News and Notes from Around the Interweb: $35 Free Credit for new Uber (on-demand car service) users is available through June 5. Enter a comment in my blog giveaway by Noon eastern on Sunday for a chance to win a 2-night HYATT house stay with ‘very important resident’ status. United appears to have eliminated the option to redeem points earned via their co-branded credit card for elite qualifying miles. Air France first class awards are now available for redemption, and not just for elite members spending double miles. The prices are silly, though, especially for a product that’s below world standard. And they’re outrageously priced even as 50% off promo awards. Rapid Travel Chai had a much more difficult time getting a transit visa to visit Saudi Arabia than Matthew Klint did.
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Hilton New York – Manhattan’s Biggest Hotel – Ends Room Service
This strikes me as a big deal in the hotel industry. The New York Hilton Midtown is the largest hotel in the city, with nearly 2,000 rooms. In August, it will earn another distinction: It will discontinue room service, becoming the largest property in the Big Apple that does not offer the amenity. The move will eliminate 55 jobs. It could also ignite an industrywide trend. Other hotels, such as the Hudson in New York and the Public in Chicago, are already nibbling at the concept, offering meals delivered in brown paper bags rather than dome-covered dishes. The Hilton New York will open a ‘grab ‘n go’ that guests can use, and lay off 55 staff as a result of the change. Room service is costly to service (high staffing costs, not to mention the…
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