Are Most Airport Noise Complaints Bogus?

by Gary Leff

Nov 17 2016

When people buy homes, they generally know they are doing so near an airport and planes are noisy. Although the FAA does change approach paths — indeed, they’ve been working towards more direct and fuel efficient landing routes which are better for airline economics and ticket prices, and better for the environment, but potentially generating more complaints from residents surrounding airports.

Planes are far quieter than they were decades ago, but there are more noise complaints also.

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Citi ThankYou Transfer Bonus to Hilton is a Very. Bad. Deal.

by Gary Leff

Nov 17 2016

Citi ThankYou Rewards is offering a one-third bonus on transfers to Hilton HHonors through February 8.

Hilton points are generally worth half a cent apiece. I value Citi points at 1.6 cents each. Getting two Hilton points per ThankYou point means transferring points at a value of a penny. Not. A. Good. Deal. In many cases you’re much better off just using Citi points to straight up buy travel. But even that’s not the best use of points.

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Several Restaurant Spots are Empty in Atlanta’s Airport After 2 Years Because of Political Cronyism

by Gary Leff

Nov 16 2016

There are empty restaurant spots in Concourses A, B, and C of Atlanta’s airport, as politics plays games with the ability of passengers to get food quickly during layovers.

Most airport restaurants are bad. It’s really hard to do food well given the security, traffic, space and contracting constraints airport restaurants face. But especially at hub airports it’s important for customers to be able to have access to food before and between flights.

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EASY: 2 Free Airport Uber Rides Through End of Year, Register Quickly

by Gary Leff

Nov 16 2016

American Express and Uber will give you 2 free rides from major airports through the end of the year valued up to $65 each, using any flavor of Uber you wish.

Register right away adding promo code AMEXAIRPORT in the Uber app, you don’t want them to run out of code uses before you do so. You need to have an Amex card as your payment method when you request a ride (even if the ride is going to be free) for this to work.

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