News and notes from around the interweb:
- The old ‘SPG Assist’ twitter account migrated over to @MBonvoyAssist. And Marriott appears to have left @SPGAssist open and available rather than parking it. So someone has taken it over and declared that SPG Assist to have been Bonvoyed
- Pregnant Cathay Pacific staff threaten to go on sick leave because of measles outbreak Come on people, get vaccinated.
- Here’s a review of the Priority Pass-accessible ‘gaming lounge’ at DFW
- United Airlines stadium naming is proving controversial
- Boston Logan airport wants taxis to be able to drop passengers off curbside — but shunt Uber riders to a central garage so that families can drag luggage. It’s supposedly to reduce traffic congestion and just happens to privilege taxi companies.
- Southwest flight attendant serenades mother of a fallen state trooper
BonVoy by Marriott got BonVoyed? That’s serious bidnis!
Does Marriott even have a PR department with a head on its shoulders? Why wasn’t the former SPGassist handle just made dormant instead of abandoned? I have personal knowledge of several corporate Twitter handles that have parked for possible future use. They’ve been parked to prevent someone else from Bonvoying them!