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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #80 on: April 16, 2015, 05:11:57 AM »
What's included in the price? Any activities?
e/t I believe.
Food, water sports, etc

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #81 on: April 16, 2015, 07:29:27 AM »
afetr staying here if you want to spend miles on other ridiculous redemptions you can use it to pay for college http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aeroplan-miles-now-redeemable-for-tuition-at-vancouver-island-university-1.3033626

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #82 on: April 16, 2015, 11:57:07 AM »
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #83 on: April 16, 2015, 12:00:19 PM »
Can't believe this thread is still going.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #85 on: April 16, 2015, 12:47:17 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #86 on: April 16, 2015, 12:50:54 PM »
The instant approval was from the first browser in which I submitted the application.  I guess my subsequent clicks weren’t fast enough.

Really?  :o
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #87 on: April 16, 2015, 12:57:21 PM »
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #88 on: April 16, 2015, 12:59:11 PM »
The instant approval was from the first browser in which I submitted the application.  I guess my subsequent clicks weren’t fast enough.

Really?  :o
That's what I was thinking. Yet in the last week, basically every blogger wrote something or other that was against basic DDF knowledge.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #89 on: April 16, 2015, 01:02:53 PM »
That's what I was thinking. Yet in the last week, basically every blogger wrote something or other that was against basic DDF knowledge.

Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these travel bloggers don't necessarily know every trick in the book (if it can even be called that).
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #90 on: April 16, 2015, 01:06:16 PM »
Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these travel bloggers don't necessarily know every trick in the book (if it can even be called that).
Some things are just SO commonplace, it's very surprising.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #91 on: October 15, 2015, 08:39:27 AM »
30% transfer bonus from MR, anyone that was targeted doing this?

Gets you about 3.6cpm. Not bad.
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #92 on: October 15, 2015, 08:42:58 AM »
30% transfer bonus from MR, anyone that was targeted doing this?

Gets you about 3.6cpm. Not bad.
Is anyone on DDF doing this?
In his latest post, he mentioned that the stay is only available during hurricane season. I'm guessing he didn't know that when he started this process.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #93 on: October 15, 2015, 08:56:42 AM »
Frequent miler is doing

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #94 on: October 15, 2015, 09:06:52 AM »
Frequent miler is doing

Hope he isn't going alone. Must be so boring and lonely alone.
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #95 on: October 15, 2015, 09:08:13 AM »
Seems like the worst 7 figure redemption ever.
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #96 on: October 15, 2015, 09:09:28 AM »
Seems like the worst 7 figure redemption ever.
I think he knows that. Probably writing it off as something he can fill blog posts with and consider it a "business expense".

You can tell from how reluctant he is to transfer his MR with the 30% bonus.
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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #97 on: October 15, 2015, 09:09:50 AM »
Seems like the worst 7 figure redemption ever.
Yup.  Fm admits it.  Just doing for the challenge

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #98 on: October 15, 2015, 10:13:15 AM »
Seems like the worst 7 figure redemption ever.
It's only 6 figures with the promos, and it's possibly the most aspirational redemption out there.

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Re: Necker Island (Owned by Branson)
« Reply #99 on: October 15, 2015, 11:29:46 AM »