Jan
20
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Jamie Foxx Says He’s Now A Member Of The Mile High Club
What Does a Hotel Owe You When Your Room’s Not Ready at Check-in Time?
Jan
19
2020
I was staying at my most frequent Hyatt hotel recently. I arrived at the property around 3:40 p.m. Their standard check-in time is 3:00 p.m., which is published on confirmation e-mails.
The front desk let me know that my assigned room wasn’t ready yet.
New Details About The American Airlines Renovation Of New York JFK Terminal 8
Jan
19
2020
I read through the 112 page Department of Transportation approval for renovations at New York JFK terminal 8, which will facilitate the British Airways co-location with American, and learned several interesting things about the project.
The most significant new information I gleaned from the document is that American and British Airways will operate a shared lounge and that there will be a dedicated premium passenger path directly to the lounge. I don’t think I had realized though that the total number of gates in the terminal would actually decrease with this work to accommodate more widebodies.
Wing Nut Found In This American Airlines Meal
Jan
19
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
This United Airlines Emotional Support Bunny Is The Best Thing You’ll See Today
Jan
18
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Airlines Sent The Members Of Their Secret Concierge Key Club A Gift
Jan
18
2020
American Airlines has sent out its annual gift to its Concierge Key customers. Reader Alex shared his. A year ago the chocolate company that provided the Concierge Key gift published that American AIrlines had ordered 11,300 of them. That’s consistent with the 10,000 to 15,000 estimate I’ve been using since 2014. The first thing to note is that this year’s chocolates are provided ‘in partnership with Barclays’. That means American made Barclays pay for the chocolates. The chocolates have artistic packaging featuring various cities. There’s also a drawing Concierge Key members can enter to win (1) 100,000 AAdvantage miles, and (2) an Admirals Club membership they can gift (Concierge Key members receive complimentary Admirals Club for themselves). There are (5) prizes, and only residents of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and the District of Columbia…
United Puts New Premium Plane On New York – DC Shuttle 10 Times a Day
Jan
17
2020
Starting March 29 United will run 13 daily flights between the two cities. Ten of those flights will be using the airline’s new premium-heavy regional jet they’ve dubbed the ‘CRJ-550’ and 3 flights will be on larger Embraer 175s.
United can offer more flights – frequency is attractive to business travelers – offering fewer seats per flight on average. And they’re offering a product on 10 of the flights where they’re putting just 50 seats on the plane that’s designed for 40% more than that. Plenty of space per passenger is attractive, too.
Boston Is Now A Bigger Hub For American Airlines Than New York JFK
Jan
17
2020
American Airlines has 9 hubs: Dallas Fort-Worth, Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, New York JFK, and Washington National. Given recent service changes perhaps they should drop New York JFK and add Boston.
Fare Alert: $255 Roundtrip to Europe (!) on oneworld Airlines Finnair and Iberia
Jan
17
2020
Currently flights are available from New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco to Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Madrid starting at just $255 roundtrip. These are available on American Airlines joint venture partners Iberia and Finnair as well as codeshare travel on American.
United Airlines Getting Rid Of Bag Sizers At The Gate
Jan
17
2020
United Airlines will remove bag sizers from boarding gates by January 23. They say they will be more aggressive at check-in and that sizers will remain at security checkpoints, but that at the gate agents are supposed to ‘use their judgment’.
