TAP Air Portugal is offering sextuple status miles. It’s the sixth anniversary of the TAP Miles&Go, and they’re offering 6x status miles on all bookings made at flytap.com by November 10, 2024 for travel through November 5, 2025, across all TAP routes.
How Southwest Flyers Use The ‘Spite Seat’ Strategy To Outsmart Seat Savers And Reclaim Their Space
When you’re last to board you have few options for comfort anyway. You might as well make the most of your seat choice.
In the spite play, you target passengers you believe are violating social norms and punish them by sitting next to them. You can sit next to the one putting crumpled tissues on the middle seat, or avoiding eye contact hoping you won’t sit there – and reward the passengers who don’t do that.
CLEAR’s Growth Paradox: 20% Stock Drop Shows How Airport Security Success Backfires
As of this writing, CLEAR (Clear Secure Inc., NYSE: YOU) shares are down 20% this morning after the company revealed that new signups were down to a trickle. Ultimately the paradox of CLEAR is that the more they grow, they less successful they become.
Rocket Attack Grounds Rabbi’s Tel Aviv Flight—Setting Off A Miraculous Lifesaving Encounter For Cancer Patient
Here’s an inspiring story that comes from a Rabbi stranded at the Tel Aviv airport when a Hezbollah rocket struck the airport grounds on Wednesday.
Staggering Stat: 95% of the World Has Never Flown, According to Captain Sully [Roundup]
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.
Critical Time: Make A Small Year-End Donation Of United Miles, Bring Families Together For Last Moments
Give A Mile is a unique charity that takes donations of miles and uses the miles to book flights for to book tickets so that those in need can be together with loved ones in their last moments of life, so that people don’t die alone.
Here’s What We Know A Trump Administration Will Mean For Travel
Despite significant experience in the airline industry, and a first term experience on which to draw, I’m not sure we can confidently say how a Trump administration will play out in all areas of travel. That’s because Trump largely staffed his first administration with mainstream Republicans. He nominated former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao as Transportation Secretary.
This time may be different. The standard Republican line is less broadly pro-business now than it was eight years ago.
Spirit Airlines Experience Gets Wilder: Raccoon Crashes From Ceiling At New York LaGuardia Airport [Roundup]
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.
Yes, It Really Happened: Hertz Charged $10,000 For ‘Unlimited Miles’ And Threatened Arrest – Apologizes After Outcry
Yes, it was real. On Sunday I wrote about a Hertz customer being charged $10,000 for driving his rental car too much on a month-long, unlimited miles rental. And when he questioned the charge, he was threated with arrest.
American Airlines Limits Flight Attendant Power After Discrimination Claims: No More Removing Passengers For Odor, Attire, Or Attitude
American Airlines flight attendants are no longer allowed to kick you off of a flight unless you’re a threat to safety or security.
That’s what cabin crew are being told with a revision to the airline’s Inflight Manual, and comes as a result of a review prompted by eight black men being removed from an aircraft over reported body odor issue.