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Courtesy: Customs and Border Protection CBP Extends Closure of Global Entry Enrollment Centers In a press release from Customs and Border Protection, the agency announced its extending its temporary closure of Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment Center…
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CEO: Delta Is Operating At Less Than 5% Capacity And Will Be A Smaller Airline
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Photo by Ryan Johns on Unsplash Delta CEO: Airline Is Operating At Less Than 5% Capacity; Will Be A Smaller Airline Over the past week, we’ve seen airline CEOs discussing the future of their industry and companies. In a memo to employees, D…
Will Citi AAdvantage Executive Credit Card Holders Get An Annual Fee Refund?
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Courtesy: American Airlines Will Citi AAdvantage Executive Credit Card Holders Get a Refund For Their Annual Fee? Last week, American Airlines announced its extending 2020 elite status into 2021. In that same announcement, AA announced a 6-month …
American Airlines Raises Baggage Fees At The Worst Possible Time
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Photo by Miguel Ángel Sanz on Unsplash American Airlines Raises Baggage Fees At The Worst Possible Time As was reported by Ben over at One Mile at a Time, American Airlines raised baggage fees on transatlantic basic economy fares from $60 to $75. …
Airline Industry Sees 15 Deaths In 9 Days, Amid Calls For Hazard Pay
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Photo by paul mocan on Unsplash Airline Industry Sees 15 Deaths In 9 Days, Amid Calls For Hazard Pay A report in the Los Angeles Times on Monday shows the reality airline industry employees face in the wake of coronavirus. In the past 9 days, 15 …
Qatar Airways Cuts Some Employee Salaries In Half
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Courtesy: Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Cuts Some Employee Salaries In Half Qatar Airways announced on Tuesday it is cutting salaries for mid-level and above employees by half, according to a press release from the airline. The move comes amid the …
Self-Guided Wine Tasting In Casablanca Valley, Chile
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Photo: Jonathan Tallman Wine Tasting In Casablanca Valley, Chile In October, we took a trip to Santiago, Chile over Columbus Day Weekend. While it might not be possible to travel internationally for some time due to coronavirus travel restriction…
Trump Signing an Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Immigration to the U.S. Amid Coronavirus
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President Donald J. Trump takes questions from the press during a coronavirus update briefing Sunday, April 19, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour) Trump Signing an Executive Or…
American Airlines Is Openly Defying DOT Refund Regulations
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Photo: Jonathan Tallman American Airlines is Openly Defying DOT Refund Regulations We recently wrote about the rules for airline refunds. Those regulations dictate that an airline must process a credit card refund within 7 business day. The…
Delta Sued For Denying Refunds For Canceled Flights
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Courtesy: Delta Air Lines Delta Sued For Denying Refunds For Canceled Flights On Friday, Elliott Daniels of Maryland filed a class action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines for allegedly refusing to issue refunds. The lawsuit alleges Delta failed to…
United Airlines Reports Loss of $2.1 Billion in Quarter One
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Courtesy: United Airlines United Airlines Reports Loss of $2.1 Billion in Quarter One As airlines start to report quarterly earnings, we will begin to get a better idea of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. United Airlines said on Monday th…
Millennials Are Weary of International Travel, Coachella Post-Coronavirus
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Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash Millennials Are Weary of International Travel, Coachella Post-Coronavirus I typically don’t care much for articles that do a deep dive into Millennials. They’re usually written by people who want to c…
Social Distancing: Southwest Flight From Florida Only Had One Passenger
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Courtesy: Southwest Airlines Social Distancing: Southwest Flight From Florida Only Had One Passenger Travel is down substantially worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak so planes have been flying with less people — though there were exceptions…
Free Month of Uber Eats Pass + Help Restaurant Workers
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Courtesy: Uber Free Month of Uber Eats Pass + Help Restaurant Workers If you’re ordering a lot of meals through food service delivery apps, you may want to capitalize on a free month of Uber Eats Pass. In addition to a free month, Uber is donatin…
Mother of Three Upset at Qantas For Corona-Infected Passenger on Flight
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Courtesy: Qantas Airlines Mother of Three Upset at Qantas Over Corona-Infected Passenger on Flight Yesterday, we reported on Qantas responding to critics from a packed flight over Easter weekend. The flight clearly showed a lack of social distanc…
U.S. Treasury in talks with Airlines to Use Loyalty Programs as Collateral for Loans
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President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, listen as U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza takes questions from the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 2, 2020, in the James S…
Escape Quarantine and See the Northern Lights From Your House
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Photo by Vincent Guth on Unsplash Escape Quarantine and See the Northern Lights From Your House As of today, millions of Americans have been locked indoors for about a month, more or less. While work and then blogging in my off time is keeping me…
I’m About to Book a Cruise Amid Coronavirus, and Many Others Are Doing the Same
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Photo by Braden Jarvis on Unsplash I’m Getting Ready to Book a Cruise Amid Coronavirus, and Many Others Are Doing the Same Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen the impact the virus has had on the cruise industry. Cruise lines a…
Qantas Responds to Criticism for Packed Flight Without Social Distancing
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Courtesy: Qantas Airlines Qantas Responds to Criticism for Packed Flight Without Social Distancing After criticism, Qantas Airlines is responding to a photo posted on a packed flight aboard QF755 over Easter weekend, which traveled from Townsville to B…
Coronavirus Impacts Make Southwest Airlines World’s Largest Airline
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Courtesy: Southwest Airlines Coronavirus Impacts Make Southwest Airlines World’s Largest Airline Coronavirus has drastically impacted air travel around the world and grounded planes from many different airlines. Many airlines are operating …