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The Ottawa Trucker Protest Story Now Has A Hotel Angle
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Ottawa is under siege from a protest by anti-vaccine mandate truckers. These are mostly non-violent protests, but also shutting down the city. Most of Canada is vaccinated. There’s little incremental benefit to requiring this of truckers, who spend …
19 Things I Love About The Capital One Venture X Card [100,000 Bonus Points Posted]
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There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting new premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefit…
Nearly 1 In 6 Southwest Passengers Are Flying Using Points
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Southwest Airlines filed its 10-K with the SEC and as always it’s a treasure trove of information not just about the airline, but also about the Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program.
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American Airlines Forming “Joint Frequent Flyer Program” With South America’s Gol
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American Airlines has completed its $200 million investment in Gol for 22.2 million preferred shares (representing 5.2% ownership stake), and now American is announcing that “American’s AAdvantage® and GOL’s SMILES loyalty programs will [together] crea…
Spirit And Frontier Are Merging!
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Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines have announced that they are merging. Combined they’ll offer 1000 daily flights and serve 145 destinations in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America and the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 20…
We Have A Date! Australia Will Open To Tourism February 21
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Now, with substantial background immunity in additional to vaccination, the country is preparing to re-open its borders to tourists. The nation’s Prime Minister has announced a February 21 re-opening to tourism.
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Join The Mile High Club For $995 (You Even Get A Certificate)
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The ‘Mile High Club’ is 105 years old, and surveys show one-third of men want to join. Now anyone that has a willing partner can, for $995.
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Marriott Makes It Difficult And Risky To Gift Award Nights To Family And Friends
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Marriott doesn’t let you book an award for someone else on the website. You have to call, wait on hold, an hope you get an agent that knows how to do it correctly – otherwise your guest may have a problem checking in. All of a sudden your good deed w…
California Announces They’re Regulating Travel Loyalty Programs
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The State of California is putting loyalty programs on notice that provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act dealing with ‘financial incentives’ apply to them, and they’re being given 30 days to come into compliance with the law.
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The Cool Gift American Airlines Sent To Its Super Secret ‘Concierge Key’ Members
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Concierge Key is the status that American Airlines gives to its top spending customers and top corporate travel influencers. It became legendary when George Clooney was portrayed as a Concierge Key member on a quest to earn 10 million miles in Up In T…
Flight Attendants Union Slams Southwest For Bringing Back Booze [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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Why One Mile At A Time Is Wrong To Excuse The Alaska Airlines Devaluation
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The value of a currency is based on trust – how well it will hold value. So it makes me downgrade how much I value an Alaska mile. Although seeing the direction of award pricing with new partners I’ve begun to do that anyway, since they clearly appe…
Major Ice Storm Cancelled 40% Of American Airlines Flights, But The Lack Of Recovery Is On Them
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Nearly 40% of the American Airlines schedule was cancelled on Friday. Thirty percent of its schedule was cancelled on Saturday. And that shouldn’t come as any surprise. Texas experienced a severe ice storm, and American Airlines is headquartered at …
This Flight Attendant Gives New Meaning To ‘Walking Down The Aisle’ [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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Now A Marriott Hotel Says Covid-19 Prevents Them From Giving Points To Elite Members
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I’ve reached out to Marriott for an explanation of this metaphysical mystery. Two years into the pandemic research scientists are still learning many new things about the way the virus spreads and the effects it has. But Covid-19’s effect on the inte…
The Power Of American Airlines Loyalty Points To Drive Consumer Behavior
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A reader shares how changes to the AAdvantage program’s elite status-earning drove his behavior in making a major purchase – Super Bowl tickets – and this story perfectly underscores how ‘Loyalty Points’ are changing the game in loyalty marketing and A…
How China Tends Bar To Foreigners In The Covid Era
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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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Alaska Airlines Raising Some Award Prices, Effective March 1
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Imagine spending 190,000 miles roundtrip just to fly Alaska Airlines!
The cost of first class awards on Alaska Airlines flights may in some cases be 37% higher on March 1 than they are today and throughout the month of February. So if you redeem Alask…
Delta Has Asked The Attorney General To Place Unruly Passengers On A Terrorism List
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Delta CEO Ed Bastian has approached the U.S. Attorney General seeking to put unruly passengers on a terrorist list that would deny future travel across all airlines. This is mostly for show, but anyone concerned with civil liberties should e-mail Ed B…