News and notes from around the interweb:

• Any excuse not to provide housekeeping.

  I specifically elected to have my room serviced while here – but put my DND on yesterday to take a nap. Never had it on today and expected my room would be serviced as requested.

  Is this really a policy?
  byu/SmilingSarcastic1221 inmarriott

• $250 back on 2+ night Vancouver hotel stays October 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025 this has been a great offer in the past and I’m glad to see it return.

• Alitalia’s brand returns along with its reputation as one of the worst airlines in the world? Why would anyone remind customers of Alitalia?

  ITA Airways doesn’t intend to fully rebrand as Alitalia, but on Friday, the Miland-based carrier said it would start using elements of the defunct brand, perhaps as a way to resonate with passengers.

  From the end of the year, the ITA logo will be presented alongside the Alitalia logo, while the airline’s official tagline will become: ‘ITA Airways – Inspired by Alitalia.’

• Delta working to add a Delta One lounge to Minneapolis according to CEO Ed Bastian “MSP needs one, and we’re working and trying to figure that out, so we’ll be coming … with some ideas,”

• Tru dat.

  I Bet He Saw This and Said…
  byu/Western-Sky88 inamericanairlines

• They met on a United Airlines cross-country flight, and got married on one too.

• Now we’re getting somewhere with Delta in Austin, beyond just flying migrants out of border cities.

  Delta’s also adding an AUS to Panama City, FL (ECP) route.

  AUS-ECP/IND/MEM/TPA are routes that American recently exited. AUS-SFO is interesting, Delta seeks to capture business traffic between Austin and the Bay Area.https://t.co/lccXuRZx23

  — Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) September 28, 2024

• Spirit Airlines eliminates close-in redemption fees for awards within 28 days of travel, and makes wifi a benefit for Gold elites.

• Cathay Pacific business lounge at Hong Kong airport forced to shut after fire, 250 evacuated The Pier. (HT: @crucker)