News and notes from around the interweb:
- United upgrades wine menu literally. They’re re-introducing a printed menu listing their wines. Their pairing philosophy is… very basic. “To curate wine onboard, United researches price, rating, and popularity, with a specific goal of having a geographic diversity of wines onboard from both domestic and international vineyards.” And fruit bombs.
Wine Tastings Won’t Return To Polaris – Those Encouraged Passengers To Consume More, Driving Up Costs - Guest woke up to Hilton Hotel Nashville Downtown night manager sucking his toes
The night manager, 52-year-old David Neal, was arrested Friday in light of the occurrence, police report.
He is charged with aggravated burglary and assault, according to police. Police report Neal created a key card to set food in the guest’s around around 5 a.m. Mar. 30.
- It’s always the Airbus A320, that plane makes passengers do strange things.
A raise for this flight attendant please 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/Yppp830EjG
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) May 6, 2023
- Prince Harry flew American Airlines to the coronation and was seated two rows back from his brother.
- The Largest Airline in Cyprus Has Just Been Banned From Lebanese Airspace Because of Israeli Shareholder
- Passenger puts camera on luggage to see ‘what the airport does with their bag’ (HT: Tim O)
@thomasmiller719 #foryou #foryoupageofficiall #foryoupage #fypシ゚viral ♬ Daylight – David Kushner
Not surprised about the Nastyville Hilton situation. After Hilton started charging 380,000 a night for a room at the Conrad in Tokyo (that we used to pay 40,000 for) customers like me invited the company to kiss our foot (or other body part).. We booked our next trip to Tokyo with one of their competitors at 15,000 points per night (including breakfast and lounge access).
It is my understanding that beginning June 1, the toe sucking will be a Diamond benefit at select Hilton hotels, while all other members will be charged extra (some hotels may bundle it into their resort fee).
It’s a shame Israel and Lebanon are still in this state of hostility. A year ago, I wanted to visit Lebanon and Cyprus before arriving in Israel to start a tour. I had to do it in that order because there are no flights between Israel and Lebanon. And even then, I got taken aside for a lengthy grilling before boarding my flight from Cyprus to Israel once they saw I’d just been to Lebanon.
Video of the luggage trip was…underwhelming.
You only get that if you are Diamond
It’s an elite benefit
They’re really reaching for these Amenities
When Hilton Hotels or an Amex Centurion Lounge offers guests a “toe sucking” service combined with a complimentary breakfast, what C-suite multitasking busy executive could resist.