Captain Renault said to Major Strasser in Casablanca, “I have no conviction, if that’s what you mean. I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy.”
A TikTok influencer faked her Emirates first class experience. She got called out for it online by an Emirates flight attendant, and now that crewmember is in trouble.
We haven’t seen an offer like this in nearly four years. You can redeem the points at 1.25 cents apiece towards travel through Chase’s portal, or transfer them to airline and hotel points.
A decade ago IHG completed its acquisition of Kimpton Hotels. They outbid Hyatt for the asset, and promptly destroyed it.
Kimpton could have been a fabulous acquisition but IHG never understood what to do with it, and they were the wrong chain to pull it off.
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A United Airlines passenger flying from Newark to Phoenix got $500 for switching seats with another passenger. The flight was full – oversold even- and a gate agent called him up before the flight.
Chase is offering Sapphire cardmembers a big boost in value when redeeming points for premium cabin flights through Chase Travel, however the offer is not showing up in my account.
“Big Curvy Olivia” thinks it is discrimination that aircraft aisles are so narrow, and posts video of herself struggling to get through a United Airlines Polaris business class cabin. But widened aisles would mean even less room for seats! Meanwhile, some ‘plus-sized influencers’ think that airlines should just give them extra space for free.
The card is clearly worth getting for this bonus offer alone. And its $99 annual fee is worth it on an ongoing basis, because you receive an anniversary free night for IHG Hotels & Resorts. And, when cardholders redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG hotel stay, the fourth redemption night is free. That benefit can be huge. And cardmembers receive automatic Platinum Elite status, which they keep as long as the card remains open.
If an airline gives you a hotel room after a long delay or flight cancellation, it’s often after a long wait, eating into the time you’re able to sleep. Even airlines that will provide you a room automatically through their app may not have any rooms available (at their discount rate) to provide you. And the room you get may not be the kind of place you want to sleep.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
