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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for November 2024.
The Airline Hack For Extra Room And Double Miles—United Now Makes It Simple
United Airlines now offers an easy way to buy extra seat space for comfort and earn miles, a strategy also possible on other airlines, though occasionally complicated by gate agent errors or policy confusion.
Delta Passenger’s Petty Hack Turns Seat Back Into A Closet, Leaves Neighbor Fuming
A Delta Air Lines passenger complains that the person in front of them draped their jacket over their seat back. This took up the passenger’s space who was seated behind. It’s rude and it’s disruptive, but people do what makes them comfortable, blissfully unaware of the consequences their actions have on others.
Lost Standards: 4 Rules Every Airline Lounge Guest Must Follow To Keep The Experience Intact
A little over fifty years ago U.S. airline lounges began opening up to the masses for a fee, following government rules requiring clear standards of access replacing invitations in order to avoid the appearance of discrimination. Airlines could let anyone in, or create a path to paid membership. You know which one they chose.
Rio Las Vegas Finds A New Way To Be Awful: Breaks Hyatt Rules Again, Forcing Loyal Guests To Pay More Or Lose Benefits
You should not actually stay at the Rio. You should check in there midweek when there’s a great rate when you’re staying in Las Vegas anyway, in order to earn elite night credit, but from all the feedback on this hotel you probably want to actually spend the night somewhere else. Even guests who feel the rooms themselves are fine tend not to enjoy strolling through the property to and from those rooms it seems.
FAA’s Aging Tech Crisis: Why Air Traffic Control Modernization Is Utterly Paralyzed [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.
‘Should I Book Another Flight?’ Passenger Obsesses Over Elite Status After Wife Assaulted By Flight Attendant, Dragged Off Plane By Police In Tears
A flight attendant bumped the passenger’s wife during boarding. She was “in floods of tears” and told the crewmember he was a “bad man.” She was removed – and he stayed on the aircraft without her, but called out the flight attendant “you are a really nasty person” and is shocked that he was then booted as well. They were out of pocket $624 to get home and the airline is telling them to pound sand.
The Secret American Airlines Executive Platinum Perk That Turns Chaos Into Control (And Keeps Me Loyal, Despite Declining Benefits)
The one thing I value most from Executive Platinum is – I suppose – not something that many flyers factor when making their decision. As often as I’ve had challenges getting where I’m going with American, the ability to put backup flights in a reservation during irregular operations has made a huge difference getting me to my destination close to as-planned.
Delta’s New AI Pricing Aimed At Crushing Elite Perks As Upgrades Drop To 13%
Delta Air Lines doesn’t even upgrade their ‘secret’ 360 members very much anymore. Good luck if you’re a Diamond Medallion.
Going forward Artificial Intelligence and ‘personalized pricing’ that Delta says they are working on to present a specific price based on what they know about a customer will make sure they sell every seat – and not have to give out elite upgrades.
Unlock Business Class For Coach Miles: The Incredible Credit Card Perk I’m Jealous Of [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.