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.
Last week United forced a passenger to stow their puppy in an overhead bin, killing it. And then they sent a family dog to Japan by mistake.
United kills more dogs than any other airline, and they lose more dogs than anyone else does too. And whoops they did it again, but they’re going to extreme lengths to limit the PR damage… all without acknowledging they have a problem.
With everyone nervous about what a combined program for Starwood and Marriott will look like, and a 1:3 transfer ratio in place, the idea of 950,000 Starpoints for the Residence Inn in Arlington, Texas for a $94 room right.. jarring, amiright?
In January Virgin Atlantic was promoting ‘love suites’ in business class. There’s a long history of Virgin promoting inflight sex to promote their brand. Sir Richard Branson declared the mile high club ‘legitimized’ by the airline in 1999.
It’s all a lie, and a video proves it.
Hotels these days are all about the environment, which means their fiscal environment, reducing costs and increasing profit margins. So if they can convince you not to have your sheets changed and to reuse your towels that saves on housekeeping expense and on laundry. Hyatt even took away promised turn down service from top elites.
Boeing 777 Will Struggle to Maintain Altitude Once the Fuel Tanks are Empty
In December 1994 the Department of Transportation sent a letter to US airlines It said that failure to make award seats available to customers could be a prohibited deceptive practice. They never even thought to address airlines which failed to make award seats available on a route ever.
I’m a curmudgeon. I refuse to adapt to the language of the day. I almost always refer to “Hyatt top tier elite status” and refuse to type the words “World of Hyatt Globalist status.” Because that’s just dumb.
I hate losing the second ‘H’ in HHonors though I suppose Hilton gets to say what the name of their program is.
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.
Chase won’t approve many people who have opened 5 or more new accounts within the previous 24 months for some of their credit cards. That’s frequently referred to as “5/24.”
However some cards are exempt from 5/24, and the number of new accounts you’ve had in the last two years won’t disqualify you from being approved.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
