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Matthew Klint

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.
Delta Airlines

Sorry, This is the Truth About Delta

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

Frequent Miler sets forward a reasoned defense of Delta, arguing that “the truth…is complicated” and even while loyalty on the redemption side has taken a hit, Delta is great to fly and rewarding to high-value elite fliers. I will...

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Travel

A Cool Twist on Travel Photography

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

I don’t update my Instagram often, but I just love travel photos–both taking them and looking at them. Opening up my photo app reveals I have 58,593 photos and 438 videos spanning the last decade of travel. I also...

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Award BookingsAward TravelTips

Are Held Award Tickets Really Guaranteed?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

For a full-timer award booker, the most valuable tool any airline loyalty program can offer is the ability to hold a ticket prior to booking. Few things are for more frustrating than finding ideal award space, alerting the client,...

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Humorous New Delta Air Lines Safety Video

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 10, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

Delta is out with a new safety video giving Air New Zealand a run for the money in the humor department.  Well actually, the previous one did — I personally like it much better: My favorite part — the...

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News

Cameras Now Permitted on White House Tours!

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I used to work at the White House and once in a while I would volunteer to conduct weekend East Wing tours — I remember how delighted I was to visit the White House for the first time as...

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New Priority Pass Lounge in T5 at London Heathrow

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

While I usually make a beeline to one of the British Airways lounges when traveling through Heathrow’s Terminal 5, lately I have been doing more intra-Europe economy class on BA (only 4,500 miles for flights under 600 miles). Having...

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Uber Suffers Setback at LAX

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2015November 14, 2023 1 Comment

Last month it seemed like all the barriers had been cleared for Uber and Lyft to begin serving my home airport of Los Angeles International, but Rome was not built in a day and we’re going to have to...

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Can You Book Cuba Award Travel with American Airlines Miles?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

I wrote with some glee about the change in U.S. policy toward Cuba and what this meant for travel. Since that December 2014 announcement, more diplomatic breakthroughs have occurred, including the recent re-opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington...

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United Improves Pre-Arrival Meals on European Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 4, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

The butt of many jokes for many years, United Airlines is retiring its (in)famous pre-arrival premium class meals on transatlantic westbound flights.  Why does this merit a post? Because we’ve been served something like this for five years, with...

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Musings

Read Rolling Stone for Ben Schlappig, not Kim Kardashian!

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 3, 2015November 14, 2023 5 Comments

Rolling Stone is an icon of pop culture and a barometer of hipness in American life. Not surprisingly, a recent issue has self-proclaimed diva Kim Kardashian letting it all hang out on the cover. Flip past that though, for...

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Hot Deals

The 10 Most Insane Travel Deals You Probably Missed

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 3, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

The Trip Sherpa recently wrote about DealRay, an incredibly useful mobile-based service for staying on top of travel deals, and it got me thinking of the great mistakes fares of yesteryear. I’ve been playing this game for a decade...

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rental cars

Can You Travel Without the Hassle?

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2015December 5, 2016 6 Comments

If you’ve read my blog, you know I have elite status with a handful of airlines and I’ve played the game long enough to know how to beat the crowd. Even so, I wish flying could be half as...

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Delta AirlinesNews

How Bad is Delta’s Latest SkyMiles Devaluation? Time to Buy Delta Stock!

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2015December 5, 2016 6 Comments

Delta announced an immediate devaluation of its Skymiles program on the redemption side this week effective for flights on or after 01 June 2016. We are now seeing just how draconian these changes are. Folks, this is a devaluation...

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Delta Goes All-In on Dynamic Award Pricing in 2016

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

Just in from Delta Air Lines, a number of upcoming changes to the SkyMiles program, including a confirmed move to more aggressive dynamic award pricing. Let’s start with the bad news– Dynamic Award Pricing Accelerates for Travel in June...

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Travel

Next FTU Advanced Announced: Newport Beach, CA

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I’ve written over and over about Frequent Traveler University, a dynamic weekend of learning and fellowship that is a must for anyone who wants to efficiently master the points and miles game. Back to the West Coast by popular...

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Special Report: Delta’s Secret Skymiles Devaluation

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 9, 2015November 14, 2023 9 Comments

When Delta Air Lines depublished its Skymiles award charts in February, we were told that we no longer needed charts because the online pricing system would tell us how many miles were required for any given trip. The problem...

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Flying Blue Increases Cost for Flex Business and First Class Awards Without Notice

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 8, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France / KLM, offers two tiers of awards, classic and flex.  For travel between North America and Europe, that translates to 62.5K for a one-way in business class at the classic level and...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines To Offer Swanky Cowshed Amenity Kits

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 7, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

United Airlines is teaming up with Cowshed Spa, a division of Soho House, to offer brand new amenity kits in intercontinental premium cabins and United lounges. Beginning Aug. 1, 2015, United will exclusively offer Soho House’s Cowshed skin-care products onboard...

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Travel

Celebrate Your Independence Day at Frequent Traveler University

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 4, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

Happy Fourth to my U.S. readers, as we celebrate Independence Day across this great land. Declaring Independence from Great Britain, colonial leaders resolved to sacrifice their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” in furtherance of “life, liberty, and the pursuit...

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The Significance of American Airlines’ Starwood Transfer Bonus

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

As the mantra goes, miles and points are a depreciating asset and are better burned than stored for future use. American Airlines is offering a generous 20% transfer bonus on points from Starwood Preferred Guest. Essentially, that means instead...

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