Monthly Archives for May 2024.
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.
Right now there’s exceptional availability in both business and first class between New York JFK and Hong Kong between January and March 8th, which you can use to connect onward in Asia.
Last week a passenger flew American Airlines from Miami to Atlanta. When they boarded flight 2290 on Friday they were told by a flight attendant that someone had urinated in seat 15C on the 12-year old Boeing 737.
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.
JetBlue called the cops and banned a passenger, cancelling his return flight, after speaking to a flight attendant about another member of the cabin crew who was wearing a Palestine flag pin.
After the flight attendant put on an apron for service and placed only her Palestine flag pin over the apron for service so that her other pins were obscured, but she was making sure this one continued to be visible. The Jewish passenger who was flying to Las Vegas on Sunday noticed the woman allowed the apron to cover up pins including Black Lives Matter.
Marriott Homes & Villas is a place to book homesharing stays. They aren’t a platform like Airbnb, where owners list directly. Instead they source inventory from other platforms like Vacasa, earn a commission, and rebate part of that back to you.
They’re celebrating their fifth anniversary and have a pretty great offer for Marriott elites: 50,000 bonus points…
Boeing’s reputation is in tatters, and their manufacturing capacity has been throttled by the government and a need to revamp quality control processes. Airbus can’t keep up with demand, and has its own delivery delay issues. Both are booked up with sales for the next several years, regardless.
The world may desperately need another mainline jet manufacturer.
Now, this is the kind of exciting promotion I love. It’s not easy, but with a little effort heavy travelers can earn up to 94% back on their upcoming hotels stays if you stay at 10 different hotel brands in 5 months.
Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems who had recently become a whistleblower about manufacturing defects on the Boeing 737 MAX, tragically passed away following a sudden illness. Boeing whistleblowers keep passing away.
The JW Marriott Masai Mara opened last year and by all reports has been a special place. Unfortunately guests this week experienced a different sort of adventure than the one they had planned – a life-threatening one. Although the area has experienced floods as recently as 2019 and 2020, like other properties in the area the resort doesn’t appear to have been built to withstand them.
Guest rooms were flooded, and guests nearly washed away. Without the quick action of hotel staff, many lives would have been lost.
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 »
