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United Airlines Enters Non-Prosecution Agreement in the Smisek-Port Authority Scandal
United and the US Attorneys Office for New Jersey have brought an end to the airline’s role in the corruption investigation of the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey which oversees the airline’s Newark hub and public transportation options surrounding it with a Non-Prosecution Agreement.
Here’s what the agreement says, and what it means.
Over 20,000 TSA Employees Have Been Accused of Misconduct, and Half of Those Multiple Times
According to a new House Homeland Security Committee report, however, almost 27,000 of TSA’s 55,000 employees have received misconduct reports in the last 3 years. Only 6% of complaints result in disciplinary action. Unsurprisingly then — with disciplinary procedures not a real deterrent — complaints are up nearly 30% since 2013.
4th Night Free on Hotel Stays — And $50 Amazon Gift Cards — From Citi Prestige?
You’d think it’d be enough that there would be such a great signup bonus (apparently changing on Tuesday — so get the card now), triple points on air and hotel spend, lounge access, and a free golf benefit. Add on an airfare credit, global entry credit, strong travel protections, and fourth night free on hotel bookings and you’ve got a pretty unbeatable package. But the Citi Prestige Card seems to be in a surprise and delight mood. As TedG relayed in the comments, Citi sent him a $50 Amazon gift card as a thank you for using the 4th night free hotel benefit. Wait… they are thanking him for taking a full rebate on the 4th night of a hotel stay? And Ted reports this is the second time he’s gotten a $50 Amazon gift…
Flash Sale: Buy Up to 144,000 Hilton Points at Just $0.0056 Apiece
For four days only — through July 18 — is offering a bonus of 80% on purchased points.
Hilton will let you buy up to 80,000 points per year, plus bonuses. The pricing here amounts to $0.0055555 per point. I value Hilton points at $0.004, since I can pretty much always get half a cent in value at least from Hilton points and I have a preference for holding cash.
American Finally Lets You See How Many Qualifying Miles You Earn for Each Flight
One of the more annoying things about American AAdvantage for elite frequent flyers has been that they show you an elite qualifying miles total for the year but have not shown you any kind of breakdown at all.
When you took a flight and it posted to your account you would see the redeemable miles earned for that flight, but not the elite qualifying miles. So you had no idea if they were posting correctly or not. In fact, for a time earlier this year they weren’t.
Dreamliner Turns into a Steamliner, and Water as a Credit Card Application Incentive
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Holy Smokes: US – Australia for $441 Roundtrip
Star Alliance airline Air New Zealand has a fare from $441 roundtrip between Los Angeles and Australia.
You can travel to Melbourne, Brisbane, or Gold Coast for under $450 roundtrip. It’s available August through November 2016 and April and May 2017.
NBA Player Kicked Off Delta Flight and TSA Ruins Olympic Trials Medal
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Yesterday American AAdvantage Updated its Terms and Conditions for Revenue-Based Earning
Back in November American announced that they would mimic Delta and United with mileage-earning for flights based on cost of your ticket instead of miles flown in “late 2016.” That was subsequently revised in future communications to be ‘the second half’ of 2016.
Those changes actually go into effect with travel (not tickets purchased) August 1. And yesterday American AAdvantage updated its terms and conditions to reflect this.