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Podcast: Milenomics ² Podcast - No Annual Fee Edition
Episode: Milenomics² Podcast NoAF Episode 77: Revisiting Be Your Own Elite in 2024
Description: 0:22 Delta Selling 80+% of First Cabin
OMMAT
VFTW
Value is there--pricing of the upgrade is so low they're selling out elite Upgrades more than ever.
Jumping off point for discussing Be Your Own Elite.
Don't wait for an airline to give you what you want. Secure it yourself
Great flight times are key because your time is valuable.
The current state of airline status (in hopes of upgrades)
Collecting airline miles (in hopes of outsized value on scarce redemptions)
Co-branded paradox (spending on another card)
Even being an airline employee (in hopes of free travel) has gotchas.
15:40 How...