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The Escape Lounge Reno airport is way better than I expected, in fact considering modest expectations I might even say it blew me away. It’s just past security, turn left to head down towards the C concourse but before any of the gates so accessible no matter whom you’re flying.
Off menu they were serving Andre as their predeparture champagne. Was this a mis-cater?!
On Monday we learned that Uber was selling its Southeast Asia business to Grab and shutting down operations in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam in two weeks.
Not so fast says the government of Singapore.
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.
Hotels these days are all about the environment, which means their fiscal environment, reducing costs and increasing profit margins. So if they can convince you not to have your sheets changed and to reuse your towels that saves on housekeeping expense and on laundry. Hyatt even took away promised turn down service from top elites.
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.
Charles, Prince of Wales, visited London Heathrow today to celebrate 10 years since the inauguration of Terminal 5. He’s pictured with British Airways CEO Alex Cruz.
Charles received a guided tour of British Airways’ First Wing. where he may have had a George H.W. Bush supermarket scanner moment.
On April 3 American Airlines will start rolling out complimentary made-to-order Avocado Toast in the mornings in Admirals Clubs. This is in addition to the popular afternoon made to order guacamole that’s available in many of their clubs.
It was supposedly a card that finally figured out how to attract millennials when the truth is it was just a card that offered more total value than most that had ever come before and whose initial marketing was primarily online so new applicants skewed younger.
The value was so rich that word on the street was Chase didn’t even ever expect to make money on a new cardholder until they held the product for 6 or 7 years.
United Airlines has 14 more gates than American at Chicago O’Hare. American is opening 5 new gates that they paid for, reducing the gap to 9. But the new O’Hare expansion plan re-opens the gap and returns United to a 14 gate advantage.
American isn’t losing gates. They are complaining that United is gaining gates. But American is refusing to sign a new lease under these terms.
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 »
