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Supplier Leak Reveals Singapore Airlines Plans Caviar In Business Class—While Rivals Still Serve $6 Wine

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

Only Qatar Airways and THAI offer caviar in long haul business class. And it’s surprisingly inexpensive to do. The investment, for them, almost seems like a no-brainer.

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Easiest Hotel Status Ever—Credit Card Status Alone Unlocks Top Tier Through 2026

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

You can even get status if you have a premium credit card or airline status or cruise status but don’t have any hotel status.

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Spirit Airlines Files For ‘Chapter 22’ Bankruptcy—Back To The Courthouse Just 5 Months After It Left

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

The airline has seen its costs rise – and not just post-pandemic labor cost increases. They inauguarated a new four-building, 11-acre corporate campus last year. Spirit!

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United Flyers Have Complained About Business Class Headphones for Years—On Monday It’s Finally Fixed

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

New headphones launch in long haul business class and premium economy starting Monday, September 1 – with premium cross country and long haul Hawaii flighs getting these “by mid-September.”

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr Says He Walks Through Airports Diagnosing Kids On Sight, “I Can Tell From Their Faces”

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

Trump administration Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that he walks through airports and diagnoses children with “mitochondrial challenges and inflammation” based on their looks.

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Bad Batch Of REAL IDs Cause TSA Chaos: Travelers See Licenses Rejected At Security [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

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.

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$5,495 Maui Jets Defy Van Nuys Airport Ban—Wealthy Elites Tried To Stop Them And Failed

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

Federal rules protect Aero’s Maui flights from Van Nuys, despite airlines, unions, and wealthy residents pushing for a ban.

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Passport Checks At The Beach: Bali Tells Tourists ‘Carry Your Papers Or Else’

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

Tourists visiting Bali have been ordered to carry their passports at all times as part of an immigration crackdown.

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‘We Thought We’d Die’: United Flight’s 4,000-Ft Plunge Left A Menu Wedged In The Ceiling Until Landing

by Gary Leff on August 29, 2025

Aug 29 2025

Passengers screamed as United Flight 5971 plunged 4,000 feet. One said they thought it was the end — and a menu stayed jammed in the ceiling until landing.

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Sunbed Wars: Resort Guests Filmed Sleeping Overnight On Pool Chairs To Claim Them For Next Day

by Gary Leff on August 28, 2025

Aug 28 2025

If there’s one thing I try to avoid when picking out a hotel for vacation it’s the ‘resort factory’ – the kind of large place where you have to get down to the beach or pool before 8 a.m. and place a book or towel out to have any hope of getting a chair.

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