Hotel mergers may still just be getting started. IHG bought Kimpton in a deal that was announced less than 2 years ago. Fairmont went to Accor last December. Starwood went to Marriott after Chinese insurer Anbang dropped out of the bidding.
But the appetite for hotel mergers is hardly satisfied.
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Here’s a way to buy British Airways Avios at under 9/10ths of a cent apiece. 4500 Avios is enough for a flight under 650 miles outside of North America. 7500 Avios is enough for a US domestic flight under 1150 miles. And I’ve found them great for upgrading cheap business class sale fares to first class.
Deep discount transatlantic fares haven’t been limited to markets where there’s ultra low cost competition from Norwegian or from Wow Air.
And there have been great fare sales not just to Europe but also to Asia and the Pacific.
Here are 5 new deep discount international fare sales just today:
41 year old Alexander Pieter Cirk flew from Holland to Changsha, China to meet his online girlfriend ‘Zhang’ but she never showed.
She says she thought he was joking when he sent her a photo of tickets to come visit her. And besides, she was having plastic surgery the day he arrived and had “turned off her phone.”
Business Travel News interviewed Alaska Airlines’ senior vice president of communications, and surprisingly there were some awesome — and revealing — money quotes.
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The Borgata in Atlantic City is now part of MGM, and they are offering status matches to Borgata Rewards including to premium MGM M life Rewards members. Status matched members receive their first stay free at the casino hotel.
And don’t forget, Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum members get MGM’s Gold status.
There’s something of a social media firestorm over the way that the 2015 film Carol is being shown on Delta’s inflight entertainment system. The critically acclaimed movie is about an affair between a young female photographer and an older woman in the midst of a divorce. It’s set in New York City and stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Delta has shown it inflight, but some people are asking, “So if the movie is about lesbians, won awards specifically for its queer elements, and is famous enough to be recognized by a hefty portion of passengers, why did Delta get rid of all the scenes that show the protagonists kissing?”
You can fly Singapore Airlines Los Angeles – Tokyo for $398 roundtrip.
Most booking systems will price available dates at $548, but Priceline.com is pricing the Singapore Airlines non-stops for $398.
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