News and notes from around the interweb:
- The ORD Taxi Rap, this is kind of cool:
Making the rounds in aviation circle about taxiing at ORD.
I know the guy that made this. He’s a KC-10 bro. Good guy.
KC-10 folks have a history of making media. “Hot cause I’m deployed” came out 18 years ago. They guys got in trouble because a frequency was shown on the…
— KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨✈️ B-737 Wrangler (@MCCCANM) April 19, 2026
- Marriott promises advance notice before Bonvoying their program – but only for members in China
- This monkey had its own room in Mexico. (HT: Paul H) This is not uncommon! Monkeys would enter rooms all the time at The Andaman in Langkawi, Malaysia which was part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection until it caught fire in 2021. It was sold in 2024 but still has not re-opened?
@juliew1111 POV: you left the balcony door open for 2 minutes in xcaret #mexico #newpet #monkey ♬ Welp, Didn't Expect That – Yu-Peng Chen & HOYO-MiX - 91 points? That’s a great redemption!
Spotted UAL-branded Laurent-Perrier at Central Market HEB in Dallas
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unitedairlines - Redeem 1,000 Air Canada Aeroplan points for reserved seating at Dinsey’s Epcot fireworks show (HT: YMMV)
- Visual: America’s busiest airports by flights
- Looks like Thompson San Antonio Riverwalk is becoming a franchise, no longer Hyatt-managed. Not going to make it better.
Hyatt No Longer Managing Thompson San Antonio
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hyatt - Eric Swalwell donors footed $500K in hotel bills, including rooms where alleged rapes happened
Marriott follows sensible consumer protections… but only in an authoritarian totalitarian state. *facepalm*