{"id":2605,"date":"2014-04-29T08:26:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T15:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2014-04-29T08:26:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T15:26:41","slug":"freddie-awards-ftusea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2014\/04\/freddie-awards-ftusea\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Awards and #FTUSEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of attending the Freddie Awards this past Thursday\u00a0with my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/willrunformiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy at Will Run for Miles<\/a>. It was held in Seattle at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofflight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Flight <\/a>and it couldn&#8217;t have been a more perfect venue. If you are ever in Seattle, you should definitely check it out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2606\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2606\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2606\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kathy &amp; I\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Kathy-Me-Freddies.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy &amp; I<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2607\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2607\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2607\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of Flight\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Museum-of-Flight.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Museum of Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So what are the <a href=\"http:\/\/freddieawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freddie Awards<\/a>? They are awards honoring the best airline and hotel loyalty programs voted on by you, the customer. Here are the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/todayinthesky\/2014\/04\/25\/and-the-worlds-top-frequent-flier-awards-go-to-\/8134977\/\" target=\"_blank\">list of winners<\/a>. Best Airline program went to American Airlines and the best Hotel program went to Marriott.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Freddie Awards was the Frequent Traveler University held during the weekend. I got to catch up with familiar faces and meet a whole lot more people who love to travel and collect miles and points.<\/p>\n<p>We also had a chance to learn about new start up ventures:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightfishing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FlightFishing<\/a> for capturing good airline deals and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trytripsy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tripsy <\/a>for planning your vacations with family or friends. I will be excited when these are actually launched. Also another app to try out is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traxo<\/a> which is another way to organize your travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>And of course I couldn&#8217;t go to Seattle without soaking up the sights! I went down to Pikes Market Place which I absolutely enjoyed. I got to try some fresh seafood, visit the original Starbucks, and just enjoy the wonderful sunny weather!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Tulips.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2609\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2014\/04\/Tulips-300x243.png\" alt=\"Tulips\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Tulips-300x243.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Tulips-400x324.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Tulips-200x162.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Tulips-150x121.png 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/Tulips.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of attending the Freddie Awards this past Thursday\u00a0with my friend Kathy at Will Run for Miles. 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