Dec
09
2020
Airline mask rules are likely to be watered down by a new executive order, but may last longer than they would have if left up to airlines.
What The President-Elect’s Proposed Mask Rules Mean For Travelers
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for December 2020.
SpaceX Starship Prototype Explodes During Landing
Dec
09
2020
SpaceX launched its Starship SN8 prototype today and flew it to 40,000 feet. It appeared to be a successful test. Elon Musk had given a 1 in 3 chance of the rocket landing in one piece, and the odds worked against him. This was an uncrewed mission so nobody was harmed.
Ex-Emirates Flight Attendant Has 180 Million Likes Sharing What Passengers And Crew Are Really Like
Dec
09
2020
Sandra Jeenie Kwon is a former Emirates flight attendant with over 180 million likes on TikTok and with four million followers across social media platforms (here’s her instagram. At times she’ll post several videos a day, acting out the funny behaviors of passengers, and of cabin crew.
Here she acts out when a cabin crewmember finds a passenger attractive…
No, It’s Not Time For (Some Of You) To Stop Traveling
Dec
09
2020
Is it time to stop traveling given the Covid-19 wave we’re experiencing in the United States? There are certainly many people who shouldn’t travel right now, and many places where there’s not much to do. But those who have already had the virus, and those who will soon have been vaccinated, are probably ok to travel. And many travelers are more responsible than non-travelers. The focus should be on how to be responsible rather than moralizing against all travel, telling people to stay home so then they gather with their neighbors locally.
What Airport Service Agents Really Think Of Passengers
Dec
09
2020
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.
Singer Records “Pretty Psycho,” Shoots A Man At The Intercontinental Atlanta Hotel
Dec
09
2020
Officers found shell casings and a bullet hole in the door. The man was in critical condition. 25 year old Chicagoan Ann Marie was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Her 2019 album was “Pretty Psycho.”
Thailand Now Allowing Tourists From The Whole World (Yes, Even The U.S.)
Dec
09
2020
Thailand has managed the Covid-19 pandemic well. Despite identifying early cases outside of China at the start of the pandemic, the country hasn’t seen significant virus activity and 90% of cases have been asymptomatic.
The country has been among the most closed to tourism, like much of Asia, but they’re now offering special tourist visas to people from all over the world – there’s a process to jump through and quarantine on arrival, but it’s now possible for Americans to visit.
Earn Top Hyatt Elite Status On Award Nights For Net Cost Of -16,250 Points (Yes, Negative)
Dec
08
2020
Hyatt has reduced the qualification requirement for top tier Globalist status from 60 nights to 30 nights for 2021.
You can get double the annual elite nights from a new Hyatt card, stays in January and February count double, and award nights – which start at just 5000 points – count too. Plus Hyatt is rebating points spent on redemptions. You can earn top tier elite status and come out ahead on points.
United Now Offers Airport Customer Service Agents – Who Are Virtual
Dec
08
2020
What this also allows United to do over time is have fewer agents, or at least fewer agents per passenger. Instead of having agents deployed at airports across the terminal in case customers need them, and having down time throughout the day, they can locate agents centrally and optimize staffing based on predicted needs.
That makes this the perfect ‘United under Scott Kirby’s leadership’ initiative: it fosters on-time performance while reducing cost.
13 Million Americans Eligible For ‘Immunity Passports’
Dec
08
2020
Iceland and Hungary welcome people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the past six months. This makes a lot more sense than welcoming people that have tested negative in the past 72 hours. A recent negative test doesn’t mean someone is free of the virus at the time they arrive. But someone that’s recovered from the virus probably doesn’t have it and can’t spread it.
