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SF Travel Hackers Meetup (7/14), SFO & LAS Centurion Lounge Meetups (7/16) and Fremont Meetup (7/17)

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Good morning everyone, I have a few travel meetup reminders and announcements.  The official SF Travel Hackers Meetup group is meeting on Thursday night.  Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend this event because I have tickets to the Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage symphony that same evening.  Pizza and drinks are usually provided by Dev Bootcamp, some come early for dinner and to mingle with other travel hackers.

Update: the event is changed from Dev Bootcamp to SOMA StrEat Food Park.

  • When: Thursday, July 14 @ 7-9pm
  • Where: SOMA StrEat Food Park, 428 11th St, San Francisco, CA (Google Map)

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Angel Island Ferry Day Trip from San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf / Pier 41

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  My brother was in San Francisco for the weekend and we went hiking around Muir Woods and Angel Island.  I wrote about taking the bus to Muir Woods a few months ago: Day Trip to Muir Woods National Monument by Bus from San Francisco.  In this post, I will talk about our day trip from San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf to Angel Island.  Right next to Fisherman’s Wharf is Pier 41, where the ferries depart.  Buy your tickets at the ticket window before standing in line to board the ferry.  The price was $8 per person, each way.  Children and seniors might be cheaper.  Here is the schedule for when the ferry departs from Pier 41 and Angel Island.  Keep these times in mind when planning your activities on Angel Island.  Don’t miss the 4:30pm departure time unless you are planning on camping on the island.

Angel Island Ferry Schedule Summer 2016

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Poll Question: Meet Minimum Spend or Redeem Citi Thank You Points?

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Good morning everyone, happy Fourth of July!  I have this really weird habit where I book a new trip while currently on a trip.  For example, I am currently in Orange County hanging out with my family this weekend, but I just made plans to visit Portland at the end of July with my brother.  I spent a few minutes searching on Google Flights and found the perfect flight: San Francisco (SFO) to Portland (PDX) on Alaska Airlines.  When I use the OnTheFly app (basically ITA Matrix in an app), I see that American Airlines has a codeshare flight for the SFO-PDX Alaska Airlines flight.  (I took a bunch of screenshots on my iPhone while I was in the car, so please excuse the lame images.)

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Reminder: OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Saturday July 2 (12-2pm) at Tustin District In-N-Out

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Good morning everyone, TGI Friday!  I am heading down to Orange County tonight, but I wanted to remind everyone in Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles to join me for my OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Saturday afternoon at the Tustin District In-N-Out.  I’m looking forward to seeing a few familiar faces and meeting some new travel hackers in Orange County.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, July 2 from 12-2pm

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

No need to RSVP, just show up and be ready to talk miles and points.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend everyone!

P.S. I am working on a post about all the credit cards I was approved for during my last App-O-Rama.  I’m still waiting to receive my Comenity Virgin America Credit Card and US Bank Korean Air SkyPass Credit Card, but I can talk about the 4 other credit cards I received.

P.P.S. Stay safe everyone and have a great Fourth of July weekend!

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JetBlue Points Match Confirmed: July 16 Mileage Run SFO-LAS + 2 Centurion Lounges

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Good morning everyone.  The points and miles blogosphere is abuzz about the latest Points Match offer from JetBlue.  I sent an email with my Virgin America and JetBlue account details to JetBlue on Saturday morning (7:38am PT) and eagerly awaited a response from JetBlue.

JetBlue Points Match Email Sent

That response came Monday afternoon (3:37pm PT) and now I just needed to book and take a round trip JetBlue flight before August 31, 2016 to receive the points match bonus.

JetBlue Points Match Confirmation Email

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