Fake Points Travel Blogger

Poking fun at “travel bloggers” AKA credit card salespeople. Equal opportunity parody account. 11/193

[Brendan Fraser Crane @bf_crane]

I love Frontier Airlines; a woman was putting her luggage in the overhead compartment ahead of me and a ziploc bag full of spaghetti fell out of her pocket and she went “ah geez,” like this was a recurring irritation.

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

So what?

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

Gary is back to reporting on his other man-crush:

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

@JTGenter @Delta Congrats! I hope they throw the book at them

[Fake Gary Leff @garytlitfake]

Why wasn’t I picked? I think I’m a loyalty program expert and I know I’m a Doug Parker expert!

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

I mean he’s not wrong.

[Fake Gary Leff @garytlitfake]

Let’s trigger Gary again

[Matt Nevans @mattnevans]

@TravelFake Gary is just getting ahead of the massive signup referrals for a $5K annual fee CC that’s not invite only!

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

Oh Gary…. I don’t think one guy tweeting exactly means “TravelerS demand”

[Stephen Stone - PhD Tricknologist @Stephen19718352]

Airline lounges need to raise the visit fee to $200. They need to make the credit card annual fee $5,000. It’s getting to the point where the true lounge caste is eating in the concourse while the untouchables are packed into the lounges like sardines. Completely unnatural

[Fake Gary Leff @garytlitfake]

Jeffrey, there’s only room for one thought leader wasting everyone’s time ranting about hypothetical AA executive changes

[Ross 🛩️ @airline_king]

@garytlitfake Vasu was right.

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

Bilt still getting massive ROI from that $1k hotel room. Really no news except:

Hyatt deal: "exploring ways."

Marriott deal: no details.

Sports deal: spring 2027, in the Suns app.
Rollout: 2027.

Nothing exists yet. The $495/month does.

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

@ImChrisHughes And here I just thought they were nosey.

[Fake Points Travel Blogger @TravelFake]

What happened: they made it. Counter was open. Got a Corolla. Went to Buc-ee's.

Advice: put your flight number on the reservation.

A story in which nothing occurred, told at length.

[Chris Hughes @ImChrisHughes]

@TravelFake Wait what?!?!? That’s why they ask for your fight number??!?!

Earth. Shattering. 🤯

[Emiliano Padilla @iTripReport]

@jameskwho @TravelFake The real lounge experience now is find a bar order food/drinks and sit there, they’re usually empty, have no queues, and have power outlets to do work. Basically what lounges used to be

[Paul Brody prbrody.eth @pbrody]

I don't actually pay for ANY airport lounges anymore. Just not worth it. Haven't for several years.

[Southern Menace™ @MayorOfTheSouth]

If you are flying commercial you are too poor to be elitist

[James Hu @jameskwho]

Skill issue. Americans who complain about the enshittification of airline lounges are actually angry at their own lack of wealth.

If you're truly better than the riffraff, then why do you only have access to the same Amex/PP/United Club lounges?

Real ones know that nice, skill-gated lounges still exist in this day and age:

- Gated by $$: True business/first class lounges (e.g., United Polaris).

True class lounges cannot be accessed by the credit card masses. They still get crowded sometimes (e.g., United Polaris @ SFO on weekday mornings) but at least everyone there has casual thousands of dollars to spend or a good white-collar job.

(Some airlines pimp out their biz/first class to Priority Pass - these are not the true class lounges.)

- Gated by experience: Selected alliance lounges (e.g., KrisFlyer Gold @ SIN, Cathay Pacific The Pier @ HKG).

Status-gated lounges are arguably better than biz/first class lounges because status requires multiple premium-cabin flights, resulting in more experienced, seen-it-already-type travelers.

[Landon Johnson @LandonHJohnson]

I’ll take whiny lil bitch for $200, Alex