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American’s Brilliant Evil Gambit To Undermine Travel Agents With AAdvantage Business
When American Airlines announced the AAdvantage Business program, an odd quick was that you would only be able to earn in AAdvantage Business if you booked directly through American Airlines. But travel agents could still add an AAdvantage Business number to the reservation. This was.. odd?
And then the big reveal that AAdvantage Business customers would be exempt from the ban on mileage-earning for tickets booked through many third parties. But signing up those customers for AAdvantage Business is meant to be the undoing of those agencies.
Bomb Joke Gone Wrong On JetBlue: A Felony For His Birthday [Roundup]
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American Airlines Lounges Could Be The Best In The U.S. – But They Choose Not To [Roundup]
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The Trader Joe’s Room Service Scandal: Luxury or Scam? [Roundup]
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Why Airlines Had Lounges On Planes In The 60s And 70s, And Why Some Still Do Today
Looking back on the dawn of long haul travel in luxurious jets, many people are shocked to learn that airlines frequently offered onboard lounges. Even grand pianos on board!
How quaint, that seems! Why would an airline ‘waste space’ with places for passengers to congregate? Modern airline executives shove as many seats into a plane as possible, even stealing space from lavatories and galleys wherever they can.
Southwest’s Pre-Dawn Flights: Toilet Paper And A Twist On Passenger Experience [Roundup]
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Chris Farley’s Legendary Airport Food Fight Revealed [Roundup]
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American Airlines IT Team: Too Mired In Management-Speak To Ship Products? [Roundup]
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Booking Betrayal: Hotel Cancels Reservations And Triples Price When It Realizes NFL Draft Is Nearby
Football fans booked themselves a room at the Detroit Club hotel months ago for April 25 to be near the NFL draft. The room rate was $350 ($427.50 with taxes and fees) per night. The hotel cancelled their reservation, and told them if they wanted to stay the night they’d have to pay an $1,100 room rate.