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Playboy Model Ordered To Cover Up By American Airlines Flight Attendant—Her Body Made Athletic Attire Against The Rules

by Gary Leff on September 1, 2025

Sep 01 2025

Sara Blake Cheek complains that an American Airlines flight attendant made her “button [her] shirt” in order to fly out of Atlanta on Sunday. She says “I was unaware that American Airlines had a dress code that said you can’t wear athletic attire if you have big boobs.”

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Luxury Spa Suite Pool Floods 50-Story Hotel—Guests Forced To Haul Buckets

by Gary Leff on September 1, 2025

Sep 01 2025

Champagne, a skyline… and a bucket brigade. A couple of hotel guests floord a spa suite in China. The skyline tub was is the star attraction at the Iseya hotel in Chongqing. It comes with its own pool-sized bath and storm-spa theatrics.

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Hazmat Teams Storm British Airways Flight After Diversion To Venice As Passengers Collapse [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 1, 2025

Sep 01 2025

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.

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Leak: American Airlines Delayed A321XLR Should Finally Debut JFK–LAX At Christmas

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2025

Aug 31 2025

The inaugural American Airlines Airbus A321XLR flight is likely to be between New York JFK and Los Angeles in the second half of December. That’s according to aviation watchdog JonNYC, who reports expecting American to run a transcon with the plane as early as “Holidays 2025.”

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Hotel Exploits Loophole To Gut Marriott’s ‘Ultimate Guarantee’: Elite Guest Turned Away, No Compensation

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2025

Aug 31 2025

One thing we know about the ‘ultimate’ benefit guarantee from Marriott is that it’s only guaranteed if the hotel agrees to pay it. If the hotel says no, guarantee notwithstanding, you’re out of luck.

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Customers Sue After Hyatt Bans Accounts For Buying Fake Hotel Nights As Shortcut To Elite Status

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2025

Aug 31 2025

Hyatt’s China joint venture was selling phantom stays so that guests could earn Globalist status, confirm upgrades to suites, get free breakfsat and guarantee late checkout. Hyatt blamed the customers and nuked their accounts. Now Chinese courts have gotten involved.

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JetBlue’s Plane Went Mechanical. They Refunded Without Consent—And Left The Passenger Paying To Get Home

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2025

Aug 31 2025

The next flight that JetBlue offered was two days later. They told the agent they did not want that. They were still pushing for alternatives, but the agent processed a refund of the ticket.

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Hours In The Air With Every Toilet Broken: Passengers Instructed To Relieve Themselves In Bottles [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2025

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Aug 31 2025

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.

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Florida Hotel Guest Shouts ‘Good Thing I’m On YouTube’ After Lighting Cigarette And Throwing Designer Drug At Police

by Gary Leff on August 30, 2025

Aug 30 2025

She argues “it’s my room, I paid $250,” tries to light a cigarette, and throws kratom powder while claiming it’s “illegal opium” and offering it to an officer.

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Airlines Now Pay The Taliban $700 A Flight—Their New Cash Cow For ‘Safe Passage’ Over Afghanistan

by Gary Leff on August 30, 2025

Aug 30 2025

Airlines are running out of viable routes between Europe and Asia. But one safehaven has emerged: Afghanistan. Their skies were once avoided during decades of war but are now relatively low risk (!) with the Taliban offering stability.

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Gary LeffGary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.

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