The New York Times yesterday covered price gouging charges against the airlines in the lead up to Hurricane Irma. Or I should say they covered grandstanding by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward J. Markey and Florida Representative Charlie Crist.
White House Tweets Out Fake Hurricane Irma Photo of Miami Airport
The White House’s Director of Social Media tweeted out a since-deleted message on Hurricane Irma.
The problem is that’s not Miami’s airport. In fact the airport took to Twitter to disavow it.
What Air Travel is Like for Most People (It’s Worse Than You Think)
I often write that with all of the difficulties I have in navigating airlines — getting tickets issued properly, correcting agent mistakes — it amazes me that the median traveler is able to manage to get from A to B.
Airlines make things far more complicated and confusing than you’d expect, someone less familiar with the ins and outs of travel is at the mercy of big bureaucracy hardly aimed to solving problems let alone doing so quickly.
Irma Aftermath: Tourists Report Looters With Guns and Machetes Stealing From Hotels
Plenty of people have access to your room, when you’re there and when you aren’t. Instead of paying your hotel for extra security, you’re paying the hotel and you’re extra vulnerable. Shudder.
Now add in desperation of a force majeure event and a total breakdown in law and order as appears to be happening on St. Maarten in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and travel becomes scarier still.
Harrison Ford’s Son’s House Where Katy Perry Live-Streamed Her Life is Now LA’s Smallest Hotel
There are a lot of strange hotels in the world, and hotels with strange stories, for instance the US Department of Veterans Affairs owns a boutique property in Paris.
Now there’s the new Hotel Kim Sing in Los Angeles between downtown and Chinatown. It’s at least tied for being the smallest hotel in LA rented just as a single room.
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How Fraud at a Dubai Resort Could Signal Global Economy House of Cards
I generally believe there’s a lot more fraud in the economy than comes to light. It hides in plain site until it isn’t hiding anymore.
Most of it is pretty bald faced, but people are lazy and don’t question what they’re told and don’t want to look stupid asking questions of others who are presumed to know what they’re talking about. Less than 2/3rds of CFOs, CEOs, and COOs can correctly finish a test of financial literacy.
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The Daring Last Plane Departing San Juan Ahead of Irma: All in a Day’s Work
Delta 431 landed in San Juan a few hours ahead of Hurricane Irma on Wednesday. Wind gusts had been up over 40 knots. But they had a window.
The plane then prepped for a quick turn taking off as Delta 302. And the flight and its captain became an internet sensation. It was the last commercial departure out of San Juan.
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Through September 25 Air France KLM Flying Blue is offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles when you buy between 4000 and 75,000.
With this offer you can buy miles for 1.375 Euro cents apiece or about $0.0166.