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Casey Neistat's flight to Mexico City is an excellent behind the scenes look at the American Airlines frequent flyers program. -- (link)

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Oct 20 '15, 16:40

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You see the secret entrance, the check-in lounge, the security screening, the terminal lounge (with buffet and open bar?!), etc. etc. (www.youtube.com)

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Oh. Two days later he's in San Francisco and riding a courtesy cart. -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:53
It's like you don't even read my posts :( - ty97 Oct 20, 16:44 1
- No, actually I felt the video was a nice compliment to your stories. -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:54
it's been a while since I watched, but I think one lounge was AmEx centurion and not AA - he dissed AA's lounge there. (I think it was that trip.) -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:43 27
- That's the one. When he arrived in Miami, he picked the AmEx lounge over the AA lounge because he said their Miami lounge sucked. -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:44 26
  - he was a greedy guy there, too, ick. I wondered if it was a throwback to - b. Oct 20, 16:46 5
    - I'm with him. You put me in front of a free buffet, how can you not eat? -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:47 4
      - but he said he does it until he feels sick, that's... not ok. -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:49 3
        
        It's called "being a man". -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:50 2
        
        alrighty then, fine. guys are gross. ;p -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:51 1
        
        *shakes my cooties on you* - ty97 Oct 20, 16:57
  - The Miami lounge does sorta suck. The JFK lounges are good, particularly if you are eligible for flagship lounge. -- nm - ty97 Oct 20, 16:45 19
    - which (watching now) he does. So he is either flying international first class, he's flying international and he's EXP, or they have give him CK for - ty97 Oct 20, 16:47 18
      - he has top-level status, too. he has access pretty much everywhere it's available from AA or amex. -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:51 10
        
        The Amex thing was new to me. I had to Google Centurion. For $4500, you can be Centurion, too! -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:52 9
        
        I hear they are great lounges but never looked into them. $4500? Youch. Certain AMEX cards get you in too, I think. -- nm - ty97 Oct 20, 16:55 2
        
        The video shows the Centurion lounge briefly. Casey was impressed but it looked surprisingly crowded compared to the AA lounge. - Mop Oct 20, 16:58 1
        
        He was in the Flagship lounge at JFK. Access to that is very restrictive, and it tends to only really get busy a couple of times a day -- (edited) - ty97 Oct 20, 17:03
        
        iirc, it's more than that.. let's see, yah, 7500 "initiation" and then 2500 a year. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 20, 16:55 5
        
        Looks like folks with AMEX Platinum cards get in free and other AMEX cardholders can buy in for $50 per day - ty97 Oct 20, 16:58 1
        
        :) - (see below.) -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:59
        
        My Admirals Club membership is a steal in comparison! -- nm - ty97 Oct 20, 16:56 2
        
        :) - amex has something less expensive that's also nice - and more appropriate for many. (actually, I'm not sure which casey has now.) nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 20, 16:59 1
        
        Oops! Yeah, I just looked. I saw "$4500" but it says "$7500" (and $2500 annually). -- (link) - Mop Oct 20, 17:00
      - One of his earliest videos was about how to get free upgrades fly first class all the time. - Mop Oct 20, 16:49 [youtube] 6
        
        If he flies that much, and consolidates on AA, he's probably EXP. And since he famous, probably CK too. -- nm - ty97 Oct 20, 16:50 3
        
        I don't know what "CK" is, but given that no one ever gives him grief for filming, he's probably got something that says "VIP". -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 16:51 2
        
        Concierge Key is a private invite-only program for high value flyers. Basically top level status (EXP, which I am) plus VIP treatment (which I'm not) -- nm - ty97 Oct 20, 16:55
        
        oh, he's been told not to. he often ignores it, but he's been told it's not ok. -- nm - b. Oct 20, 16:52
        
        CGP Grey's free upgrade program still has me a little stumped. - Mop Oct 20, 16:50 1
        
        My domestic and domestic-like* upgrades are auto-requested and I am auto upgraded, as available. - ty97 Oct 20, 16:53

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