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Episode Description:

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This week Southwest continued on its path towards huge changes with the announcement of a shakeup on their board. 6 members will leave and the chairman will retire as they move to make more money and change their model. Will this change the Southwest culture forever?

In other travel news some very popular benefits with Capital One and American Express are being changed, removed or downgraded. Specifically we are seeing changes with Priority Pass restaurants and Uber credits. Do you use these popular benefits? Other topics discussed include: hotel room oddities, strange room service, Carlsbad Caverns, the Concorde and supersonic jets, Hyatt's Guest of Honor double dipping and the MGM/Marriott transfers are a bit strange.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Standing up on an airplane
• 1:19 Cheetohs destroying Carlsbad Caverns
• 2:39 Why Carlsbad Caverns and New Mexico are underrated
• 3:51 Huge shakeup at Southwest - 6 board members leaving
• 6:18 Hotel room oddities - Strange things left behind
• 7:33 Room service craziness - Caviar hot dog?
• 8:30 Venture X Business losing Priority Pass restaurants
• 10:24 Why AAdvantage business accounts are surprisingly valuable
• 12:03 Marriott/MGM Rewards transfers are live…with a quirk
• 12:53 Hyatt Globalist double dipping in 2024
• 14:40 Changes coming to American Express Uber credits
• 16:22 Quick RebateKey payment update
• 17:00 A closer look at the Concorde and its Droop Snoot
• 18:39 The future of Supersonic travel and why its coming back

About the Show:

We love to travel and love to laugh! 20 Minute Travel is designed to get you all of the info you need to supercharge your travel by utilizing credit cards, travel rewards and other tricks to pay pennies on the dollar.

Shawn Coomer is the founder of Miles to Memories and has traveled all over the world with his family utilizing miles & points. He has been writing and podcasting about miles, points and travel since 2013 and has earned and spent millions of points & miles across dozens of programs.

Mark Ostermann is the former Managing Editor of Miles to Memories and is the Managing Editor at Travel on Points. He has been writing about his travel experiences since 2017 and loves to dive into the weeds so you don't have to. He also enjoys a good beer and a laugh or fifty.

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