Dec
04
2017
With their best ally — Steve Bannon — gone from the White House, Delta along with American and United have enlisted Newt Gingrich to push for their cause.
US Airlines Have Brought on Newt Gingrich to Pick Your Pockets
You Had One Job, Grand Hyatt Edition
North Korean Missile Test Seen By Cathay Pacific San Francisco – Hong Kong Crew
Dec
04
2017
Last Wednesday North Korean tested a ballistic missile. When they test missiles they generally don’t post NOTAMs for flights to avoid designated air space (and it’s not clear that historically they’ve known where the missiles would go).
This time the missile was reportedly seen by the crew of Cathay Pacific CX893 from San Francisco to Hong Kong, the midnight Airbus A350 departure.
Review: Mexico’s Most Celebrated Restaurant Pujol
Dec
03
2017
Mexico’s most celebrated restaurant is Pujol, originally designed to offer an upscale version of street food. This year it moved into new quarters, instead of simply cooking in restaurant space they have space designed for their restaurant.
The kitchen has no burners, they sear on a wood grill and finish in the oven, and everything is organized around a central island. They have a comal for making tortillas. They have an outside brick oven pit. They serve a mole that’s been aged for more than 3 years.
Review: Alone in Korean Air First Class, Seoul – Singapore
Dec
03
2017
My connecting flight in first class from Seoul to Singapore was included in my 95,000 mile award ticket. And while for this flight I wouldn’t have Korean’s new Kosmo Suites, I’d instead have their older open first class seats, I would have the entire first class cabin to myself.
Right Now: 1000 Free Marriott Points
Dec
03
2017
Marriott will give you 1000 points for answering a simple question on Twitter.
And here’s the answer.
Delta Can Devalue Their Miles Because American Express Lost Costco
Dec
03
2017
As costly as it was for American Express to lose Costco, it would have been more costly to retain Costco. As big a win as Costco is for Citibank and Visa, it’s a deal afflicted by the winner’s curse because Citi/Visa had to overpay to secure it.
But American Express lost 10% of its credit card portfolio overnight. And it signaled a huge change for the company’s business to Wall Street. It set in motion a huge set of changes at the company, at competitors, and in deals other banks made with other airlines.
What Rewards Credit Card Offers Looked Like 30 Years Ago
Dec
03
2017
While award tickets have gone up in price, they haven’t gone up 10-fold over the last 30 years the way that signup bonuses have, so maybe award chart devaluation isn’t so bad after all.
The Ultimate Million Mile Status Benefit
Dec
03
2017
Thirty years ago when OnePass was formed out of the Eastern Airlines Frequent Traveler Bonus Program and Continental’s TravelBank, they offered a huge reward for members who flew one million miles between the two airlines.
It was called the MillionAir and it offered a trip for two every week for a year anywhere the two airlines flew and it included 52 nights of hotel and 52 days of luxury rental car.
JD Power’s New Best Hotel Loyalty Program Survey is Garbage In, Garbage Out
Dec
02
2017
JD Power released their survey of hotel loyalty programs earlier in the week.
The problem, though, is that their methodology doesn’t come close to supporting anything close to meaningful results. And their purported ‘takeaways’ completely miss the point.
