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Planes Are Not Wishing Wells, Stop Throwing Coins in the Engines
Lucky Air, part of Hainan Airlines group, offers four-times weekly Anqing to Kunming Airbus A320 service. Last week one of those flights was cancelled because planes are not wishing wells.
Act Fast: San Francisco – London From $267 Roundtrip
From November through April there’s limited availability for an amazing coach fare between the West Coast and London.
Singapore Airlines Just Ordered 39 Boeing Widebodies to Refresh Its Fleet
Singapore Airlines just signed a firm order for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 Boeing 787-10s. It had been announced with a letter of intent back in February.
Now it was made firm at a signing ceremony at the White House “witnessed by US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.” This makes me greatly concerned about the future of American business.
Fare Alert: Kuala Lumpur from Several US Cities From $364 Roundtrip on United/ANA
Flights from Newark, Washington Dulles, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City are available to Kuala Lumpur starting at $364 roundtrip (Los Angeles).
Newark and Los Angeles fares appear to be available January only, while other cities may have availability in April or May as well.
Pay With Mastercard and You Won’t Have to Sign Charge Receipts Anymore
Mastercard will no longer require signatures for in-person transactions effective May 1, 2018.
It’s not part of security anymore, and it will speed up transactions at check-out.
Did Expedia Quietly Eliminate its Best Price Guarantee?
The median traveler doesn’t go to an individual hotel chain’s site to book because they don’t start out knowing they want to stay at a Hilton or at the Marriott — they know they need a hotel and want to discover their options.
Amidst this back-and-forth over who offers the best deal and the best information to help consumers find the right how, it looks like Expedia may have quietly eliminated their best price guarantee October 18th.
Cathay Pacific 50,000 Mile Signup Offer Ends October 31
Cathay Pacific launched its new US credit card back in February. It’s issued by Synchrony Bank — and any mileage-earning credit card not issued by Chase, American Express, or Citibank is worth looking at.
Two months ago they bumped the bonus to 50,000 points after $2500 spend within 90 days. The bounty went up without a concomitant increase in spend required to earn it.
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
British Flight Attendant Exposes Co-Workers Having Sex With Passengers For Money
“A stewardess was caught getting [business] on board as a prostitute. She was caught business-carding it — trying to drum up [business] on a flight.”
“She only got sacked because she changed hotel rooms but she hadn’t informed her [customers] that she had — and they were turning up looking for her.”