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Hyatt has launched their new mobile app for both Apple and Android devices and to encourage you to use it they’re offering 500 bonus points per stay booked and completed between August 1 and September 30 through the app.
If you have Hyatt status you’re probably just using that to get MGM M life Rewards status every year. If you have status with any other hotel chain you can status match to Wyndham, which will get you status with Caesars, which can be matched to MGM M life Rewards.
However if you’re going for MGM status the usual way by earning tier credits with the casino resort chain, it’s worth knowing that Hyatt stays between August 18, 2019 and October 10, 2019 will earn MGM tier credits
Back in February Delta had to apologize for a creepy inflight napkin.
Now Delta is back with awkward on board napkins, once again meaning well but being taken the wrong way by passengers.
Delta formed a joint venture (and even acquired a stake in) Korean Air and sees Seoul-Incheon now as its connecting hub to Asia.
They’ve wanted to be able to move their entire Tokyo operation to the close-in Haneda airport. That’s because they see Tokyo now as a destination rather than a connecting point. They’ve argued to the DOT in the past that if they don’t get enough slots at Haneda to run their own set of flights, that no U.S. airline should get to fly to Haneda. It was an aggressive position, but it largely worked.
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A real challenge is that pilots with an alcohol problem may be wary of speaking up and seeking help, for fear of being sidelined, despite programs designed to encourage them to do so.
Pilots hide not just alcohol abuse but mental health conditions and that points to a fundamental conundrum: you want pilots to be open and seek help in order to promote safety, but once they’re open they’re a clearly identified risk and get removed from the cockpit. So the consequences of being open discourage that openness. Or at least that’s the fear many pilots have, not trusting any commitments to help rather than punish.
Rapper Busta Rhymes was flying British Airways first class from New York JFK to London Heathrow on Monday on board flight BA112. When he boarded he found that a passenger in the middle of row 2 was using bin space above his aisle seat.
Mr. Rhymes asked the woman to move her belongings out of the bin above his seat and over to the other side of the cabin. He wanted his stuff above his seat. She reportedly broke down in tears. Her husband stepped to, telling Busta not to be so rude. Busta refers to the husband as “home boy.”
Some airlines around the world let business and first class customers select a meal in advance from a variety of options, and then they’ll make sure to have it on board for you. Other airlines – including U.S. airlines – have been letting you choose mostly from what would otherwise be on board but choosing in advance ensures you receive your first choice.
Now that Delta has followed American Airlines offering to let you select in advance – and ensure your first choice of meal – from what they’re offering on board, it’s no surprise that United is rolling out their own test of this as well.
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 woman from Seattle has been arrested after claiming credit online for a major hack of Capital One that exposed around 100 million credit card applications and included some social security numbers and bank account numbers.
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 »
