Dec
28
2017
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.
Credit Cards Killed in 2017 and What 2018 Will Bring
Woman Kicked Out of Marriott in Pajamas and Handcuffs Because She Wasn’t a Swinger
Dec
28
2017
A Marriott hotel in Atlanta is being sued for kicking a woman with a reservation out of the property because she wouldn’t pay extra to stay on a “swinger’s floor.”
She had booked a 3 night New Years Eve stay but was asked for more money “for being on a floor that had been completely booked by Swingers of Atlanta.”
Hilton Wants Housekeepers to Serve as First Line of Defense in the War on Terror
Dec
28
2017
After the Las Vegas shooting massacre there were calls for limits to be placed on hotel ‘do not disturb’ signs even though there was no indication that a do not disturb sign played any role in the shooting.
Now Hilton will no longer honor Do Not Disturb signs for more than 24 hours.
British Airways Parent Expected to Take Over Austrian Airline NIKI
Dec
28
2017
NIKI was driven into insolvency with the collapse of air berlin and withdrawl of support from Etihad. It was expected that the Austrian carrier would go to Lufthansa (specifically their low cost subsidiary Eurowings), but European competition regulators shut down that possibility.
Hyatt Will Count Award Stays Towards Status and Improve Short-Expiring Free Night Awards
Dec
28
2017
Hyatt is making two changes to their elite program for 2018, and they’re both positive.
Turkey Resuming Issuance of Visas to US Citizens
Dec
28
2017
Three months ago US diplomatic employees were detained in Turkey with that country claiming there were links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen whom it says was responsible for the July 2016 coup attempt against Turkish strongman President Erdoğan. The US suspended visa services in the country as a result, and Turkey retaliated.
Today the US announced that it has resumed issuing visas in Turkey. And Turkey is lifting its restrictions as well.
All State Drivers Licenses Will Be Accepted by TSA At Least Until October 1, 2020
Dec
28
2017
The TSA has posted signs at airports saying that people living in several states will no longer be able to use drivers licenses to clear security effective January 22, 2018.
Now the TSA finally confirms what I wrote two months ago: “U.S. residents in all states can use old driver’s licenses until Oct. 1, 2020.”
Southwest Airlines Will Sell Elite Status – And the Prices are Nuts
Dec
28
2017
Like some other major US airlines, Southwest Airlines will sell you the elite qualifying points needed to earn elite status. Their offer to buy status ends Saturday.
A-List is normally earned after 25 flights or 35,000 points. They’ll sell you up to 15,000 points towards this goal.
Without a Big Order Soon Airbus Will End the A380 Program
Dec
27
2017
The Airbus A380 is popular with customers for its spaciousness, although airlines are just now starting to really squeeze passengers into it like never before. However it’s never been popular with very many airlines.
The plane may have cost $25 billion just to develop, but they’ve only delivered 217 of them — about half to Emirates. Emirates has a few dozen more on order was on the verge of buying more at the Dubai Air Show but backed out over Airbus’ unwilling to place guarantees on the program and the future of the planes and an inability to get the deal they wanted on a new engine.
3 Flight Crew Arrested in Singapore and New First Class Champagne: Cristal
Dec
27
2017
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.
