Transfer Bonus: Earn a Ratio of 1 Starwood Point -> 1.625 American Miles

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Sep 04 2017

From end of April through mid-June they ran a 25% conversion bonus from hotel programs not just Starwood. That meant it applied to Marriott Rewards travel packages. They’re running more conversion bonuses, selling miles cheaper than ever, all as revenue growth for the AAdvantage program was reported to be materially below projections. (Gee I wonder why.)

Now they’re back with a Starwood conversion bonus running September 1 through October 15.

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80 Year Old Million Miler Injured On United Flight, Dumped at Hospital Without Letting Family Know

Sep 04 2017

United employees do enough to harm passengers without holding them responsible for the actions of other passengers.

I’m not sure they ought to be held legally liable here, although I’d like to think they’d care enough to ensure not just that an 80 year old woman receives care but that her family is notified where she is as well.

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Here’s What’s Wrong With the American Airlines Flight Attendants Union

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Sep 04 2017

The dynamics in the union are such that they have to project ‘strength’ at all costs. They’re locked in a game where to maintain power internally they have to saber rattle, no matter the issue. But even if they got everything they asked for it wouldn’t be sustainable because the company would be no better off because its customers would be no better treated.

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