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.
Continue reading Convert Amex Points to Cash at 1.25 Cents, Actually Have Breakfast at Tiffany’s…
Read MoreThe passenger apparently ate what he wanted and decided he wanted to read without his meal tray in the way.
I think what impresses me most about this incident is that he dropped this on the ground but his cup of water is still full. It’s a miracle of modern physics.
Continue reading Man Dumps Food in the Aisle Instead of Waiting for Flight Attendant to Pick Up Tray…
Read More18 year old Gabrielle Canales was filmed inside a New York Uber — many Uber drivers do film their rides — stealing all the money out of the driver’s tip jar.
Meanwhile a taxi driver headed from the Madrid airport into town snorts cocaine during the trip using “the permit taxi drivers require for their job” as the tray for the coke. That’s on video, too.
Continue reading Scantily Clad Woman Steals Uber Driver’s Tips and Taxi Driver Snorts Cocaine During Ride…
Read MoreOver the summer United offered to sell miles for 1.88 cents apiece, I believe for the first time. What’s interesting is that selling miles cheap was the US Airways strategy that came over to American Airlines, and now that former US Airways and American President Scott Kirby is United’s President they’re doing it too.
He knows that the airline is in control of their cost of redemption, and that any miles sold above that cost generates profit.
Continue reading Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Apiece…
Read MoreA 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.
Continue reading People Rent Fake Private Jets to Take Selfies and the TWA Flight 800 747 is in a Warehouse…
Read MoreA lithium ion camera battery exploded in a suitcase before security at the Orlando airport Friday evening. Some passengers reported that it sounded like a gun shot, however it appears to have been an accident and not an attack of any kind.
The TSA ordered that all passengers who had cleared security had to evacuate the terminal and be re-screened. And all passengers that were onboard planes that had not yet taken off returned to their gates to get off, leave the terminal, and be re-screened.
Continue reading Flights Evacuated at Orlando Airport Today After Camera Battery Exploded…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia commandeered the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh to use as a prison as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman moved against powerful senior princes and government leaders over this past weekend.
Now the Saudi government has taken over the Marriott Courtyard Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter, too.
Continue reading A Second Marriott Hotel Has Been Commandeered By the Saudi Government…
Read MoreWhile I was in Singapore for the unveiling of Singapore Airlines new cabin products I visited the carrier’s training facility.
I’ve had better crews on Singapore and some less good crews on Singapore but on average I find their service to the best in the industry — high level, precise, and mostly consistent. It doesn’t surprise that flight attendant training is the longest in the industry.
Continue reading Singapore’s Flight Attendant Training is Amazing But Rubs Me the Wrong Way…
Read MoreYou won’t see this offer unless you’re logged into your American Express Membership Rewards account, but some people at least are targeted for a 20% transfer bonus to Aeroplan and I do not recall ever seeing an Aeroplan transfer bonus before though no doubt readers will correct me if my memory fails. I’m targeted myself.
Continue reading Unprecedented: American Express Transfer Bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan (Targeted)…
Read MoreThere’s no quicker and easier way to earn a large amount of miles quickly than with a new credit card.
It’s not super complicated and you probably have access to more spending that you can put on a credit card than you think — so it’s far less daunting to meet credit card minimum spending requirements than you think in order to earn a signup bonus.
Continue reading 7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat…
Read MoreThe standard offer on the JetBlue Plus Card is 30,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 on purchases within the first 90 days. In August for the first time we saw a 40,000 point signup bonus.
Continue reading Best-Ever JetBlue Plus Card Offer 60,000 Points…
Read MoreOverall I’d say that the new terminal 4 in Singapore is gorgeous, I’m happy originating there but I wouldn’t want to connect. And as for the Cathay Pacific lounge is was amazing for a business class lounge at an outstation!
Continue reading Review: Singapore’s New Terminal 4 Cathay Pacific Lounge…
Read MoreA 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.
Continue reading Lightning Strikes 3 Times in Amsterdam and Southwest’s Hawaii Strategy…
Read MoreA week and a half ago American Airlines suspended most of their catering at LAX after trace amounts of listeria was found at Gate Gourmet, which catered most of their flights (along with Delta, and several international airlines).
That’s a smart precaution to take, but it created big operational problems.
Continue reading Internal Update on American’s Catering Mess at LAX…
Read MoreWhen Delta and Northwest merged, the combined Delta became the largest airline leapfrogging United and American. Then United and Continental merged and took over the number one spot. And of course American and US Airways merged, to become the biggest single airline.
Except that Delta continued to grow organically, and surpassed United.
Continue reading Is Delta Now the World’s Largest Airline?…
Read MoreOf course we all love it when mistake fares happen and they’re honored and we get to travel the world at insanely cheap prices, especially in business or first class.
For some readers booking a $28 ticket to Paris presents a moral challenge: should you take advantage of something you know is a mistake? My own view is that I’m happy to book it, airlines will choose to honor it or they won’t, but if they’re going to fly people to Paris for $28 I’d like to be one of those people.
Continue reading Airlines Shouldn’t Have to Honor Mistake Fares – But Cancelling Tickets After More Than a Week is Bull…
Read MoreOn October 26, a Qatar Airways business class passenger from Doha to Manchester, U.K. was arrested on arrival for throwing mints.
The man drank 2 whiskies on the flight but reportedly appeared already drunk prior to departure. Cabin crew managed to get the man to return to his seat — but then he started throwing mints and that’s when he “had to be restrained with cable ties.”
Continue reading Qatar Airways Business Class Passenger Arrested for Throwing Mints…
Read MoreI still have a Hyatt Credit Card. It’s great for the signup bonus which used to be 2 free nights at any Hyatt property, but is now 40,000 points after $2000 spend within 3 months. Of course a Hyatt property can cost up to 30,000 points per night for a standard room, but points are more flexible to split up across more room nights or to be used towards suites or on cash and points awards. And points can be transferred to someone else for free. Park Hyatt Hadahaa, Maldives I keep the card, the annual free night up to category 4 is more than worth the card’s $75 annual fee. But the reason to *get* the card is the signup bonus and because Chase doesn’t limit approvals to folks with fewer than 5 new…
Continue reading Hyatt Credit Card Customers Can Now Earn Points Referring Friends…
Read MoreFor many years the Fidelity Investment Rewards credit card has been one of the strongest cash back products. No annual fee cards offering 2% back don’t usually come with signup bonuses. However there’s a limited-time bonus for the card through December 31.
Meanwhile Alliant Credit Union Visa Signature offers 3% cash back the first year then 2.5%.
Continue reading $500 Signup Bonus on 2% Cash Back Card and Two 3% Cash Back Cards…
Read MoreThe hottest new credit card over the past year has been the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It’s launched as a Visa Infinite card, the third active one in the United States. It offers a trifecta in terms of bonus, strength of earning, and card benefits.
Yet I’ve long been a proponent of the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. Which should you get?
Continue reading Sapphire Preferred vs Reserve: Which Should You Get?…
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