Sep
17
2017
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FARE ALERT: Business Class Under $1000 Roundtrip Sydney – Los Angeles
Sep
17
2017
You can fly from Sydney to Los Angeles for under US$1000 roundtrip on Air New Zealand (connecting in Auckland).
You do need to originate in Australia. Roundtrips starting in the U.S. don’t price this way.
Emirates Closed Their New York JFK Lounge for Several Months, Handing Out Food Vouchers
Sep
17
2017
Emirates has closed its lounge at New York JFK for renovations and won’t re-open until “early 2018” though in my experience most airport construction projects delay. In the meantime anyone who would have received lounge access gets a voucher to use for food in the terminal.
Why I’m Not Worried About the Equifax Security Breach (And My Data Was Hacked)
Sep
17
2017
Equifax blew it, though theirs is hardly the first hack. Personal data isn’t safe, and that should make us skeptical of centralized databases of personal information regardless of who collects it. Indeed, the entire system of using social security numbers of personal identifiers has been broken.
We’re stuck dealing with the consequences, and while the average consumer maybe should get a credit freeze I’m not going to, it’s a pain and slows down the credit origination process and not all issuers will follow up manually to get permission to access your credit.
The Gut Wrenching Moment a Fallen Soldier is Removed From a Delta Plane
Sep
17
2017
Mike Helms caught a glimpse of another moment of honor that’s both special and far more somber last week as everyone on a Delta flight remains seated on arrival in Oklahoma City while the body of a fallen soldier is taken off the plane and returned to her waiting family.
Airline is Actually Missing a Boeing Aircraft and Hotel Full of Dirty Surprises
Sep
17
2017
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.
Pantless Woman in Hotel Bar Told Police That Vampires Destroyed Her Room
Sep
16
2017
Vampires actually seem to be the second most likely explanation after substance abuse for a woman who walked into the bar of the Raintree Inn in New Castle, Indiana and asked for a Coke.
Be Careful Who You Joke With at the Hotel Pool
Sep
16
2017
Marriott Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley guest Andrew James Harris “got into a friendly conversation with a woman and two men relaxing in the hot tub.” He asked them why they were at the hotel, and they told him “[t]heir crack lab had blown up.”
Airline Threatens Pilots With Jail for Secretly Filming Flight Attendants Having Sex
Sep
16
2017
While a career as a pilot is more accessible to women than ever before, it remains heavily male-dominated and culturally masculine.
German airline Condor, which serves a dozen U.S. destinations including my home city of Austin, is issuing a stern warning to pilots not to film flight attendants having sex in flight.
Motel 6s in Phoenix Work With ICE to Deport Illegal Immigrants
Sep
16
2017
It seems that several Motel 6 properties in the Phoenix area have been leaving the light on for La Migra. As a result “[a]t least 20 undocumented people were arrested at two Motel 6 locations between February and August.”
