travel thread

[ChiComCat]

I have a friend that booked but is worried that the miles will expire before he can use them because the trip he was going to use them was cancelled. Thoughts?

I don't know about CC miles but if theyre with any specific hotel/air program, I can't imagine them not offering some sort of extension if your friend reaches out.  They're all mumped and it's just not worth pissing off someone that could mean revenue down the line.

[steve dave]

They do t expire ever with any program I can think of unless you just have no activity for over a year. Plenty of ways to fix that.


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[michigancat]

crap, I missed the email regarding the rescheduling AND the flight date passed. I think those points are gone

[steve dave]

Well, yeah. Almost certainly.


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[michigancat]

never mind, I have to reschedule by EOY. the communication hasn't been great but I kinda get it. booking with chase rewards is kind of a mess because of all the intermediate steps.

[star seed 7]

Got a full refund on my non-refundable hotel for NYC in May. Was stressing that moderately but no problem. 

[IPA4Me]

I have a friend that booked but is worried that the miles will expire before he can use them because the trip he was going to use them was cancelled. Thoughts?

Buy a gift card for Kroger or whatever. Had to do that with my AA miles. Been on a Southwest binge of late.

[chum1]

https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1250080129675669517

[michigancat]

https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1250080129675669517

lol what???

Also he's a pretty amazing dude. Just great energy

[mocat]

holy crap i had no idea! i love rick steves. this could also go in the good news rona thread or whatever

[michigancat]

https://twitter.com/reesewaters/status/1250815749721141250

[michigancat]

Not terribly surprising but this release from United's CEO is brutal to read.

— This weekend, we'll load a revamped schedule that will further reduce our capacity to about 10% of what had been planned for May at the beginning of this year. We expect to announce similar reductions to the June schedule in the next few weeks.

— These schedule changes reflect the stark reality of our situation — and unfortunately, it's something that even legislation as large as the CARES Act can't fix. Travel demand is essentially zero and shows no sign of improving in the near-term.

— To help you understand how few people are flying in this environment, less than 200,000 people flew with us during the first two weeks of April this year, compared to more than 6 million during the same time in 2019, a 97% drop. And we expect to fly fewer people during the entire month of May than we did on a single day in May 2019.

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/United-s-very-grim-outlook-for-2020-15203869.php

[DaBigTrain]

Not terribly surprising but this release from United's CEO is brutal to read.

— This weekend, we'll load a revamped schedule that will further reduce our capacity to about 10% of what had been planned for May at the beginning of this year. We expect to announce similar reductions to the June schedule in the next few weeks.

— These schedule changes reflect the stark reality of our situation — and unfortunately, it's something that even legislation as large as the CARES Act can't fix. Travel demand is essentially zero and shows no sign of improving in the near-term.

— To help you understand how few people are flying in this environment, less than 200,000 people flew with us during the first two weeks of April this year, compared to more than 6 million during the same time in 2019, a 97% drop. And we expect to fly fewer people during the entire month of May than we did on a single day in May 2019.

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/United-s-very-grim-outlook-for-2020-15203869.php

Wow

[Stevesie60]

I rescheduled my Napa Valley/Seattle trip for June 3rd-9th. Should I just cancel now? Or is there hope?

[Trim]

I rescheduled my Napa Valley/Seattle trip for June 3rd-9th. Should I just cancel now? Or is there hope?

What benefit is there to canceling now?  Would you get tangible money back that you need?

[Stevesie60]

No, just being hyperbolic. Mostly just curious what likelihood I have of making it out there.

[michigancat]

No, just being hyperbolic. Mostly just curious what likelihood I have of making it out there.

I'm pretty sure you'll be able to fly but don't know what you'll be able to do if you make it. Like, I doubt a lot of wineries will be fully open by then and it's unclear what restaurants will be like.

[Trim]

Just like before, make sure you know that you can cancel anytime w/o penalty and then wait to see what it's like come June and cancel then if it's not going to be a safe/good time.

[ChiComCat]

I would say it's very slim that you'd be able to do a lot of things you want then but it doesn't hurt to hold on.  If you're booking hotel rooms, I would do that now before these hotels see any light on the horizon and you can probably get a very good deal.  Also, some hotels in those regions are housing homeless so maybe call the hotels to check before booking.

[Spracne]

So, the Napa hotels are currently filled with winos?

[TheHamburglar]

 This isn’t my current situation, but I was thinking about it. If someone lives in Philly and had a friend in Houston they could go visit for a week and just hang out at their house, how big of a dick move is it to catch a cheap flight?

[michigancat]

This isn’t my current situation, but I was thinking about it. If someone lives in Philly and had a friend in Houston they could go visit for a week and just hang out at their house, how big of a dick move is it to catch a cheap flight?

Your Canadian friend in Philadelphia would be creating a lot of unnecessary contact with a lot of people to just "hang out". If you don't need to, why bother? You also may want to see what Texas considers hot spots now because there might be a two week quarantine when they land.

[Phil Titola]

Renewed global entry today.  Filling out the list of countries visited in the past 5 years pumped me up!

[Stevesie60]

This isn’t my current situation, but I was thinking about it. If someone lives in Philly and had a friend in Houston they could go visit for a week and just hang out at their house, how big of a dick move is it to catch a cheap flight?

Your Canadian friend in Philadelphia would be creating a lot of unnecessary contact with a lot of people to just "hang out". If you don't need to, why bother? You also may want to see what Texas considers hot spots now because there might be a two week quarantine when they land.

What about road tripping there (hypothetically) so reducing your contact to essentially one person?

[michigancat]

This isn’t my current situation, but I was thinking about it. If someone lives in Philly and had a friend in Houston they could go visit for a week and just hang out at their house, how big of a dick move is it to catch a cheap flight?

Your Canadian friend in Philadelphia would be creating a lot of unnecessary contact with a lot of people to just "hang out". If you don't need to, why bother? You also may want to see what Texas considers hot spots now because there might be a two week quarantine when they land.

What about road tripping there (hypothetically) so reducing your contact to essentially one person?

you still might need to consider quarantine rules and you definitely need to consider gas, food, and restroom breaks on the way. The thing about a place like an interstate gas station is you're getting germs from all over and spreading yours all over. My recommendation is to leave them for the truckers who need to use them.