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.
Since 1975 only one fatal U.S. terror attack involved a perpetrator from the twelve fully-banned nations; the annual risk to an American was about 1 in 13.9 billion.
Immigrants from the twelve banned states had a 2023 incarceration rate 70% below that of U.S-born residents.
British Airways has a bizarre new policy for flight attendants and pilots, prohibiting them from posting any photo or video taken at a layover hotel. That applies inside the hotel, outside the hotel, and even in the parking lot.
They’ve even been told to comb through their existing social media feeds and delete every trace of past hotel content They have to do this “even if the account is set to private” – or risk firing.
American Airlines is unveiling a brand new interior for some of its larger regional jets – and the photo that’s been revealed by aviation watchdog JonNYC appears to be just fantastic.
Southwest Airlines had to take a delay on a flight from Las Vegas to San Jose on Thursday because of the sheer number of passengers in wheelchairs. At Southwest, customers asking for wheelchair assistance get better seats for free – and then usually walk off the plane and all the way out the terminal themselves on the other end of the journey. They don’t all need a wheelchair. They’ve just cracked the code.
There are stories everywhere about a new major warning from the TSA about travelers getting their devices hacked by using USB charging at airports. Except the TSA did not just issue this warning, and there’s no evidence there’s actually a problem.
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.
A U.S. Senator placed a call to the TSA Administrator, and got her husband removed from watch lists. In fact, we now know that TSA has a VIP list that exempts people from getting flagged for additional scrutiny, and the Senator’s husband was added to this list.
United Airlines and its flight attendants union have agreed on a new contract. Cabin crew will be asked to vote for it, and since they’ve gone five years without a raise many are excited by better pay.
The wheelchair-bound woman was trapped in her hotel room for 42 days after the building’s only elevator broke down. No backup plan. No safe alternative. No urgency from management.
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 »
