Scott McCartney

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3,086 appearances 43 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2021

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · What Travelers Should Expect From the Biden Administration · 18 Nov 2020 podcast

It's a harder sell in the rest of the country where it doesn't have much ridership. voice-verified

But for the Northeast, it's pretty critical. voice-verified

Always good to be with you. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Airlines Sweeten Frequent-Flyer Deals to Lure Travelers · 15 Oct 2020 podcast

All the traditional perks that you get from a loyalty program, waivers of check bag fees, early boarding, extra legroom seats, upgrades, things like that, nobody really cares about that now. voice-verified

So how do you keep the programs relevant? voice-verified

Offering really good deals with miles is one way for airlines to say, hey, we know you're not traveling much right now. voice-verified

We know the frequent flyer program may not be that important to you, but here is good value. voice-verified

Yeah, this survey looked at the best case scenario, but also their busiest routes. voice-verified

And this was just domestic. voice-verified

And for United, it had the lowest average, 12,833 miles round trip. voice-verified

That was actually almost half of what United was charging in a survey last year. voice-verified

Different travel time periods, but comparable in many ways. voice-verified

This survey looked at November, which is a relatively slow month, but also has some of the busiest travel days of the year over Thanksgiving. voice-verified

And Thanksgiving was included in the survey. voice-verified

American was the highest, but it was only 21,800 miles round trip. voice-verified

So still very low. voice-verified

And the huge savings, I thought, came in first class. voice-verified

American had average first class tickets in their top markets of only 42,500 miles. voice-verified

That's what we used to pay for coach. voice-verified

basically. voice-verified

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