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“It’s Just a Sign”: Marriott Hotel’s Absurd Reason For Refusing To Honor Elite Check-In Benefits

Jul 02 2025

Big busy chain hotels can often have long lines to check in – nothing like what you’ll find in Las Vegas, where guests can stand in line for hours – but interminable feeling after a long flight when you just want to get to your room.

Properties that are unwilling to fully staff their front desks have turned to technology. But one of the better benefits that many of the big hotel programs offer is the elite check-in line.

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Passengers Terrified By Harmless Tape on Planes: Why Won’t Airlines Explain Aviation’s Most Misunderstood Image?

Jul 01 2025

Probably the most misunderstood thing in all of aviation is speed tape. Passengers see what looks like ‘duct tape’ on their plane, and they worry whether it will hold together. The plane doesn’t look safe and first impressions over safety matter right now with aviation safety top of mind given the issues we’ve seen with the Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug, air traffic control mishaps, and pilot error over the past couple of years.

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No More Flirting For An Aisle—Southwest’s New Assigned Seats Will Kill The Catfishing Trick

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Jul 01 2025

If two people sit together on a plane and hit it off, and they wind up together in the end, then it’s an adorable story – like the couple who met on a Southwest Airlines flight, had the pastor from their row officiate at their wedding, and made it all airline-themed.

Usually, though, it’s just a little bit creepy. But women, knowing men are on the hunt for a more attractive seatmate, are using this knowledge to their advantage.

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United Airlines Is Now Locking Lavatories During Turbulence—Here’s The Secret Flight Attendants Share If You Really Can’t Hold It

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Jul 01 2025

I’m on the road 11 out of 12 weeks and during that time I’m flying American, Delta, United, Alaska, Southwest, Qantas, British Airways and Volotea. I don’t fly United a ton. Their route network and frequencies don’t help me a whole lot out of Austin, where they’re the fourth largest airline. I long avoided them because they had the worst wifi in the industry and I try to be productive inflight. Their inflight internet has gotten better, even before bringing on StarLink which is the best wifi in the skies (I’ve used it on JSX and on Hawaiian). I hadn’t experienced this on my most recent United flights, but this past week flight attendants locked the lavatories for descent. That’s not something I’ve ever seen on another U.S. airline. It’s something that United does increasingly…

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