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Alaska Airlines 20 Minute Baggage Guarantee = 2,500 Miles for Slight Delay

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Good morning everyone, sorry my posting frequency has gone way down lately.  I am back from my trip to Maui and Kona, so I will get back to posting more frequently soon.  This is just a quick post this morning about the Alaska Airlines 20 minute baggage guarantee.  If your checked bag is not available on the baggage claim carousel within 20 minutes of landing, you can get a $25 Alaska Airlines discount code or 2,500 Alaska Airlines miles.  My flight from Kona (KOA) to Oakland (OAK) on Alaska Airlines landed at 12:07am PT (according to the Alaska Airlines app).  We went down to the baggage claim carousel and waited for our bag.  As soon as I saw our checked bag, I took a screenshot of the time on my iPhone, showing that the bag came 25 minutes after landing.  I then tweeted the screenshot to Alaska Airlines letting them know that the bag took longer than expected to show up on the baggage claim carousel.

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Quick Wins: 6,000 Virgin America Miles (2 Emails and New Account Sign Up) & 5,000 Lufthansa Miles (MTX Connect)

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Good morning everyone, greetings from the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas in Maui.  I am here thanks to the vacation package offer I received a few months ago.  This past week was pretty crazy, so hopefully I have some free time this weekend and this coming week to write a few blog posts.  Today’s post is just a summary of 2 recent wins in terms of miles and points.  Recently, Virgin America had an offer to sign up for 2 email newsletters and get 500 miles each.  I also received a targeted offer for 5,000 Virgin America Elevate miles for creating a new account before 9/24.  All 3 bonuses posted a few days ago, so check your Virgin America account for bonus miles.

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Redeem Virgin Atlantic Miles for Virgin America Award Flights (Complete Route Network from SFO)

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Good morning everyone.  Last week, I was talking to a friend about converting Virgin Atlantic miles into Hilton HHonors points (2:3 transfer ratio).  If you are interested in the transfer process, here is a post I wrote about the process.  My *wise* friend reminded me that Virgin Atlantic miles could be used for travel on Virgin America (an airlines I fly frequently from SFO).  When I looked at the Virgin Atlantic award chart for travel on Virgin America, I only saw 14 routes to/from San Francisco.  What about the other Virgin America routes to/from San Francisco?

Disclaimer: This post only focuses on Virgin America routes to/from SFO, but you can follow the same steps below to find routes from your home airport.  I only researched Main Cabin (aka economy class) awards on Virgin America, not Main Cabin Select or First Class award prices.  Lastly, Virgin Atlantic can only book Virgin America award flights if there is award space available, so YMMV.

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Reminder: OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Sunday September 25 from 2-4pm @ Tustin District In-N-Out

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I just wanted to remind everyone coming to the OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Sunday afternoon at the Tustin District In-N-Out that the date and time are slightly different from my normal meetup time, so please take note.  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: Sunday, September 25 from 2-4pm

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No need to RSVP to this post.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend everyone!

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OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Sunday September 25 from 2-4pm @ Tustin District In-N-Out

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Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well.  I apologize for the short notice, but I will be in Orange County this weekend and I wanted to organize an OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Sunday afternoon at the Tustin District In-N-Out.  The date and time are slightly different from my normal meetup time, so please take note.  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: Sunday, September 25 from 2-4pm

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Please let me know if you are planning on joining, so I can get a rough estimate of how many people will be there.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!