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American Airlines is running a new AAdvantage promo that awards bonus Loyalty Points on March and April flights that count toward status. Register in your account by April 30 to earn 500 extra Loyalty Points per flown segment (up to 5,000), with additional bonuses on select Mexico and Caribbean routes and for segments booked through AAdvantage Business/Corporate.
An American passenger watched a kid lick the seatback screen in front of him—and the airline’s removal of the last domestic seatback screens suddenly doesn’t feels so bad. Plus a groom dressed as Nicolás Maduro gets “kidnapped” through an Argentina airport and Airbnb’s refund fine print for Dubai turns into a dark joke.
After Southwest Airlines replaced open seating with assigned seats, wheelchair requests instantly plummeted, confirming long-suspected abuse of the boarding process. Plus, the abandoned Park Hyatt Los Angeles “ghost tower” might finally get new life, and Bilt launches a premium hotel program for luxury travelers.
A passenger desperately needed to use the lavatory during a delayed flight, but an angry flight attendant repeatedly blocked access—demanding his boarding pass as ransom. Now fired, the flight attendant is suing the airline.
Rakuten’s new 100% rebate on Surfshark lets you instantly acquire highly valuable Bilt or Amex points at just 1 cent each—here’s exactly how to take advantage today.
A Delta passenger fakes a heart attack to avoid arrest, Southwest faces backlash for charging extra and delivering dirty seats, and Rio Las Vegas downgrades breakfast for elite guests.
For one day only—March 1—Bilt Rewards is offering up to a 125% bonus when transferring points to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Here’s exactly how I’m leveraging this unprecedented deal to turn 285,000 points into four roundtrip business-class tickets to Japan.
JFK Airport has banned curbside rideshare pickups at JetBlue’s Terminal 5, forcing travelers to lug their bags onto the AirTrain to reach rides at Howard Beach. Plus, getting charged $26 for an airport cocktail, Delta fixes crew scheduling IT, and Qantas elite status changes.
Guests at the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas were robbed at gunpoint of $425,000 in luxury goods moments after their security guard mysteriously disappeared—raising suspicions of an inside job. Plus, Denver airport’s $14.5 million sign is malfunctioning, and a single forger caused 60,000 aircraft engine parts to have fake safety certificates.
Hyatt is demanding $20 for a single coffee pod, while MGM wants a staggering $180 for two basic cocktails in Vegas. Washington Post wants to privatize TSA. And is the first year value of Bilt Palladium orders of magnitude higher than any other card?
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 »
