Jan
26
2025
Tou don’t want the last thing they remember about the experience to be unpleasant bureaucrats and a cumbersome travel process.
When $1 Ziploc Bags Become A National Tourism Problem: Lessons From St. Kitts
About Gary Leff
Hotels Are Cutting Your Stay To Just 18 Hours—But AI Could End The Squeeze And Redefine Hospitality
Jan
26
2025
Hotels have been squeezing how long you can stay in the room when paying for a stay. It might seem logical that each day you pay for gets you 24 hours, but that isn’t true at all. Flexible check-in times, though, are both an opportunity for great customer service and also increased revenue.
Unlock Hyatt’s 6,500 Point European Hidden Values: A Family Trip Report Of Lindner Hotels In Vienna, Prague, Bratislava
Jan
26
2025
A couple of years ago Hyatt added the Lindner Hotels portfolio to its offerings, bringing more than 30 hotels and 15 new markets in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. Most were added to the JdV brand, and they don’t get nearly as much attention as flagship hotels like Park Hyatt Vienna or Paris. But a reader brought his recent stay at three of these hotels to my attention, and they fit a really great use case for family travel. I’m pleased to share his trip report on these 3 Lindner hotels.
United Airlines Demands Flight Attendants Predict Illness 8 Hours In Advance—Or Risk Their Jobs
Jan
26
2025
United Airlines is requiring flight attendants to give them at least 8 hours’ notice that they’re sick, or else risk discipline (including termination). Their union just lost a grievance against this policy, so it continues.
Delta SkyMiles ‘Stolen Valor’ Sparks Cringe Reactions [Roundup]
Jan
26
2025
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.
Social Media Erupts After Passenger Calls United Flight Attendant’s Uniform ‘Terrorist Attire’
Jan
26
2025
A passenger on a January 15th United Airlines flight from New York LaGuardia to Chicago O’Hare took to social media to decry a flight attendant “dressed as part of a terrorist group.” The attire is not that of a terrorist group as such, and the passenger is being called out as racist.
Debt Collectors Ground Saudia 787 In Amsterdam, Seize Fuel And Navigation Maps Over Unpaid Passenger Claims
Jan
25
2025
As the flight prepared for departure, EUclaim had bailiffs seize the aircraft’s fuel supplies. Navigation maps were also confiscated. The plane was grounded for approximately 90 minutes, before the airline settled the outstanding debt.
New GOP Bill Pushes To Rename Dulles Airport for Trump: ‘It Has to Be Nice Enough’
Jan
25
2025
After losing re-election in 2020, Donald Trump reportedly asked about having an airport named for him. However he was concerned that whatever airport is chosen, it needs to be nice enough.
H.R. 691 was just introduced by Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC) on Thursday to rename Washington Dulles airport for Donald Trump.
Starwood Hotels Relaunches Next Month: Will It Bring Back the Loyalty And Lifestyle Travelers Loved?
Jan
25
2025
Barry Sternlicht, who founded Starwood, reacquired the name that Marriott retired and plans to re-launch next month, with 52 hotels already open or in the pipeline.
‘Not Well-Liked at Delta, United, or Marriott’: What 23 Years of Travel Blogging Taught Me About VIP Perks (Or Lack Thereof)
Jan
25
2025
And, generally speaking, I don’t get better treatment because of this blog when I travel. Indeed, it’s obvious by the frequency with which I have problematic stays and flights, that even if executives somewhere wanted to treat me better the execution on the ground just isn’t there. I have only been recognized for the blog on-property at hotels 3 times in the 23 years I’ve been writing it. Oddly all of those were in 2016 and I don’t believe it’s happened in the last 8+ years.
