke Piper \u2013 pillow to lean forward with    - Inflatable - http:\/\/amzn.to\/2F25AP5 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 31:24 - Outro and thanks to: Producer Matt Special thanks to Dan Sawyer of Artistic Whisper for editing this episode! Thanks for listening and happy travels!   ","author_name":"20 Minute Delay","author_url":"http:\/\/20mindelay.com","html":"