Singapore Promotes Americans Dating “Aunties”—Yes, This Is A Tourism Campaign [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb:

• Singapore tourism campaign: ‘look for love with aunties, not algorithms.’ This is matchmaking. Get your mind out of the gutter.

  Passport bros are on the edge of an unimaginable victory,

  Singapore’s Government is promoting a tourism campaign in America encouraging American men to come to Singapore to date Singaporean aunties.

  This is unexpected, but this may be the greatest opportunity of your life for… pic.twitter.com/8yd444JtPr

  — OK Then (@okaythenfuture) February 18, 2026

• Inside the $70 million DHS Sex Plane.

  This is a photo of the private bedroom, of the jet that DHS is purchasing for Kristi Noem so she can conduct high security meetings with her assistant, Corey Lewandowski.

  DHS is claiming that the purchase will somehow save tax payer money.

  The corruption is over the top. pic.twitter.com/PxeBNF5Ybm

  — Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) February 19, 2026

• This is… not a flex. (Having your assistant print out copies of all your e-mails for you to work on inflight actually is.)

  flying business class on a 2 hour flight but forgot to bring a performative print copy of the wall street journal to crinkle loudly signifying i’m better than everyone else

  — Kylie Robison (@kyliebytes) February 18, 2026

• San Francisco Airport’s new terminal 3 west will get a 24,000 square foot lounge that seems perfectly suited for either Chase or Capital One. The airport has now authorized the RFP and competitive selection process for the space.

  

• Airbnb testing loyalty program I remember when they were talking about this in 2015 (Skift discusses ideas from 2018).

• Hotels from Hyatt to Holiday Inn quietly ditch much-loved [breakfast]: ‘Slow demise’

• Airlines must allow enough time on the ground for planes to have trash removed between flights.

  Welcome to @AmericanAir first class seat. Enjoy your dirty tissue view. Compliments AA and previous occupant. pic.twitter.com/wuMrsRVF0n

  — Reverse flash (@reverseflash68) February 18, 2026

• 15% transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles through March 28. Meh.

• While the flight attendant union at American Airlines has called for CEO Robert Isom to go, Sara Nelson of rival AFA-CWA (which represents regional carrier crew at the airline) is lavishing praise on him as a way of dumping on United’s Scott Kirby, whose contract negotiations start back up next month.