News and notes from around the interweb:
- Oh, yay. This follows a report last summer of bed bugs at Circus Circus, “Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Palazzo, Tropicana, MGM Grand, and Sahara.”
Southern Nevada Health District inspectors found bed bugs in hotel rooms at Encore, Venetian, Mirage, and Excalibur in recent months.
— Las Vegas Locally (@LasVegasLocally) February 20, 2024
- Ends March 11: Capital One Venture X Business up to 300,000 Capital One miles:
- Earn 150,000 miles after spending $20,000 within the first three months
- Earn an additional 150,000 miles after spending $100,000 within the first six months
- Earn 150,000 miles after spending $20,000 within the first three months
- New York City is giving debit cards to migrants which is a great business if you’re issuing the debit cards. (HT: @crucker)
- I miss when food and beverage amenity was a choice for top tier elites checking into a Hyatt. I usually took the points but when I was hungry it was a really nice option.
Grand Hyatt Tampa - Baby roaches don’t eat very much, though.
@AmericanAir a baby roach just crawled on my armrest before my flight. doing the bare minimum today. Remember when planes were clean and flying was pleasurable? This is so gross I can’t wait to get off of the plane. So gross. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/ClOQyqzAs6
— Melissa Robey (@Robey2020) February 19, 2024
- Outbound travellers from Singapore to pay levy from 2026 as part of sustainable air hub drive (HT: Robert G)
- Shirtless British man punches flight attendant after ‘smashing up’ toilets
- El Al’s new ad my Hebrew is very rusty (to be honest I struggled even as an early teen) but still choked up at this.
British man punching a flight attendant. It is good to know that their are hooligans from other countries, too.
I know you’re a germaphobe, but how many frequent travellers have TRULY had a problem with bed bugs? I’m on the road half the time, sleeping in different beds most nights, staying at all sorts of properties (high end, middle end, airbnb), and have never had a bed bug problem in DECADES. I don’t take any unusual precautions, although I try to avoid leaving clothing, etc. on the beds and don’t throw random items on the floor (I leave them in my suitcase, which is usually on the floor). I don’t see a lot of contrary reports, especially considering that millions of Americans are on the road every day. This seems like an (understandable) hysteria in search of a serious problem.
My worst nightmare. Traveling is less and less enjoyable nowadays between this and freaks on flights.
The El Al ad – here’s to hoping humanity can be united … by our common humanity and not national or other superficial identities.
@Dave. Don’t call the hard working FA’s freaks. They’re just living their best lives and surfing on their phones.