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	<title>The Gate</title>
	
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		<title>United MileagePlus Changes to Occur March 3, 2012: How Do They Affect You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United Airlines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[United Airlines officially announced last month that its MileagePlus frequent flier loyalty program is officially scheduled to begin March 3, 2012 — and several changes for customers and employees will occur, according to FlyerTalk member UA Insider, who is the director of customer insights for United Airlines...]]></description>
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		<title>Flight Grounded Because Pilots Were Too Old?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LOT Polish Airlines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Because both of its pilots were supposedly greater than 60 years of age — a violation of International Civil Aviation Authority regulations unless one of the pilots is younger than 60 years of age — a LOT Polish Airlines flight whose destination was Warsaw was reportedly grounded in London until...]]></description>
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		<title>Save Up to 75% on Award Redemptions at Select Properties — Today Only!</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9804-save-up-to-75-on-award-redemptions-at-select-properties-%e2%80%94-today-only.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Priority Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Save up to 75 percent on Priority Club award redemptions when you stay at one of twelve select InterContinental Hotel Group properties worldwide — but you must book the rooms by today only, and the stay dates vary, depending on which hotel property you choose. As an example...]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam: magic111</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9784-in-memorium-magic111.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FlyerTalk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is painful for me to announce the sudden and unexpected departure of magic111, who was a friend and colleague of mine — and I join the rest of the world of shocked and saddened frequent fliers in mourning and honoring this truly great man. Jim reportedly had a heart attack while running last night, and he never recovered from it. I would not exactly say I was best friends with Jim. However, like many other FlyerTalk members, I have quite a few memories with both him and his wife Jerrie...]]></description>
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		<title>Save Up to 30% On Room Rates at Hyatt Properties</title>
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		<comments>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9798-save-up-to-30-on-room-rates-at-hyatt-properties.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hyatt Gold Passport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Save up to 30 percent on room rates when you stay at participating Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Park Hyatt and Andaz hotel properties in the United States, Canada, and Caribbean between Friday, February 24 and Saturday, June 30, 2012 — but you must book the rooms by...]]></description>
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		<title>Three-Day Weekends Starting at £40 Per Night</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9779-three-day-weekends-starting-at-40-per-night.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9779-three-day-weekends-starting-at-40-per-night.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hilton HHonors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Save 33 percent on the Best Available Rate and Best Available Bed and Breakfast rate at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels &#038; Resorts, Conrad Hotels &#038; Resorts, Hilton Hotels &#038; Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn properties; and save 20 percent on the Best Available Rate at Hampton by Hilton properties to stay during weekends across Europe, Africa and the Middle East in 2012 — but you must book the rooms by February 22, 2012. Examples of hotel properties which can be secured for £40 per room per night include...]]></description>
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		<title>Should FlyerTalk Members Be Required to Log In to the Mileage Run Forums?</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9771-should-flyertalk-members-be-required-to-log-in-to-the-mileage-run-forums.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FlyerTalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Web Site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talk Board]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A controversial long-debated topic on FlyerTalk has been as to whether or not the Mileage Run forums should remain open to all versus have entry requirements to access it. The problem occurs when an unusually great deal is posted to the forum. Word gets out and spreads quickly about the deal, allegedly prompting the company offering the deal to quickly retract it — especially if the deal is a mistake. Supporters of setting up eligibility requirements for the Mileage Run forums claim that eligibility requirements to access the information in those forums will help preserve deals longer so that more FlyerTalk members can participate and enjoy them, while those who are opposed believe that there should be an unrestricted free exchange of information for all, as it is unfair to preserve deals and other benefits only for those FlyerTalk members who are “in the know.” Voting is under way as to whether or not...]]></description>
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		<title>Defunct Airlines: Air Australia Becomes the Latest Casualty</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9764-defunct-airlines-air-australia-becomes-the-latest-casualty.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9764-defunct-airlines-air-australia-becomes-the-latest-casualty.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airline Operations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are scheduled to be a passenger on Air Australia, you will need to change your plans as the airline has reportedly shut down its operations effective immediately, due to it being unable to pay for fuel.

Thousands of passengers were left stranded in locations as far away as Phuket and Hawaii, and it will take days for those passengers to find their way home — on their own, apparently. Virgin Australia and Hawaiian Airlines reportedly...]]></description>
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		<title>Flights Canceled Due to Strike at Frankfurt Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9754-flights-canceled-due-to-strike-frankfurt-airport.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9754-flights-canceled-due-to-strike-frankfurt-airport.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strike]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your plans include travel to Frankfurt, please be aware that there is currently a strike at the airport in Frankfurt, which is expected to last through tomorrow, 17 February 2012. Flights have already been canceled by airlines such as Lufthansa. Combined with significant weather delays being reported at locations such as...]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Glass Found in Business Class Meal?</title>
		<link>http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/9738-broken-glass-found-in-business-class-meal.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Cohen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airline Operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lufthansa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/?p=9738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FlyerTalk member bonodad — a business class passenger on a recent Lufthansa flight — reportedly found a piece of broken glass after being served his meal. He offers photographic evidence, shown above, as proof of the incident which reportedly occurred on Lufthansa flight 907 on 28 January 2012. He reports that he felt something hard between his teeth and pulled it out with his fingers, and that if he had spit out the broken piece of glass, his lips would have been badly cut. Ten days after the incident, Lufthansa reportedly offered him...]]></description>
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