Between May 27 and September 4 it appears as though Starwood will be offering double points on weekdays and triple points on weekends under the marketing monkier “Take Three.”
Tricks to Save Money at Amazon and United’s Cockpit Lock Combination is 1-2-3-4-5
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TSA: It’s Not Sexual Assault When the Government Does It
In March the TSA announced that pat downs would become more ‘intimate’ and began reaching out to local law enforcement to let them know they’d be getting complaints about sexual assault but to please ignore them.
TSA believed that since they’d basically be sexually assaulting passengers at will, some passengers may fail to understand that it’s not sexual assault when the government does it.
The Worst Thing About Each Travel Provider
This is a lightning round, I’m going to give one quick thing that overwhelms everything else and I’m not going to offer a detailed explanation — just a simple statement of the one worst thing about an airline, a hotel chain, or a rental car company.
These choices are, of course, influenced by my idiosyncratic preferences — but I think they stand up:
How to Start Turning Around Bad Service at US Airlines
Southwest Airlines flight attendants are unionized. They offer some of the best service in the US airline industry.
American Airlines has some fantastic flight attendants, but the service customers receive is like Forrest Gump’s proverbial box of chocolates.
When Is The Last Time Airline Frequent Flyer Programs Put Their Members First?
The truth is that frequent flyer programs will have to experience lower margins to remain competitive and defend their income streams into the future. And a successful loyalty marketing program actually needs to keep its members at the center of its thinking. When was the last time a US major airline program did that?
Delta’s Comfort Dogs, Pop Up Spas, and Status Challenges Plus United in Twitter Trouble
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Family Gets Kicked Off JetBlue Flight to Vegas Over Birthday Cake
A family flying JetBlue from New York JFK to Las Vegas for a 40th birthday on May 3 brought along a cake from Tonnie’s Minis bakery for the celebration and that cake became a flash point that led to their removal from the plane.
The 25 Routes Where You Want to Avoid Flying American Airlines
American Airlines started selling ‘basic economy’ fares three months ago.
American Airlines is intentionally making the travel experience worse, in hopes you will spend more to avoid the pain points. Here are the routes they’ve where they’ve started using this tactic.
Pilots Say Electronics Ban Makes Planes Unsafe and New Singapore Plane With No Coach
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