Feb
28
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.
The Dark Side Of The Flight Attendant Lifestyle
3 Signs Coronavirus Fears Are Driving A Major Falloff in Domestic Travel
Feb
28
2020
As hard hit as the market is overall travel companies are bearing an especially heavy brunt from reduced demand and the expectation that things will get even worse. Airlines haven’t just cut China and Hong Kong flights. What’s most striking I think is the extent to which even domestic travel is already scaling back. Three observations.
Free SoFi Mastercard Debit Card Triples Initial Bonus
Feb
28
2020
SoFi Money has increased their signup offer threefold and added a host of new benefits like cell phone protection.
Alaska’s Squirrelly Gambit To Make Up Lost Ticket Sales Due To Coronavirus
Feb
28
2020
Alaska is making a similiar – albeit less generous – move as what JetBlue has announced. They are also suspending fees on new ticket purchases made made March 11, but they are only suspending fees until March 11. (Update: That was mistaken info provided by Alaska.)
LA Wants To Give Priority Security To People Who Ride Public Transit. That’s Silly.
Feb
27
2020
Los Angeles is is considering letting people who take public transit to the airport have priority security. This isn’t PreCheck or CLEAR, just priority line access for the regular security queue, and follows a program at Boston Logan for people who take a shuttle bus or ferry to the airport.
Priority security isn’t actually free, in other words it isn’t costless. “When everybody’s priority, nobody is.” Grant everyone priority and they’re behind everyone else who is also priority that got there first.
Delta Will Start Offer Mileage Earning And Redemption On LATAM Starting April 1
Feb
27
2020
LATAM is the largest airline in South America. With Delta’s move to acquire 20% of the airline, LATAM is leaving oneworld and its planned joint venture with American Airlines to align itself with the Atlanta-based carrier.
News of Delta’s plan only came out in the fall, and they’re already launching reciprocal mileage-earning and redemption starting April 1.
You Can Now Redeem Hilton Points At The Conrad Punta Mita
Feb
27
2020
When hotels aren’t making the award space available to members that they should I’ve had good success getting the loyalty program to intervene. I’ve had especially good success with Hilton, such as with the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem and the Waldorf Astoria Grand Wailea on Maui.
Readers reach out to me all the time with award redemption problems and I do my best to get them solved, week after week.
Clues About Where The Founder Of JetBlue’s New Airline Will Fly When It Starts This Year
Feb
27
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.
Delta Air Lines Offers Reason To Be Optimistic About Coronavirus
Feb
27
2020
If you’re looking for green shoots in the coronavirus story, here’s one from Delta: even as there’s concerning news this morning about a person in California contracting the virus without having had recent international travel or having been known to come into contact with someone who was infected, there’s some indication that business in China is recovering.
At least Delta Air Lines cargo thinks so.
JetBlue Is Using Coronovirus Fears To Sell More Tickets
Feb
26
2020
If you have a previously purchased airline ticket, JetBlue’s normal cancellation rules apply. However if you buy a new ticket starting tomorrow through March 11 for travel completed by June 1, no cancellation fees will apply.
The airline says this is about getting consumers to buy tickets who are afraid of coronovirus, and the policy even applies to their basic economy and vacation package fares.
