Monthly Archives for January 2017.
The Department of Justice announced 18 months ago that they were investigating the US airlines for unlawful collusion to limit capacity and increase airfares.
That investigation has been closed because the DOJ “hasn’t found evidence” to warrant pursuing a case.
Wells Fargo lets you design your own credit card or debit card — put whatever image and slogan on it you wish, although they have rules because they’re a big company with lots of lawyers. So no trademarked images, they don’t want to get sued. And nothing controversial, because they don’t want to be in the news.
But what they decide counts as controversial itself can wind up in the news.
A woman turned up at her gate at London Stansted airport late and the boarding door was already closed — so she attacked the gate agent.
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.
Most airlines that belong to a global alliance – Star, oneworld, SkyTeam – partner mostly with airlines inside of that alliance. They may have non-alliance partners as well, though those are often limited. For instance American Airlines partners with airlines such as Air Tahiti Nui and Etihad which aren’t part of any alliance.
There’s only a limited number of cases where an airline that is a part of one alliance partners with an airline that’s in another alliance.
For over a decade Hilton American Express co-brand credit card holders had access to discounted four night redemptions. These had to be booked by phone and were known as ‘AXON’ awards.
A reader told me they had heard these awards were discontinued at the end of 2016. I hadn’t heard anything about this, so I reached out to Hilton and an HHonors representative confirmed that these awards are toast
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.
How about flying Delta non-stop from New York to Italy for under $400 roundtrip?
These fares require two people to be traveling together, you won’t see them if you’re searching for just one person.
Emirates, in search of revenue in the challenging Gulf economic environment with low energy prices, has started offering paid access to their business and first class lounges in Dubai.
You do need to be a member of the Emirates program in order to pay for lounge access, which of course is free to join online.
A year ago Accor Hotels bought Fairmont, and there was no world in which that would be a good thing for Fairmont Presidents Club members (just as over time the IHG purchase of Kimpton wouldn’t be a net plus for Kimpton members).
Years ago Avis rose to prominence with the slogan “We’re number 2. We Try Harder.” Eventually they dropped the “We’re number 2” part and then in 2012 they even dropped the claim that they try harder.
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 »
