Monthly Archives for December 2024.
A lot of people went crazy on planes during the pandemic. The level of crazy incidents never returned to pre-pandemic levels. What do we think is going on here?
In perhaps the most penny pinching move yet that also best symbolizes the direction they’ve headed, JetBlue has started to charge $2 for Bloody Mary Mix. And by the way, it’s the same brand – but a smaller 7.5 ounce can – as what United, Delta and Southwest offer for free.
Bellmen sometimes carry a doorstop or door wedge. It’s often made of rubber (but sometimes plastic) and is shaped like a small triangle or wedge. They place it in the door to hold it open while transporting bags. Sometimes room service staff carry these, too.
But what about a guest when they’re on their own? Self-wedging doors are brilliant, a tremendous convenience, and more hotels should emulate this.
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.
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fallen, and he fled the country. However there are reports that his plane crashed. While this is not fully confirmed, the aircraft may have been shot down. It disappeared from radar.
When you’re at the airport you’re in a separate dimension. You aren’t in one place, you’re between places. Time zones lose meaning. So the idea that there’s a span of time where it’s acceptable to drink a beer? “It’s five o’clock somewhere” is literally true.
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.
Here’s what you get for spending $23,000 a year at Marriott hotels, in addition to benefits like occasional room upgrades and continental breakfast. The hotel chain has sent out end of year holiday gifts, and a reader shares that they received a lego puzzle set of a Marriott Design Hotels property in Iceland.
This new Taittinger partnership hasn’t been officially announced yet, but it seems to be rolling out, and it’s even being highlighted by the airline in its social. That’s about a $45 retail bottle, which is more than respectable for U.S. airline business class.
Capital One is offering up to 56,000 miles for signing up with Yieldstreet via Capital One Offers. The real value here is you need to open an account, but it doesn’t look like you need to fund the account or invest.
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 »
