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No matter what your position on continued masking on planes throughout the Omicron wave – that it no longer makes sense to extend the federal transportation mask mandate which currently runs through March 18, 2022.
Betting markets now give 3-1 odds tha…
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Airlines Are Dropping First Class Cabins And Leaving Big Profit On The Table
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Any airline with the resources can buy a large flat seat and pay for good catering. Creating a true lifestyle brand experience creates a moat against competition – the opposite of the commodity mindset that most airlines have adopted. Rather than bei…
The King Of Low Cost Airlines Wants To Offer Cheap Transatlantic Flights, And U.S. Pilots Are Fighting It
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Bill Franke is a name that should make airline passengers shudder and yet it’s hardly known. He ran America West and hired Doug Parker to be his cost-cutting CFO.
Franke is responsible for turning Spirit Airlines into an ultra low cost carrier. He …
Not Renting From Hertz Isn’t Enough To Avoid Their False Accusations [Roundup]
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Hyatt Announces New, Higher Award Pricing For Several Of Its Best Hotels
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Hyatt is making annual hotel category changes – making some hotels to more expensive points redemptions, while making other hotels less expensive, based on the room rates those hotels are projected to achieve. These changes will go into effect at 146 …
Why Hong Kong Is Scapegoating Cathay Pacific For Covid-19
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Hong Kong is will reportedly be suing Cathay Pacific over its latest and worst outbreak to date of Covid-19, which the government is blaming on two crewmembers.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! NFL Running Back Jailed After Domestic Violence On Plane
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Seattle Seahawks running back free agent Adrian Peterson was taken off a United flight from Los Angeles to Houston and taken to jail after a ‘verbal and physical’ altercation with his wife.
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Emergency Landing After American Airlines Crewmember Hit Erratic Passenger With Coffee Pot
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American Airlines flight 1775 from Los Angeles to Washington National diverted to Kansas City after an “erratic” passenger tried to open the aircraft door during the flight. Passengers assisted cabin crew in subduing the man. One flight attendant hit…
Hotel Owners Want To Stop “Amenity Creep” And Eliminate Club Lounges
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Hotel owners are grateful for one thing about the pandemic and that’s an opportunity for a ‘reset’ on something they call “amenity creep.” You might call it basic services like housekeeping, or the club lounges you’ve been promised access to in exchang…
How To Take Advantage Of 2-for-1 Travel On Southwest Airlines
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The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass is arguably the best deal in all of travel. After earning 125,000 points in a calendar year from qualifying sources you can bring a companion along on your Southwest Airlines travels.
Here’s everything you need t…
Another Case Of AAdvantage eShopping Taking Miles Back From Customers Who Followed The Rules
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Beware Coin-Operating Air Conditioning At Your Next Airbnb
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An Airbnb guest at a home in Spain took to TikTok to share what he found when he arrived: an air conditioning unit that was coin operated.
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Scam: Hotel Takes Reservations For Closed Property, Moves Guests To Cheaper One With No Refund
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The Attorney General of Michigan is getting involved with a family that owns around 20 hotels in Mackinaw City, Michigan and takes reservations for closed properties, moving guests to cheaper accommodations, and refusing refunds and cancellation. This…
British Airways Kicks Off Two Lawyers After Refusing To Upgrade Their Nanny To Business
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Perhaps the lawyer should have gamed this out better. But British Airways, by overbooking and downgrading a business class passenger, is most responsible. What do you think?
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Ending Testing Requirements At The Border And Masks On Planes As We Enter Endemic Covid [Roundup]
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Airline CEO Says He’ll Require Masks Forever [Roundup]
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Ex-Detroit Airport Manager Now A Fugitive After $6 Million Bribery Conviction
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There’s a never-ending debate within aviation circles: is the most corrupt airport authority in Atlanta or Detroit, or is it the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority or the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
Detroit has an aggressive new …
5 Things Delta Told The SEC About Its SkyMiles Program
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Delta filed its SEC 10-K and buried in the 272 pages are several interesting tidbits about the SkyMiles program.
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OMG The Hertz Story Is Worse Than I Thought, They May Have Filed 20,000 Police Reports
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You’d think that after Hertz realized they were mistakenly sending customers to jail, and facing a class action lawsuit, they would take steps to ensure they stop doing it if for no other reason that it would look bad in court to continue but also beca…
Repeat after me, ‘Marriott Has Brand Standards’ Phoenix Sheraton Edition [Roundup]
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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