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How Silicon Valley Can Make a Dent in the Hotel Industry(medium.com)
1 points by ngoel36 11y ago|0 comments
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Very often, the merchant would just assume I was using an Amex e.g. Amex Black....even though the display read VISA . This, of course, caused a decline...not worth the trouble to argue.
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by ngoel36 11y ago
I formerly did the same, but it became insufficient. There are at least 4 cards that I need working at all times: (1) Debit card, as you mentioned, to be able to withdraw cash in a pinch, (2) Chase Sapphire Preferred - card with no FX fee,
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by ngoel36 11y ago
AwardWallet is a great concept, but missing key integrations for me (Delta, United). If it's not complete, limited use for me...
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by ngoel36 11y ago
They will often send you emails where you have to complete a form/survey to get the offer. I usually request the comp. You can call in or email - if you're 1K / GS, there are dedicated email addresses with 24 hr response
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Really awesome job
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Was that difficult, being an emergency service?
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by ngoel36 11y ago
The amount of comp you get for small shit (e.g. broken light, no recline, no IFE/wifi) is largely dependent on your status. A no-status member might maybe get 500 miles on United, where as a Global Service might get up to 10K+ (dependi
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Also - stay organized. Every credit card should be accompanied with a spreadsheet entry with all details (un/pw, bonus, etc.), entry into Mint, auto-pay, and calendar reminders (end of free annual fee, etc.). Very easy to slip and forg
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Are they insured?
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Apologies, I should have worded better - AirBnb has the potential to create a superior product. You'd be surprised at the quality of both WiFi and gyms at high-end hotels. Standard Xfinity 25 Mbps would have easily beat the outdated
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by ngoel36 11y ago
I stayed 250 nights in a hotel for work last calendar year. ~220 in SPG, ~25 in Hyatt (enough to earn Diamond status), ~5 in a Marriott because there were no other options. Although I was at full liberty to do so (and expense it), I never c
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by ngoel36 11y ago
I was so damn excited to use my Coin - the idea was brilliant. I tried to so hard to use it, but with a 30%+ failure rate, it became completely useless. Simply not worth the embarrassing "Sir, your card didn't work" or "
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by ngoel36 11y ago
As someone who stayed in a hotel (mostly SPG) for 200+ nights last calendar year - I can definitely say that there were many times I might have considered staying in an AirBnb. I never did, solely because I valued the SPG points, but many t
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by ngoel36 11y ago
reddit.com/r/churning has a great guide
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Not if you participate in manufactured spending - i.e., buying money...like purchasing Visa gift cards (must be done carefully at the right places / times)
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by ngoel36 11y ago
As can I
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Good enough for Zuck to play! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102175618819241&se...
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by ngoel36 11y ago
I once had a friend who would put essays into Google Translate, translate to French, then that to Spanish, then back to English - then manually fix the syntax, etc. People will go to great lengths.
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by ngoel36 11y ago
Your odds are stated on the back of the card; if you're playing at all, you are already a fool (or don't care)
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Ask HN: What are the most overrated/overhyped startups?
2 points by ngoel36 11y ago|0 comments
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by ngoel36 11y ago
A start for fitness is already here - it might not be the "killer app", but it has the potential to become so one day - liveathos.com
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by ngoel36 12y ago
How much do you weight? 280 lb squat isn't terrible - what was your bench? You should be aiming for 2x body weight for squat, 1.5x for bench
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by ngoel36 12y ago
This is fantastic...great initiative! I would love to see this in Product Hunt format...where people can at least hold a discussion, report bugs, request features, etc.
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by ngoel36 12y ago
To be fair - I went to one of the top high schools in the country, albeit in Alabama. We didn't have too many White or Indian males taking the exam either. The course/exam itself was quite awful when I took it - a bunch of outdate
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by ngoel36 12y ago
Site is down for me
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by ngoel36 12y ago
Any way to get early access for a huge React fan?
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by ngoel36 12y ago
Any word on when React Native is being released? :)
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by ngoel36 12y ago
I'm shocked that using something like https://github.com/gimite/google-spreadsheet-ruby to, at the very least, let Google Spreadsheets as a proxy for a bare-bones CMS hasn't been more widespread
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by ngoel36 12y ago
I suspect Hutson's success is largely due to the fact that (from what I can gleam by the TC article) his core offerings require no prison participation at all - and certainly no hardware distribution/installation. In fact, both co

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