Rapid Travel Chai https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/ Travel fast and smart...linger only in memories Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:07:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Announcing Points Travel Festival Toronto 2026! https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-festival-toronto-2026/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-festival-toronto-2026/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:07:07 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18282 Points Travel Festival Toronto is April 18, 2026. Join Canada and global points travel experts for learning and partying.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-festival-toronto-2026/feed/ 0 Announcing the 2025 Chicago Seminars Inaugural 5k Run/2k Walk https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/2025-chicago-seminars-run/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/2025-chicago-seminars-run/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:05:23 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18272 Announcing the 2025 Chicago Seminars Inaugural 5k Run/2k Walk at 15th Chicago Seminars at Holiday Inn Heritage Edition 2025, to be held October 24-26, 2025 at Holiday Inn Chicago Oakbrook.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/2025-chicago-seminars-run/feed/ 0 Celebrate ICE! at Gaylord Hotels by Marriott this Holiday Season https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/gaylord-hotels-marriott-ice/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/gaylord-hotels-marriott-ice/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:52:23 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18268 This year, Gaylord Hotels by Marriott invites us all to "Experience the Magic of ICE!"

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/gaylord-hotels-marriott-ice/feed/ 6 Points Travel 2025 Political Outlook https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-2025-political-outlook/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-2025-political-outlook/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:37:01 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18254 The 2025 political outlook for points channels points to drastic impacts to travel and travelers.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/points-travel-2025-political-outlook/feed/ 7 Precautions for Travel to Authoritarian Regimes (Updated for USA) https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/travel-authoritarian-usa/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/travel-authoritarian-usa/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:32:33 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18252 Precautions for travel to authoritarian regimes can be applied to travel to the US to protect travelers from the incoming US regime.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/travel-authoritarian-usa/feed/ 12 The Laken Riley Act’s Travel Poison Pill May Upend Travel and Even the World Cup and Olympics https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/laken-riley-act/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/laken-riley-act/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:59:45 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18250 The Laken Riley Act expected to be signed into law on January 20, 2025 gives state attorneys general of all 50 US states a say in US travel policy that may impact all travelers.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/laken-riley-act/feed/ 8 Endorsement: Points Travelers ‘Stick to Travel’ for Kamala Harris for US President https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/endorsement-2024-harris/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/endorsement-2024-harris/#comments Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:04:40 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18245 The first-ever political endorsement on the BoardingArea network. Rapid Travel Chai's 2024 'stick to travel' endorsement for US President.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/endorsement-2024-harris/feed/ 28 Seattle, Saturday 9/7/24, Join Our Community Event and Bring a Friend BOGO: Pacific Northwest Points Travel Festival 2024! https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/pacific-northwest-points-travel-festival-2024/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/pacific-northwest-points-travel-festival-2024/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:30:42 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18238 Join the PNW Points community in Seattle on Saturday, September 7, 2024 for the Pacific Northwest Points Travel Festival 2024!

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/pacific-northwest-points-travel-festival-2024/feed/ 0 Breaking: Marriott Swoops in to Buy Hawaiian Airlines, Miles to Be Transferred to Marriott 1:1 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/marriott-hawaiian-happy-labor-day/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/marriott-hawaiian-happy-labor-day/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2024 23:40:39 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18234 A rare Labor Day surprise in corporate mergers & acquisitions.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/marriott-hawaiian-happy-labor-day/feed/ 16 The Most Terrifying email Subject Preview in Points Travel https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/terrifying-email/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/terrifying-email/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 02:02:56 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18232 Receiving an email from this travel company sender is a spine-tingling experience.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/terrifying-email/feed/ 0 The Travel Summit: $25 off, Radisson Blu just released award nights, plus Ohtani (Toronto, April 26-28, 2024) https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/the-travel-summit-toronto-2024/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/the-travel-summit-toronto-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:57:29 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18172 The Travel Summit, the biggest points event in Canada, returns to Toronto on April 26-28, 2024 for a weekend of points, points, points.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/the-travel-summit-toronto-2024/feed/ 0 BofA Business Checking $1,000-$1,500 Bonus https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/bofa-business-checking-1500-bonus/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/bofa-business-checking-1500-bonus/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:51:53 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18160 BofA Business Checking $1,000-$1,500 in-branch bonus

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/bofa-business-checking-1500-bonus/feed/ 322 Frequent Traveler University Returns to Seattle on May 4, 2024 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/ftu-seattle-2024/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/ftu-seattle-2024/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:54:02 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18157 Join us at Frequent Traveler University Seattle on May 4, 2024.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/ftu-seattle-2024/feed/ 0 How About this MQM Conversion Option? (Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series) https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/skymiles-changes-2023-series-conversion/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/skymiles-changes-2023-series-conversion/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:12:11 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18153 An alternate MQM conversion option that takes some of the sting out of Million Miler program changes? A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/skymiles-changes-2023-series-conversion/feed/ 1 Delta Doesn’t Want Any More Million Milers (Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series) https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-million/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-million/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:02:54 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18147 Delta Million Miler program is heading for oblivion. A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-million/feed/ 0 Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series: Table of Uses for SkyMiles Versus Everyone Else https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-series-uses/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-series-uses/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:26:55 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18141 Big changes to Delta SkyMiles will be announced on September 14, 2023. A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-series-uses/feed/ 2 Huge Middle Finger to Your Rollover MQMs, Existing Elites (Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series) https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-mqms/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-mqms/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:31:56 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18145 Big changes to Delta SkyMiles have been leaked. Existing elites with big MQM balances are hit hard.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-mqms/feed/ 2 Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series: Solve Your Sky Club Overcrowding Problem on Someone Else https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-skyclub/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-skyclub/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:50:59 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18140 Big changes to Delta SkyMiles will be announced on September 14, 2023. A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-skyclub/feed/ 0 Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series: Have Revenue-Based Loyalty Programs Worked? https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-revenue/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-revenue/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:15:31 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18136 Big changes to Delta SkyMiles will be announced on September 14, 2023. A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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]]> https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-changes-2023-revenue/feed/ 2 Delta SkyMiles Changes 2023 Series: Airline Loyalty Program Managers Don’t Use Their Own Programs https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-2023-changes-managers/ https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/delta-skymiles-2023-changes-managers/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:50:51 +0000 https://rapidtravelchai.boardingarea.com/?p=18135 Big changes to Delta SkyMiles will be announced on September 14, 2023. A series on the state of SkyMiles and airline loyalty programs.

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