News and notes from around the interweb:
- Plastiq has emerged from bankruptcy, acquired as expected by Priority Technology Holdings.
- It’s not just shootings by drug cartels on the beaches of Cancun..
Shortly after sunset and dinner at a nice restaurant in Cancun we ordered an @Uber, but as we got in a group of guys from the taxi mafia surrounded the car and then attacked the driver while we were in the backseat.
The driver remained calm even as he was punched through the… pic.twitter.com/GegqtMa4Zg
— Esther Crawford ✨ (@esthercrawford) August 16, 2023
- El Al considering Seattle service not surprising since they now have an Alaska Airlines partnership and a partnership with Delta.
- Meanwhile United now has a co-brand credit card in Israel
- Owner says value of Westin St. Francis hotel has fallen 90% (HT: @crucker)
- No more manual bookings from Lifemiles over email
- Lufthansa loads two of each animal onto aircraft in Frankfurt
🇩🇪 #Frankfurt Airport after tonight's thunderstorm. Many flights have been canceled.
🎥 ©Fatih via @alex_le_bars#Germany #thunderstorms #aviation #AvGeek #avgeeks #flights #Travel #traveler #flood #airport #rain pic.twitter.com/Avp7HMdZQJ
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) August 16, 2023
Are you sure the taxi scuffle wasn’t a show for the tourists? Guaranteed to get a big tip. Taxi lucha libre.
This has been a long standing problem in Cancun. Many better destinations in Mexico without all the nonsense of Cancun.
@Raif
For example?
Wouldn’t even go to Mexico by way of Cruise ship.
@Fonzi
Take a bus from Cancun to Merida. My favorite city in Mexico. You can also fly there from Houston.
@Rof
Thank you. Will be first time,not counting the first market in Tijuana and back. Cancun seems too touristy.
Yeah, this has been happening forever, especially in Playa del Carmen and Cancun, and especially if you want to leave your hermetically sealed Cancun resort to explore the town of Playa del Carmen, or maybe to go to Tulum.
The resort workers legit tell you to queue for a taxi for that very reason.
Edit: I agree with the Mérida suggestion from @Rof. It’s a great town with a distinctly Caribbean flavor.