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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for September 2021.
Another Go-To Route For Wide Open Transatlantic Award Space Using American Miles
At the point where they’re willing to take 60,000 miles the award, is it that hard to make seats available and call them saver?
Instead these are ‘web specials’ which means that there are no changes permitted. For simple itineraries that’s no big deal because American eliminated all cancel and redeposit fees for awards (for all members, this is no longer a benefit restricted to Executive Platinum and Concierge Key members). That means you can cancel the ticket, get your miles back, and book a new ticket.
If You Fake Your Vaccine Card For Travel, Be Sure To Spell “Pfizer” or “Moderna’ Correctly
I suspect there are errors on CDC vaccine cards all over the country. But this woman had an error on her fake vaccination card, and that helped lead to her arrest after using it to avoid quarantine on arrival in Hawaii.
Chase Backtracks On Cancelling General Flynn’s Wife’s Credit Cards Over “Reputation RIsk”
General Michael Flynn posted a letter to his social media account showing accounts being closed by Chase next month due to ‘reputational risk’. There was one thing odd about the letter – the first name it was addressed to had been blacked out. It turns out Flynn’s credit cards weren’t cancelled. It was his wife’s accounts being closed. And, amidst a backlash, Chase is re-opening them.