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.
A United Airlines business class passenger’ became impatient with the airline for not rolling out a new seat with doors. The passenger created their own makeshift suite, using a blanket clipped to the top of the seat.
A fight broke out in a Charlotte airport restroom. A passenger using a stall caught the altercation on film, showing just the feet of the two men engaged in a melee in the men’s room.
Kirby can’t stop the tariffs, but by offering the President political cover in the business community he might get something in exchange later on? Now Kirby says that Trump’s trade turmoil will make the U.S. stronger.
I’m a Bilt Platinum and with a 100% transfer bonus I’d surely get 2.5 cents per point in value here and double that with a companion pass strategy – and the option value in Bilt points is higher than any other currency, the more of these 100% bonuses they offer the more reluctant I am to take advantage of any one of them.
Delta Air Lines has put improvements to its business class product on hold because of Trump’s tariff uncertainty.
The American Airlines flight attendants union sent out a ‘hotline‘ message to cabin crew calling out management after a loss-making quarter. There’s a lot to criticize in how the airline has been run. None of those things are what the union chooses to highlight.
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.
United Airlines is changing how flight attendants deal with drunk passengers onboard. Effective May 1, two flight attendants both have to share the judgment that the passenger is over the line. That will trigger collaboration with operations and the airport to handle removal of the customer from the aircraft
A woman arrived at the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom two days ahead of the rest of her group. She asked the hotel to place a 14,626-baht (≈ US $400) authorization hold on her card to cover all four rooms for a five-night stay.
But she also told staff to collect payment from a relative when he arrived.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
