Monthly Archives for January 2025.
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.
A passenger on a January 15th United Airlines flight from New York LaGuardia to Chicago O’Hare took to social media to decry a flight attendant “dressed as part of a terrorist group.” The attire is not that of a terrorist group as such, and the passenger is being called out as racist.
As the flight prepared for departure, EUclaim had bailiffs seize the aircraft’s fuel supplies. Navigation maps were also confiscated. The plane was grounded for approximately 90 minutes, before the airline settled the outstanding debt.
After losing re-election in 2020, Donald Trump reportedly asked about having an airport named for him. However he was concerned that whatever airport is chosen, it needs to be nice enough.
H.R. 691 was just introduced by Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC) on Thursday to rename Washington Dulles airport for Donald Trump.
Barry Sternlicht, who founded Starwood, reacquired the name that Marriott retired and plans to re-launch next month, with 52 hotels already open or in the pipeline.
And, generally speaking, I don’t get better treatment because of this blog when I travel. Indeed, it’s obvious by the frequency with which I have problematic stays and flights, that even if executives somewhere wanted to treat me better the execution on the ground just isn’t there. I have only been recognized for the blog on-property at hotels 3 times in the 23 years I’ve been writing it. Oddly all of those were in 2016 and I don’t believe it’s happened in the last 8+ years.
Price aside (and price matters..) I’ll always pick the property connected to the terminal if there is one, followed by the most recently renovated hotel near the airport. Airport hotels get a lot of one night stays and see faster wear and tear than regular properties.
Lightning struck a British Airways Airbus A350 while at the gate in Sao Paulo – and it flew to London anyway, six hours late.
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.
Former Flydubai pilot William Gonzales Bodden Jr. has been convicted of bigamy after it was discovered that he maintained marriages with two women in different countries at the same time. Bodden is now flying for Breeze Airways.
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.
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