{"id":480,"date":"2020-12-31T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=480"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:50:51","slug":"2020-in-gifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/31\/2020-in-gifs\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Hacking in 2020 as Told by GIFs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In another part of my online life that\u2019s not travel hacking related, the community has a tradition of summarizing the year in GIFs. It\u2019s glorious<\/strong> my friends, trust me. Here\u2019s my attempt for the us. Maybe this will be a New Years Eve tradition? Without further ado, here is travel hacking in 2020 in GIF form:<\/p>\n

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AA Shuts Down Mailer Churners<\/p>\n

The AA Playbook:<\/p>\n

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  1. Suspend your account, but don\u2019t tell you (whack)<\/li>\n
  2. Error when you try and book a ticket, with no reason given (whack)<\/li>\n
  3. Corporate didn\u2019t tell CS agents what\u2019s up, so they couldn\u2019t help you (whack)<\/li>\n
  4. Finally, they kill your account right before you\u2019re scheduled to fly (big whack) <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    PayPal Key<\/p>\n

    PPK runs as a debit card pretty much everywhere, works with AmEx backed card, and worked with Plastiq, Melio, and tax payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Rakuten Pays out 15x on GiftCards.com<\/p>\n

    The 15x deal that lasted for a few hours was clearly not intentional, but Rakuten paid at the end of Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Brian Kelly\/TPG Expose in Business Insider<\/p>\n

    Cocaine, harassment, intrigue?<\/a><\/strong> No one, I mean, no one saw this coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Citi ThankYou Points can be Redeemed for Gift Cards<\/p>\n

    Get your $25 Walmart gift cards here I guess.<\/a> But only if they\u2019re in stock, and only if the system is working, and only if you have the right type of ThankYou Points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    FQF<\/a> Launches a Podcast<\/p>\n

    Now when does the IndyFinance alter ego<\/a> come out? That\u2019s where the literal money is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    George Popadopoulis is Pardoned<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ok, so the TravelBloggerBuzz<\/a> supreme overlord wasn\u2019t that George, but still.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Vinh Sells a Garage Full of Kayaks<\/p>\n

    Literally a garage full.<\/a> Vinh shows us that there\u2019s always someone reaching further than you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Being lol\/24 when Chase Offers are at an All-Time High, Watching Newbies get the Bonuses<\/p>\n

    It sure looks warm inside the Chase house, with their Freedom Flexes, World of Hyatts, and Sapphire Reserves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Amex Unicorn Platinum<\/a><\/p>\n