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How to Claim EU Compensation If Your Flight is Delayed

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2018

Apr 01 2018

EU regulation 261 (2004) requires airlines to compensate passengers between €250 and €600 cash for flight delays of over 3 hours, for cancellations, and for involuntary denied boardings due to overbooking. The amount depends on the distance of the flight.

This applies to flight departures from EU countries, and it applies to flights headed to the EU on airlines based there. It also includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. And it applies to award tickets not just paid tickets.

22 Changes to Hilton’s Airline Partners Starting Tomorrow

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2018

Apr 01 2018

Hilton is making changes to its airline partnerships effective tomorrow April 2. They are dropping a bunch of airlines (you’ll no longer be able to transfer points to these airlines), adding some, and changing the transfer ratio for a couple.

Not a Mistake, Delta Lowered the Price of Awards to North Asia

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2018

Apr 01 2018

I reached out to Delta and they confirmed that this is “No[t a] glitch on the award pricing” so we can apparently rely on it, until it changes again.

Hotel Key Card Hack and Getting 12 Cents/Point Hotel Redemptions

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

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.

Singapore Halting Sale of Uber Southeast Asia, Orders Continued Independent Operations

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

On Monday we learned that Uber was selling its Southeast Asia business to Grab and shutting down operations in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam in two weeks.

Not so fast says the government of Singapore.

ALERT: British Airways Concorde Room is Out of Good Champagne

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

The British Airways Concorde Room at London Heathrow has run out of Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle champagne over Easter Weekend.

They’ve been serving Henriot out of the lounge next door. There are scattered reports that there is a modest Laurent Perrior reserve held back to be served only in the sit down dining area of the lounge.

Southwest Teasing Major Announcement, “A Whole New Way to Get Away”

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

Southwest is teasing “a whole new way to get away” on Facebook. Much of the speculation in the comments is about their Hawaii service, but the airline is pretty clear that’s not what this announcement is about.

Credit Card/Gift Card Fraud Ring Broken Up By Failure to Use Left Turn Signal

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

“Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz was caught after he got a parking ticket where he stopped to kill someone. Ted Bundy was pulled over for driving without his lights on. If you’re going to break the really big laws, it makes some kind of sense I guess that you’ll break the little ones too.

So it shouldn’t be at all surprising that a credit card fraud ring was foiled by failure to use a turn signal.

With United’s Pet Shipping Suspended, Coast Guard Officer Faces $31,000 Fee

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2018

Mar 31 2018

Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Jennifer McKay brought her 221-pound English mastiff to U.S. Forces Japan at Yokota in western Tokyo in 2016. She shipped him over in his 100 pound carrier on United for $3200.

The dog’s name is George Jefferson. And come June 1 it’s time for the Lieutenant Commander, Weezy to her Goerge Jefferson, to return home to the States. United however isn’t currently taking new pet shipment bookings.

Plane Strikes Man in Head and Airline Fined for Selling Tickets to Passengers

by Gary Leff on March 30, 2018

Mar 30 2018

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.

How to Claim EU Compensation If Your Flight is Delayed

22 Changes to Hilton’s Airline Partners Starting Tomorrow

Not a Mistake, Delta Lowered the Price of Awards to North Asia

Hotel Key Card Hack and Getting 12 Cents/Point Hotel Redemptions

Singapore Halting Sale of Uber Southeast Asia, Orders Continued Independent Operations

ALERT: British Airways Concorde Room is Out of Good Champagne

Southwest Teasing Major Announcement, “A Whole New Way to Get Away”

Credit Card/Gift Card Fraud Ring Broken Up By Failure to Use Left Turn Signal

With United’s Pet Shipping Suspended, Coast Guard Officer Faces $31,000 Fee

Plane Strikes Man in Head and Airline Fined for Selling Tickets to Passengers

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