From d3c114045470464140aee4e7fac42c54b5c89fea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Emmett <jeffemmett@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:08:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add backlog with research follow-up task

Task: Evaluate existing flight discount programs (GoWild, InteleTravel,
Credit Union Travel Club, etc.) to determine which to join.

Priority: Medium

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 backlog/config.yml                            | 15 ++++++++
 ...evaluate-Flight-Club-membership-options.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 backlog/config.yml
 create mode 100644 backlog/tasks/task-1 - Research-and-evaluate-Flight-Club-membership-options.md

diff --git a/backlog/config.yml b/backlog/config.yml
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+project_name: "Flight Club"
+default_status: "To Do"
+statuses: ["To Do", "In Progress", "Done"]
+labels: []
+milestones: []
+date_format: yyyy-mm-dd
+max_column_width: 20
+default_editor: "nvim"
+auto_open_browser: true
+default_port: 6420
+remote_operations: true
+auto_commit: false
+bypass_git_hooks: false
+check_active_branches: true
+active_branch_days: 30
diff --git a/backlog/tasks/task-1 - Research-and-evaluate-Flight-Club-membership-options.md b/backlog/tasks/task-1 - Research-and-evaluate-Flight-Club-membership-options.md
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+---
+id: task-1
+title: Research and evaluate Flight Club membership options
+status: To Do
+assignee: []
+created_date: '2026-01-23 17:08'
+labels: []
+dependencies: []
+priority: medium
+---
+
+## Description
+
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:BEGIN -->
+Follow up on existing flight discount programs to evaluate which to join:
+
+**Programs to evaluate:**
+- Frontier GoWild\! Pass ($299-599/year) - unlimited flights
+- InteleTravel ($179/year) - travel agent credentials
+- Capital One Travel - free price protection with card
+- Credit Union Travel Club ($99/year) - check if CU is partner
+- Fora Travel (free) - host agency option
+
+**Evaluation criteria:**
+- Cost vs expected savings
+- Flexibility constraints
+- Effort to maintain/use
+- Combinability with other programs
+
+**Links:**
+- https://www.flyfrontier.com/deals/gowild-pass/
+- https://www2.inteletravel.com/advisor-benefits
+- https://www.foratravel.com/join
+- https://www.credituniontravel.com/
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:END -->