News and notes from around the interweb:
- Tom Pritzker stepped down as Chairman of Hyatt over Jeffrey Epstein ties. Hyatt’s President assumes the Chairmanship.
In one email exchange from 2018, Mr. Epstein asked Mr. Pritzker to help his girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, arrange a trip to Southeast Asia. Mr. Pritzker agreed, and asked what she planned to do there.
Ms. Shuliak responded: “Going to try to find a new girlfriend for Jeffrey.”
Mr. Pritzker replied with a smiley-face emoticon and said “May the Force be with you.”
- Well, this clip is going around again of influencer Piêtra Luccas traveling with her Great Dane Charlie. They were flying San Francisco – Miami back in April.
Imagine hitting your gate, iced coffee in hand, ready for a quiet flight. You look down and there’s a literal horse in the TSA line.
A Great Dane just vibing while the agent checks its papers like it’s a regular Tuesday. It’s all convenience and aesthetic until you realize… pic.twitter.com/W2rdaAhbdY
— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) February 16, 2026
- United really does rock this recognition, day in and day out.
- The One Place You Should Never Store Your Carry-on Bag on a Plane Except it’s better than being forced to check it!
- Shocking airport security busts reveal bizarre and hidden items tucked away in luggage
- Many premium Visa rewards cards are issued as Visa Infinite. Visa Infinite Concierge will give you two free movie tickets and a free popcorn at Regal Cinemas. The email may take an hour to receive and may wind up in your junk mail folder.
- United invests $100 million in Brazil’s Azul as part of its restructuring “a similar proposed investment by American Airlines had not been jointly reported to the antitrust authority.”
A very good question. For me at least, that pendulum tends to swing around a bit, where the past several months of Teams calls changes to a bunch of quick on-site trips once the weather warms up.
At least the lady with the dog is good looking and may be someone to start a conversation with to pass the time. The dog would have to get out to allow me out from my window seat to use the lavatory so making a conversation would make for an easier process later.
We all know that the best catch of TSA is the water. They should have shown how many bottles they requested to be disposed of and calculated how many airplanes and lives were saved. Sarcasm about the saved part (an explanation for those with broken sarcasm sensing.)