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Denver is a very strange airport for security. PreCheck lines can be super long. The lead singer for Puddle of Mud was arrested there for riding the baggage carousel into the secure area. And it’s where TSA agents manipulated the nude-o-scopes so they could fondle attractive passengers.
It also seems that the airport was evacuated because the TSA found bath salts in a checked bag.
In August it was reported that Emirates paid Jennifer Aniston $5 million in an endorsement deal.
The first Aniston ad is out, and the conceit is that she’s having a nightmare. She’s walking around the plane looking for the shower, in her bathrobe. But there’s no shower, and no on board bar.
If you have elite status with an airline, Star Alliance member Avianca wants to give you status in their program. And their mid-tier status (they will match up to top tier!) gets you access to United’s clubs when flying United, even on purely domestic itineraries.
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.
American will give you a 20% bonus when you convert Marriott Rewards points to AAdvantage miles in October. No registration required.
In general converting hotel points to miles is a poor deal — outside of Starwood — although if you need to top off an account it can make sense. The only reasonable use of this promotion is Marriott travel packages.
Via uggboy at Inside Flyer, in advance of today’s New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins game in London the packing and preparation was meticulous.
The Jets packed 350 rolls of toilet paper.
A new Federal Reserve working paper finds that people enter long-term relationships with others who have similar credit scores. When people who have divergent credit scores form relationships, they’re more likely to break up. And credit scores even seem to say something about one’s ability to commit in relationships.
This morning I wrote about the very first offer from the new Inside Flyer (of which I’m a co-founder): a 150% bonus on the purchase of 100,000 – 150,000 miles from Star Alliance frequent flyer program LifeMiles, combined with short-term award redemption discounts of up to 50% on Star Alliance partners.
That means you can buy up to 375,000 per person at a price of ~ 1.5 cents apiece. I’ve gotten several questions about the offer, so thought I’d take the time to walk through it.
Most premium Visa products in the U.S. are offered as Visa Signature — this includes Chase Sapphire Preferred and even President Obama’s Palladium card.
But there is one Visa Infinite card. And it now offers a 100,000 point signup bonus, and a $0 annual fee the first year.
Gary 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 »
