- How big a deal is loyalty program fraud? (HT: Abbas)
- Greyhound now offering premium upgrade to slightly less disgusting seats (The Onion via MrPickles)
- A TSA Halloween: “realistic replica items and props such as guns, scythes, pitch forks, chainsaws, butcher knives, grenades, axes, bombs, swords, machetes, and other realistic weapons are prohibited from being transported in your carry-on bags.”
- One Mile at a Time says that Aeroplan is going to eliminate the rule of flying no more than 5% over the published ‘maximum permitted mileage’ for a given origin and destination. That sounds great, but if they are only allowed to book itineraries that autoprice in the computer there’s lots of room for glitches.. or hidden award constraints that simply don’t price. We’ll know within a few days.
- Wyndham is offering 2015 bonus points per stay for your second through sixth stays when checking in by January 30 and checking out by February 6.
- Up to 25% bonus for transferring points into Aeroplan from several partners. American Express Membership Rewards is, sadly, excluded.
- One Mile at a Time says that Aeroplan is going to eliminate the rule of flying no more than 5% over the published ‘maximum permitted mileage’ for a given origin and destination. That sounds great, but if they are only allowed to book itineraries that autoprice in the computer there’s lots of room for glitches.. or hidden award constraints that simply don’t price. We’ll know within a few days.
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The Onion article about Greyhound is a satire. Those unfamiliar with the Onion may not get it!
I specifically flagged the piece as being from the Onion for a reason..