Frontier Airlines, remade in the image of Spirit, has its share of bizarre policies and even stranger passengers.
A monkey got loose on a flight to Las Vegas. A woman kicked at the cockpit of her flight and stripped naked.
But what Frontier Airlines really cannot abide, it seems, it a passenger who is blind. At least if Kliphton Miller’s experience is any indication.
Marriott Rewards will give you 1000 miles just for joining in your choice of airline frequent flyer program and then double miles in that program for Marriott stays through August 31 (up to 35,000 miles).
You can choose from 7 airline mileage programs to earn with.
Last month United Airlines President Scott Kirby told financial analysts that co-brand credit card signups were lagging and they were going to change their marketing strategy as a result.
Kirby relayed that United didn’t pitch credit cards onboard because Chase wasn’t paying extra to market in that channel.
Starwood’s new promotion is supposed to offer triple points on weekends and double points on weekdays for stays 2 nights and longer between May 27 and September 4.
However I registered for the offer and this came up as a pop up confirming my registration:
oneworld member airberlin’s topbonus frequent flyer program is not primarily a loyalty program. It’s a financing mechanism and backdoor way to control the airline itself.
In 2012 the topbonus program was spun off as a separate entity with 70% sold to Etihad for about a quarter of a billion dollars. Etihad overpaid. On purpose.
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It wouldn’t surprise me if the passenger used “lewd language” as American apparently claimed —
after failing to receive assistance boarding or to obtain water from a flight attendant — but it’s unlikely that a passenger without feet was a significant threat to the safety of the aircraft.
Starwood’s app now features mobile check-in at 22 properties which do not offer ‘keyless’ functionality, and they plan to expand this systemwide by the end of the year, and they have additional features planned for 2018.
While bringing this feature to Starwood properties is part of the integration work between Marriott and Starwood, continued development of the Starwood app including plans for new features next year, underscores the long timeline required to bring Starwood and Marriott together as a single brand and into a single loyalty program.
United has announced that they will begin non-stop Los Angeles – Singapore service beginning October 27 and utilizing a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
The westbound flight to Singapore will clock in at 17 hours 55 minutes versus ‘just’ 15 hours 15 minutes eastbound.
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 »
