Note: About layover hotels (List Now Updated as
of Nov 2021) Lists are no longer accessible on the DeltaNet. The page is password protected for our PCN
group ONLY. Please use the password of pcnpilot
To
access the 2021 listing of layover hotels click here: http://pcn.homestead.com/Seniority.html
Okay, okay
it is time to travel. After all, many
of us have been cooped up, locked down, and literally gave up on travel all
because of suggestions that we better not.
Well, enough is enough and we aren’t getting any younger………..its time to
pick up where we left off. We were not
built to let moss grow under our feet and it is time………high time……. to travel.
But it has
been so long since you’ve thought about it maybe a little info is in
order.
1.
Hotels:
okay here is the 2021 list of current crew scheduled hotels. Why is that important? Well, often times these hotels when reserving
talking to the front desk, will offer a discount to retirees as well. I have done this a number of times and once
reserved there was never a question on the low rate. So here is the 2021 list and it is behind a
password which is only available to the members who receive this letter. The password is: pcnpilot
Alternative hotel strategy that I employ: Discounts are nice when you can get them but
as time has gone on I have moved away from pleading for a Delta discount. I have never like paying for hotels, in fact
I haven’t paid cash for a hotel room for over 5 years. I use a good hotel points credit card (and
I’ll share a trick in a second on how to up the points total every once in a
while). My hotel card is an AMEX Hilton
Honors Surpass. And I have a secondary
IHG card. The points never expire and my
status has never downgraded from the highest.
My point total for the HH program is always around 500K and when we go
the hotel bill is $0. There are other
hotel cards that friends also like and use.
Sheraton and Marriott both have descent programs.
Oh yeah, that points trick. Well,
to obtain new customers the points cards offer a whopping amount of sign up
points. Sometimes as high as 150,000
points. The craziest this is that an
already member is not always boxed out of applying for a new card and receiving
these welcome points. So far Hilton
allows the welcome points approx every two years to a person who is willing to
apply and get a card with a new number. I earn approx 20k points per month on our
typical spending. So it would take 7.5
mos to earn the lump of the welcome points from a new card. Check with your card first to see if they
allow it. To apply for a new card, and discard the old one every once in a
while, is a tricky way to pad the points total.
2. Domestic flights:
To travel domestically: No required Vax or test, Attest for your health,
wear a mask.
3. International flights:
a.
Media
has misled with regard to the Biden travel edict. Generally, speaking the Nov 8th
new travel guidelines affect the non citizens more than the any US citizen,
with regard to the vaccine. Non citizens must show that they have been
vaxed. Joe stopped short of requiring
this for US citizens likely because of legalities and law suits. Here is a reference for you: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html
For US citizens, both
the vaxxed and unvaxxed can still travel
to and from the USA (depending on inbound requirements of the nation you’re traveling
to). But on Nov 8th the return by our citizens to the USA has
some new requirements. The vaxxed
must show vaccine proof, attest to their health, have a negative covid test
within 24 hrs of the flight departure and wear a mask. The Unvaxxed must attest to health and
produce a negative test result within 24 hours of departure and wear a mask. This 24 hr timeframe sounds like show stopper
and was likely meant to be a real handicap, but it really isn’t. See the following section on the Abbot BionaxNOW
telemed 15 min self test.
b.
Updated
Delta map aid showing covid requirements
for entry to foreign nation states: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/find-your-destination/explore-top-destinations?prices=false
c.
Self
Telemed testing done at home or in a hotel room with approved results within 15
min.
General Info about Abbot BionaxNOW https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/diagnostics-testing/BinaxNOW-what-you-need-to-know.html
More
about BionaxNOW: https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/diagnostics-testing/over-the-counter-rapid-COVID-19-testing-in-your-hands.html
4.
Delta Perks listing of discounts:
Deltanet (for
alumni) > Delta Proud (column) > Delta Perks
a.
Current updated AUTO Rental Discounts codes:
Alamo
Corp ID # 7016496,
Avis = AWD A715005,
BUDGET = BCD B203906, Dollar = CDP code is 3040514,
Enterprise
= code YUDCDSC, Hertz = CDP 2003460, National =Corp ID
5031079,
Thrifty = CDP 3040515
5. Delta Retired ID: If you have a desire to have a Delta ID on
your person and use it for car, hotel discounts or other, then there is a simple
PDF form to fill out and mail back to Delta to obtain one. See link below:
Click here to open ID Request Form: http://pcn.homestead.com/files/Misc_Docs/ID_Request_Form.pdf
6.
One last personal tip: Hold up…..This isn’t arguing for OR against
the CV19 vaccine, our PCN has both groups here so don’t think that I am
speaking about that whatsoever.
I would like to offer a tip for those who get out
and travel to mitigate risks. When we travel, health issues abroad, can always
raise some concerns. Of course, everyone
has to consider their own individual health picture. If we focus for a moment on the elephant in
the room of covid, I do not care whether
you are vaccinated or not. To me that is
totally immaterial and this travel tip has nothing to do with that decision nor
a judgement as to which decision is preferable.
We all know by now that “everyone” is
susceptible to contracting CV19 and becoming positive. If you have been paying attention those that
become really sick among either group, and who enter the hospital, do not
always have a rosy outcome. In fact,
hospitalization of covid patients has been a dire black mark on our medical
system, resulting in many many more deaths then there should have been. With a covid infection (as with any virus) early
treatment has always been the bomb and in our country sadly few people actually
get that. This is all to say that I am
not afraid to travel whatsoever, BUT I will always take with me prophylaxis and
therapies that are proven and work and have been proven over and over again
even within my circle of family and friends.
Get educated on therapies and prophylaxis so that you have a stash
should you be out and about and contract symptoms. The last thing you want to have happen is to become
symptomatic, get sick, cannot test ‘negative’ and cannot travel home, all the
while as the virus progresses forcing
the need of a hospital that is woefully inept at covid treatment. I will travel but not without being “boy-scout
prepared” with my stash for the above.
A little more that is related:
Covid Early Treatment? This is
not about the vaccine but it is about EARLY TREATMENT!
PCN, I have
had many many friends and family that have been infected with this crazy CV19 virus. For your information, this group contains both the vaxxed and unvaxxed. I have had friends that got turned away by
PCP’s for early treatment and the virus progressed and they ended up in the
hospital again both the vaxxed and un-vaxxed hospitalized. Yes, some of those friends are not with us
today. I have also had over 30 friends
and family that started early with at home treatments and they have all beat
back the virus, stayed out of the hospital, and are all with us today. Do I believe in early treatment? Yes, I do and I think it only makes sense
since any virus left to multiply will do so at an alarming rate. Covid is no exception. Dr Peter McCullough has produced a guide that
you may be interested in. If you are not interested than forget you
every read this info and proceed on with your life. But if you are interested you can get your
free copy online. I printed my copy and
can use it for easy access. Here is the
link:
https://www.truthforhealth.org/patientguide/patient-treatment-guide/
No nasty emails please. I am not trying to be
political but I am trying to share what some do not know about.
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