by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
After posting the initial brackets for the upcoming AIRPORT WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT, I received some feed back on the bracket and suggestions to improve upon it. Special thanks to MGD for putting the idea in my head to balance the regions so that the competition would improve. Initially I was going to use Airport rankings based on passenger traffic, but that definitely skewed the number of airports to the USA and prevented a fair cross section of airports from around the world. Doing it this way will also reward an airport for the quality of it’s product and not just quantity of traffic that transits the airport.
With that said, I am using the top 64 most popular Airports as voted upon by passengers in the SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS. This ranking instantly transformed the brackets in a more diversified and more balanced approach and will result in a more realistic competition.
As I said in the last post, I’ll start the voting shortly after MilesQuest completes his AIRLINE WORLD CUP. Stay tuned!!
A preview of the new and improved bracket: 2012 AIRPORT WORLD CUP
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 22, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The first annual AIRPORT WORLD CUP bracket selection show was held Saturday night (you probably did not see it on TV). The brackets are set and the competition will start soon. I thought I’d take this opportunity to provide a sneak preview at the how the airports line up against each other in the 1st round. To be impartial I simply used the publicly available ranking of airports based on passenger traffic, and simply took the first 64 airports ranked according to annual passenger traffic. The airports have been separated into 4 “Divisions”: Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and Bombardier. To keep the tournament moving along, the first round will have 2 “matches” in a poll each morning once the competition starts. Each match will be open for voting for 36 hours. This tournament will follow the same format as MilesQuest’s Airline World Cup.
You can view the bracket here: AIRPORT WORLD CUP MASTER BRACKET
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Normally I am not one to write much about credit card offers. I leave that to the experts out there that really know how to take advantage of every nook and cranny with some of the offers that are out there.
However, I wanted to bring to your attention the Chase Hyatt Visa Card that brings with it some fantastic benefits, including free nights after your first purchase and Platinum level status in Hyatt’s Gold Passport program.
Another reason for me bringing this offer to your attention is to introduce new people to Hyatt. I have been a Diamond level member for almost a year and have had nothing but great experiences during my Hyatt stays in cities such as Hong Kong (Grand Hyatt), Hong Kong again (Hyatt Regency), Denver, Chicago and Montreal among others. With this current card offer, you can literally try Hyatt nearly at no cost and see what I have been raving about!
In 2 weeks, I’ll be staying at Hyatt properties in Istanbul and London. Quite honestly, I have stayed in nothing but Hyatt properties in the past year and can’t imagine staying anywhere else!!
Here are the details on the new card:
In the latest offering, you will earn 2 free nights after your first card purchase and depending on what Gold Passport level you have with Hyatt, those free nights can range from standard rooms to suites:
GOLD & NEW MEMBERS
2 Award Nights after your first purchase
PLATINUM MEMBERS
2 Award Nights and 2 Suite Upgrades after your first purchase
DIAMOND MEMBERS
2 Award Nights in a Suite after your first purchase
As part of being a card holder, you will be given Gold Passport Platinum Status for as long as you are a cardholder. This includes:
A 15% point bonus on each stay
Preferred room including rooms on higher floors or larger rooms
Complimentary in-room Internet access
Extend your stay until 2:00 p.m. with a late checkout request
Expedited check-in at a dedicated area for elite members
Other Card Benefits:
3 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every $1 spent with your Hyatt Credit Card at all Hyatt properties.
1 Hyatt Gold Passport point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
No limit to the points you can earn.
Redeem for Award Nights with as few as 5,000 points.
To learn more about this great new card, you can visit the Chase Hyatt Visa webpage here.
Please bear in mind that if you decide to apply for this card through the link I provided, I will be paid a modest finder’s fee for each successful application. If you’d rather not have me receive this benefit, you can visit Chase.com separately and apply that way.
