Massive Security Breach Leaks Travel Secrets Of High-Ranking Diplomats—And Their Luggage Is To Blame [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb:

  • “Airportr is a service that allows passengers to have their luggage picked up, checked, and delivered to their destinations. As you might expect, it’s used by wealthy or important people. So if the company’s website is insecure, you’d be able to spy on lots of wealthy or important people. And maybe even steal their luggage.

    And, in fact, researchers ” found what appear to be the personal information and travel records of multiple government officials and diplomats from the UK, Switzerland, and the US.”

  • Register to earn double GHA Discovery Dollars on stays booked and consumed August 1 – September 30, 2025.

  • That would’ve been fun! (Of course it is not the original location of the lounge.)
    The Seattle Amex Centurion Lounge is celebrating its 10th anniversary today, with a raw bar, carving station, special desserts, and all sorts of apps. Oh, and a fish toss!

  • Speed tape is probably the number one thing that aviation insiders understand, but that the average passenger is freaked out by.

  • Using headphones to listen to your personal devices is part of the standard announcement on American Airlines, by the way.

  • They weren’t doing much size enforcement at the gate.

    But it wound up getting gate checked anyway.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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  1. My favorite expression for this is trying to put 10 pounds of sh!t into a 5 pound bag!!! LMFAO.

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