New and notes from around the interweb:

• Marriott carries insurance which has been covering costs associated with their major data breach. However they’re facing a European GDPR fine of ~ $123 million and have taken a $126 million charge against earnings (WSJ).

• Gulf Air says an improved product has passenger numbers up year-over-year. Strange concept in the airline industry.

• Giant grocery stores are introducing a new loyalty program

• United’s flight attendant app now sorts first class meal preferences in the following order:
  • Global Services and 1K elites
    
  • All other paid and award passengers front to back
    
  • Positive space nonrevs
    
  • Pass riders

• Venezuela and Uruguay have issued U.S. travel warnings after this past weekend’s mass shootings

• Leaked Delta memo: Dropping GoJet and Compass as Delta Connection partners

  

• Just like Obi Wan Kenobi telling Luke Skywalker his father was dead, rather than living under the name Darth Vader, Delta once again claims that US News named SkyMiles a best rewards program. U.S. News listed them as being worse than Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, they didn’t ‘win’ anything. What Delta claims is (sort of) true, from a certain point of view.