News and notes from around the interweb:
- Marriott hotel employee tries to blackmail guest with hilarious results.
I was staying at one Marriott property with a young blonde female colleague. We were friendly in nature, we had worked in half a dozen countries together.
One hotel employee looked me up in Facebook, saw I was married to a brunette, threatened to tell my wife I was having an affair unless i gave me $1,000 USD.
Luckily, my wife is friends with my colleague, who is a lesbian.
- If you haven’t booked through Chase Travel in the past 13 months you may be eligible for up to 20,000 bonus points when you do.
- Oman Air awards through Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan are now live
- Wells Fargo has added Virgin as a new points transfer partner
- Umm.. LEGO makes luggage (HT: Paul H)
- Chef José Andrés to Open Luxury Hotel in Washington’s Georgetown (HT: @crucker)
- American Express retired theirs, so naturally..
- Instead of seat back entertainment screens, American Airlines domestic passengers get tablet holders built into their seats. But what do employees get?
Help me out @AmericanAir – is this an approved spot to put an iPad? pic.twitter.com/Anfz46pVcU
— E B (@GoTigs88) September 25, 2024
- They had higher labor costs (Hooters Girls were in addition to flight attendants), had fewer seats due to generous 34 inch pitch, and headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. What could possibly go wrong?
Hooters Air was a product of Hooters of America owner Robert Brooks. In December 2002, he acquired Pace Airlines. Initially, Brooks wanted a new way to increase brand awareness and formed a "flying billboard" with a fleet of narrow-bodies bearing the Hooters name and colors. pic.twitter.com/uUMHx4Afc3
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) September 26, 2024
That Hooters girl has the correct uniform . Excellent .
I used to stay in the Latham Hotel off M Street NW quite a lot during the Clinton Admin years. Always thought it could be made into a higher end property if done right. It had a boutique hotel feel, but back then it was furnished like the Key Bridge Marriot or the Holiday Inn in Ballston with service levels to match.
“One hotel employee looked me up in Facebook, saw I was married to a brunette, threatened to tell my wife I was having an affair unless i gave me $1,000 USD.”
And that, my friends, is why you need to set your FB account to private. I’m shocked at how many people don’t, making it really easy to stalk you. In this case, the guy had things set up well. But he shouldn’t gloat because this scammer could have easily found something else to steal from him.
@AngryFlier … So , did he give himself ( “me” ) 1,000 ?
Sounds like he has himself confused with himself , no ?
Note that the Chase offer is for people who haven’t booked in 25 months, not 13 months
@Alert: I literally copied and pasted what Gary wrote.
I think the idiot that tried to pull the Pathetic blackmail scheme on another deserves to get retribution brought against him for his pathetic actions
So, the lego luggage will store less than luggage without the “bumps.” Why take up more OH bin space than needed?
Chase offer I got on a Freedom Unlimited was 10k for a $400+ hotel booking made before 1/31/25 for a stay completed by 8/31/25. Given that Chase jacks up hotel rates, it doesn’t really amount to much of a savings.