American Airlines is offering premium economy from $994 roundtrip between San Francisco and Hong Kong. That’s an amazing fare for not coach. It’s also broadly available.
Capital One Venture Adds Global Entry/TSA PreCheck Benefit, Still 50,000 Mile Initial Bonus
Capital One just added TSA PreCheck or Global Entry reimbursement to the Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card.
It’s not the first card to offer this of course but it’s another benefit for an already strong rewards card. And it’s the second new benefit already added this year. That’s important because they’re improving the value proposition on the card while several other cards are seeing things taken away.
Travel is Better for the Environment When You’re Getting a Good Deal on Airfare
Air travel emits carbon dioxide. More demand for air travel supports more flights, and thus more carbon dioxide emissions.
While the interaction of emissions and temperature change is complex, the particular mechanisms subject to debate amongst scientists, a simple model suggests that your air travel is bad for the environment. But it simply isn’t true that every airline passenger and every ticket has the same contribution to emissions.
And we do know whether you have a high – or an exceptionally low – probability of affecting the number of flights, size of aircraft, and thus emissions.
Most Ridiculous Requests Ever Made of a Hotel and Everything Anthony Bourdain Hated
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 Bringing Back Bread, Standardizing Wine, and Using Smaller Napkins
Jill Surdek, American’s Vice President – Flight Service, updated crew on several projects underway and on several tweaks to the airline’s onboard service.
Hyatt’s Two Problems
The Hyatt chain is too small, and the growth in properties they’ve achieved has been in the limited-service sector which means it’s of little help to the upscale guests that their loyalty program appears to have been built for.
Flight Leaves Without Anyone’s Checked Luggage, Airline Won’t Pay to Deliver Bags
Sun Country Airlines has transformed itself into a low cost carrier. They brought in a CEO from Allegiant. They’re abolishing their elite program. They’re eliminating first class.
And in a sign, perhaps, of things to come they stranded hundreds of passengers in Mexico in April.
The State of Air Travel in America and Problems With Delta’s New Uniforms
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.
LAX Restaurant Now Serves Free Food to Priority Pass Cardmembers
Two years ago the Los Angeles Barney’s Beanery chain opened in LAX’s terminal 2 by gate 22. The original Barney’s in West Hollywood opened in 1920. So it fits the trend of airports driving to host brands that are local institutions.
The airport location now offers $28 credits per person for Priority Pass cardholders. This credit is not available before 10:30 a.m.. Of course in the mornings the Virgin Atlantic clubhouse is available for Priority Pass guests albeit with limited service.
How Much Restaurants Get Reimbursed By Priority Pass (and Whether It’s Profitable)
Last month I wrote that Priority Pass brings huge passenger volume to lounges, at least in the U.S. where so many memberships have been issued to credit card holders. This is big business at an average of $25 per visit.
We now have a little more insight into the economics of Priority Pass for restaurants.