British Airways Hacked, Marriott Slacked, Dubai Cracked

On this week’s episode Dom Perilli from The Short Final chats with Ed for News & Notes about the recent British Airways hack and Touring Bird, the new travel planning tool from Area 120, Google’s tech incubator. M2G Producer Mike LaRosa AKA Coworkaholic shares how he “cracked” a three day trip to Dubai for under $100 and scored a special offer with Upside Business Travel. Last but certainly not least, Tiffany Funk from One Mile at a Time is back by popular demand to review the latest Marriott/SPG tech woes and where they’ve slacked in rolling out combined accounts. Thanks to our Sponsors! Gogo In-Flight Internet BookYourAward.com No-Jet-Lag Timestamps 03:30 - HUGE British Airways Data Hack 07:15 - Google’s newest travel planning tool 11:35 - Getting creative with how you book your travel to save cash 19:30 - Leveraging status matches between airline and hotel partners 21:00 - Score $100 in gift cards when you book your next trip on Upside 23:00 - Tiffany Funk is back to chat about Marriott/SPG tech woes 33:10 - The Ultimate guide to navigating the new Marriott/SPG program benefits 40:33 - TF2P Show Notes & Links The Latest on the BA Hack Dom’s blog post on Touring Bird Mike’s blog post on Dubai for under $100 Coworkaholic Safari 2018 Upside’s $100 Gift Card Offer One Mile at a Time blog post on Marriott/SPG merger confusion One Mile at a Time’s ULTIMATE Guide to Marriott/SPG Program Benefits Check Out Some of Our Favorite Travel Podcasts Disney Deciphered