Nov
21
2016
IHG Rewards Club sent out an email to members to let them know that if they do not book direct, they will no longer provide full program benefits.
IHG Rewards Club Won’t Provide Benefits EVEN WHEN You Book Direct
Airport Expects Qantas to Offer Dallas-Brisbane Flight Next Year, Blissfully Unaware US Government Sticking a Fork in It…
Nov
20
2016
The head of the Brisbane, Australia airport is projecting Dallas service when Qantas gets Boeing 787s next year.
When Qantas operated Sydney – Dallas with a Boeing 747, the plane made a stop in Brisbane in one direction.
Protect Yourself Before Google Shuts Down Your Account and Don’t Eat the Cockroach From Your Inflight Meal
Nov
20
2016
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.
McDonald’s Lawsuit Revisited: 15 Year Old Sues Virgin Australia After Being Burned By Coffee Inflight
Nov
20
2016
You may be familiar with — and even outraged by — the famous lawsuit against McDonald’s by Stella Liebeck who was burned by hot coffee.
The jury’s $2.7 million award has long been a poster child for tort reform (the judge actually reduced her award to $480,000).
We now have a new McDoanld’s case from the skies. A 15 year old flying Los Angeles – Sydney is suing Virgin Australia after getting burned by hot coffee.
A Hack to Transfer Amex Points to British Airways at Better than One-to-One
Nov
20
2016
Chase extended its British Airways partnership in May 2015 and a month later American Express announced you’d no longer be able to transfer Membership Rewards points 1:1 into British Airways come that fall. Presumably the British Airways-Chase deal precluded other card products from having 1:1 earning with BA.
PRICE DROP: Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones Down to $199
Nov
20
2016
With Bose out with the new QC 35 noise cancelling headphones the price of QC20s dropped from $299 to $249. And Amazon has them further reduced to $199. That’s a phenomenal deal on Bose noise cancelling headphones, which I don’t travel without.
GREAT DEAL: Free Elite Status for American Airlines Holiday and Winter Travel
Nov
20
2016
Just in time for the holidays, you can have free checked bags on American Airlines. You can have Priority Boarding, too, which means you’ll get on the plane early enough that there’s still overhead bin space available. And forget long check-in lines, if you have to check in with a person rather than online or at a kiosk you get to use Priority Check-in.
These are benefits of “oneworld ruby” status, the entry-level status of American’s oneworld partners.
Foreign Leaders Now Have to Stay at Trump Hotels and DOJ Close to Approving Alaska Buying Virgin America
Nov
19
2016
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.
New Insight Into How American’s President Scott Kirby Wound Up President of United
Nov
19
2016
When former US Airways President Scott Kirby left as President of American Airlines to become President of United American sent out their press release about elevating Chief Operating Officer Robert Isom to President and explained that Scott Kirby was leaving immediately. It didn’t mention anything about United, and it didn’t say anything about spending more time with his family.
In a long piece from Fortune on Oscar Munoz’s tenure at United we…get this explanation about Scott Kirby’s move from American to United:
Delta Raising Prices for Lounge Membership Again, Says They’re Doing You a Favor
Nov
19
2016
Delta is raising the price of SkyClub memberships next year.
Just like when they raised prices three years ago the rationale is offered that higher prices allow them to continue to invest in the clubs. But it’s strange then that they’d be reducing the mileage price at the same time then. And it’s certainly not necessary to raise the price in order to improve the experience. Most airlines in the world don’t charge memberships for lounge access at all.
