British Airways has raised the price of American Airlines and Alaska Airlines award travel up to 3,000 miles. Redemptions now cost as much as 11,000 points more each way – and that comes after a price increase that was put into effect just seven months ago.
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for July 2024.
Nightmare Flight: American Airlines First Class Passenger Caught Urinating And ‘Flicking The Bean’ After Downing 9 Jack & Cokes
American Airlines flight 3921 from Chicago O’Hare to Manchester, New Hampshire near Boston diverted to Buffalo on Wednesday when a passenger urinated in the aisle of the Embraer E-170 aircraft operated by wholly-owned regional carrier Envoy Air.
Insider Playbook Leaked On The Web: How Holiday Inn Gets Guests To Spend More On Breakfast
IHG has its Holiday Inn breakfast manual for managers on the web. It sometimes amazes me what hotel chains leave open and ungated. And there were some fascinating insights in it about guest preferences and also how to get guests to spend more in the morning. 30% – 50% of Holiday Inn guests eat breakfast on property, and they serve approximately 27 million breakfasts per year.
Delta Passenger Receives $5,000 After Giving Up His Seat Twice In The Same Day
On busy travel days flying can be profitable. Your seat has value, and you can sell it. One Delta passenger found themselves on an overbooked flight, and took $2,000 as compensation to take a later flight. That later flight wound up overbooked, too, and they took $3,000 to volunteer for a bump from that one. That’s $5,000 in a day.
United Passenger Reclaims Seat From Standby Customer: American Airlines Would Have Left Them Behind
A United Airlines passenger thought he was having a horrible travel day. He didn’t know how good he had it – because he was flying United.
The man was connecting. His first flight was delayed for maintenance, but he made it through the airport while his next flight was still boarding.
American Airlines Faces Backlash Losing More Luggage Than Any Other Airline [Roundup]
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.
Delta Flight Diverts After Airline Poisons Passengers With In-Flight Meal
Delta Air Lines flight 136 from Detroit to Amsterdam diverted to New York on Tuesday night after a couple dozen people became ill from the “spoiled food” on board. This was airplane food!
Riyadh Air’s Game-Changer? Business Class Suites Will Be ‘More Maybach Than Mercedes’ [Roundup]
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.
Why Denver May Be The Worst Airport In The United States: A Play, In Two Short Acts
Denver’s airport has been a disaster for the past 30 years – since the time leading up to its opening. Case studies in failure have been written about its baggage handling system. But now it’s the systems handling people that are a problem.
Buy GHA Discovery Dollars At Up To 15% Off
GHA Discovery is selling their rewards currency at a discount through August 31. The size of your discount depends on whether and what status you have in the program.