Monthly Archives for May 2019.
Branson has a well-known love of the Caribbean and is considering flying between the US and several Caribbean islands through a new investment. He’s reportedly in negotiations to invest in and grow LIAT.
A woman and her travel companion were removed from Air New Zealand flight NZ424 from Wellington to Auckland for refusing to watch the airline’s safety video.
The woman was first reading a book and then looking at her phone. When the pilot announced they’d be returning to the gate, though, the woman did start talking on her phone — she “loudly tried to make a booking with Jetstar.”
Andaz West Hollywood appears to be placing a 3-night minimum stay requirement on their entry level room types throughout the year.
What seems odd at first glance, until you dig deeper, is that they are imposing these 3 night minimum restrictions on both revenue bookings (paid reservations) and award bookings (free night awards) for the 1 King Bed and 2 Queen room types. And they are not doing this for the rest of their rooms.
In 2009 a class action lawsuit was filed over the change in expiration rules. The case settled last summer. Aeroplan has now posted miles to member accounts.
If nothing else this reset the expiration of miles in my Aeroplan account. Not as lucrative as the British Airways fuel surcharge class action but better than a hole in the head, as my grandfather used to say.
The AAdvantage Aviator Business Mastercard has a new best-ever offer with an initial bonus up to 75,000 miles.
What’s cool is that you can also get the American AAdvantage small business card from Citibank, the CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard, and it has a best-ever initial offer too.
SpendSmart has released new data on the top brands expensed by business travelers based on $3.3 billion in transactions during 2018. Unsurprisingly the most money is spent on airlines, and the largest airlines are among the most frequent vendors expensed by business travelers.
But.. McDonald’s makes the list?
The CEO of Emirates teased merger speculation with Etihad in 2017. Etihad’s CEO teased it last year. The two airlines have been cooperating more closely. Etihad is lending pilots to Emirates.
Now Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is speaking out about the possibility of a merger – and suggesting it could happen in the future, but not right away.
Asked about the Boeing 737 MAX during Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders meeting, Warren Buffett said that he “will never hesitate even for a second to fly on a 737 MAX” once it returns to service.
You may have an opportunity to fly the MAX again sometime this summer. Will you let it take you where you’re going?
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.
Diana Ross let loose on the TSA as she departed New Orleans on Delta Sunday morning after performing at the Jazz and Heritage Festival. It turns out that the singer of Touch Me in the Morning doesn’t like it when that actually happens.
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 »
