Football fans booked themselves a room at the Detroit Club hotel months ago for April 25 to be near the NFL draft. The room rate was $350 ($427.50 with taxes and fees) per night. The hotel cancelled their reservation, and told them if they wanted to stay the night they’d have to pay an $1,100 room rate.
American Airlines Used To Own A Hotel Chain. It’s Now Part Of Marriott And IHG
Pan Am founded Intercontinental Hotels. After all there needed to be places for American consumers to stay in the far flung destinations they served, and as a tool of US foreign policy.
At one point United Airlines owned both Hilton and Westin hotels as part of their attempt at horizontal integration in travel under the Allegis brand. United wouldn’t just sell airline tickets, they’d market the full trip to consumers.
But I’d forgotten that American Airlines had a hotel chain.
Airbnb Host Used Surveillance to Threaten Marriage Of Guest Who Refused To Pay Extra Fees
Shawn Mackey filed a lawsuit against his Airbnb “superhost” Pamela Fohler and the platform for privacy invasion, emotional distress, and marital damage after a contentious stay and an alleged extortion attempt involving a photo taken by a doorbell camera.
Sheraton Still Awful After All These Years, Hilton And Marriott Strategic Moves Revealed In Government Filings
Both chains report that 78% of their revenue comes from the U.S. Their international footprints are smaller than you’d think!
Marriott has more than twice as much booked liability for hotel award night redemptions as Hilton. But that does not mean “Marriott’s loyalty program generated a far higher total volume of rewards for members than Hilton’s did” since Hilton pays hotels less when members redeem than Marriott does.
Gate Checking Madness: Why Bigger Overhead Bins Aren’t Solving the Airline Carry-On Crisis
You’re allowed to carry bags onto the plane – but only if there’s enough space on board. That’s the main reason it’s better to board planes early, rather than being last onto the plane. Priority boarding is a benefit to ensure you get access to carry on bin space – even though no one wants to spend more time on board the aircraft than they have to.
Overhead bins are stuffed full, and passengers are forced to gate check their carry on bags, even though airlines are installing bigger overhead bins – bins that are supposed to have enough space for everyone. And it didn’t used to be this way!
7 Reasons Buying A Timeshare Is The Worst Decision You Can Make
Owning a timeshare often leads to unforeseen expenses, restrictive use conditions, and significant resale difficulties, making it a questionable financial commitment.
Passenger Skips TSA ID Check, Boards American Airlines Flight Without A Ticket
A woman skipped the TSA ID checker at the Nashville airport, since she didn’t have a boarding pass to fly that day. She went through regular screening, and proceeded to an American Airlines gate – where she got on a flight to Los Angeles without a boarding pass.
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Delta Flight Turns Back When Coach Passengers Were Showered With Maggots From The Overhead Bin
Tuesday’s Delta flight 133 from Amsterdam to Detroit was forced to turn around an hour into the trip when maggots fell from an overhead bin onto passengers seated in economy.
Apparently a suitcase in the overhead bin contained rotten fish. It opened, and maggots spilled out. The fish was only wrapped in a plastic bag from a grocery store in the customer’s rollaboard. It wasn’t even packed in ice.
Wide Open Award Space To Book Free Tickets On New Flight With World’s Best Business Class
Qatar has one of the best business class product in the world in its ‘QSuites’ that offer doors and movable partitions that allow two and even four passengers to travel together in their own space. Their QSuite is a fantastic hard product, and service and food in the air are outstanding.
Right now there’s amazing award availability for the new second flight they’ve added from Miami. You’ll generally find two business class awards Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays on flights QR781 and QR782 from September through December.