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Strange But True: 5 Bizarre Airline And Rental Car Policies You Never Thought To Question

by Gary Leff on May 25, 2025

May 25 2025

How come flight attendants have to pick up the cups they serve drinks in prior to takeoff, but they let me keep the Starbucks coffee I brought on board myself?

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Hotel Beds Have Been Smashing My Shins For A Decade—And They Still Haven’t Fixed It [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on May 25, 2025

May 25 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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My Friend Said It Was OK’: Britney Spears Smoked On JSX Flight, Blamed Vodka, Met By Authorities In Mexico

by Gary Leff on May 25, 2025

May 25 2025

Britney Spears was caught lighting a cigarette during a JSX flight from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas on Friday. Authorities met the flight on arrival. She had admittedly been drinking vodka before deciding to smoke onboard.

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Book Etihad Business Class To India, The Mideast, Or Maldives For 70K AAdvantage Miles—Wide Open Now, But It Won’t Last

by Gary Leff on May 25, 2025

May 25 2025

Etihad business class is fantastic. Spending American AAdvantage miles on the product is an incredible value, at 70,000 miles each way between the U.S. and Mideast or even connecting over Abu Dhabi to India, Sri Lanka or the Maldives.

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San Francisco Airport Removed 90 Minutes of Daily Noise — Travelers Say It Changed Everything

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 2025

The airport targeted gate announcements, overlapping PA messages, and tenant music. Instead of blasting departure calls terminal-wide, messages are limited to each gate and their immediate surroundings. In 2020, they worked with airlines to centralize and reduce announcements, cutting 40% of the paging.

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The FAA Is Blocking Remote Towers Used Worldwide—Even Though They’d Help Solve The Controller Shortage For A Fraction Of The Cost

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 2025

There’s something to rethinking how air traffic control works entirely in a digital world. But if we’re realistic, and can only expect incremental improvement, surely this is one we can accomplish?

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Get 4.55 Cents Per Point: Up To 200% Bilt Transfer Bonus To Accor June 1 Only—Fairmont And Raffles Redemptions Are A Steal

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 2025

Bilt’s June 1 Rent Day headline benefit is up to a 200% transfer bonus converting Bilt Points to ALL – Accor Live Limitless points.

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“Use Seat Bottom Cushiom For Flotation”: How Did This Get Past American Airlines And The FAA?

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 2025

Once you see this mistake on an American Airlines plane, you won’t be able to unsee it – and you’ll begin to notice it everywhere: “Use Seat Bottom Cushiom For Flotation”

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United Hired a Private Eye To Spy On Injured Flight Attendant—Then Fired Him [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 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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‘The Queen Likes Them’: Meghan Markle Helps American Airlines Flight Attendant Shut Down Captain’s Insult

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2025

May 24 2025

An American Airlines flight attendant shares her charming interaction with Meghan Markle on what seems to me was probably a New York – Los Angeles flight.

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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.

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 »

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