Mar
17
2018
Boeing 777 Will Struggle to Maintain Altitude Once the Fuel Tanks are Empty
CNN: An Aviation Genius Speaks
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for March 2018.
Failing to Make Awards Available During Low Demand Periods May Be Illegal
Mar
17
2018
In December 1994 the Department of Transportation sent a letter to US airlines It said that failure to make award seats available to customers could be a prohibited deceptive practice. They never even thought to address airlines which failed to make award seats available on a route ever.
Giving Up My Don Quixote Quest Against Globalist, Platinum Pro and Honors
Mar
16
2018
I’m a curmudgeon. I refuse to adapt to the language of the day. I almost always refer to “Hyatt top tier elite status” and refuse to type the words “World of Hyatt Globalist status.” Because that’s just dumb.
I hate losing the second ‘H’ in HHonors though I suppose Hilton gets to say what the name of their program is.
New Chase Card Coming and New Thailand Redemption Opportunity
Mar
16
2018
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.
Earn Up to 150,000 Avios, Not Subject to 5/24
Mar
16
2018
Chase won’t approve many people who have opened 5 or more new accounts within the previous 24 months for some of their credit cards. That’s frequently referred to as “5/24.”
However some cards are exempt from 5/24, and the number of new accounts you’ve had in the last two years won’t disqualify you from being approved.
Hyatt is Testing Elimination of Free Breakfast at Hyatt Place Properties
Mar
16
2018
Hyatt has eliminated free breakfast at some Hyatt Place properties in what they’re calling a ‘test’.
At the very least the Hyatt Place Dallas North/by the Galleria and Hyatt Place Detroit-Utica are no longer offering a full, free breakfast. They’re testing a $10 price point.
The “WOOFF Act” Senators Turn Death of a Dog on United Into Personal Political Play
Mar
16
2018
Well that didn’t take long. Two Senators are grandstanding on this week’s death of a pet onboard a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York LaGuardia. It’s said one bad story makes a regulation and two makes a law, Senators Kennedy and Mastro are skipping over the regulation part.
Without a new federal law a criminal investigation is already underway in Texas where the plane boarded….
American Express Lowering Fees to Merchants, Will This Mean Lower Rewards?
Mar
16
2018
The Financial Times reports on American Express lowering the fees they’re charging merchants in order to drive greater acceptance for their cards. Several readers sent me this link asking for my take, including whether “lower fees would mean less rewards?”
Chase Introduces New Iberia Credit Card
Mar
15
2018
Iberia is great because — although accounts that have been open 90 days and have had some activity can move between Avios programs already — you can circumvent the active accounts requirement and go straight to the Spanish carrier’s program. And that lets you redeem for Iberia flights for far fewer miles, and without huge fuel surcharges.
Despite this deepening relationship with IAG I wasn’t expecting news that Chase would issue an Iberia credit card in the United States.
First Hilton Killed Award Charts, Now They’re Doubling/Sextupling Some Award Prices Without Notice
Mar
15
2018
Hilton formally dropped award charts a year ago but promised that they weren’t raising prices.
I wrote at the time after speaking to program leadership that Hilton says they are not increasing the maximum price of any hotel, and do not intend to do so. If they increase pricing and they do not make an announcement of this in advance they will come under much-deserved criticism.
