Now Marriott Bonvoy even promises less to its members for what rooms they’ll get as an upgrade, based on a change to the program’s terms and conditions. Although honestly the rules change simply reflects what I’d understood to always be the case.
One woman woke up on a flight and discovered her hair had been braided and she had no idea who did it: ‘I need you to come forth immediately.’
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You may find yourself receiving free wifi on American Airlines starting Monday. That’s if you’re traveling on one of more than 50 flights where they’ll be testing the feature in advance of rolling it out across the system.
An American Airlines first class passenger was the only one not to get a meal on their flight, and she’s taken to social media saying it’s because she’s Black.
My wife was approved for this card. Her small business is… very small. But the interesting thing, beyond that they’d approve her, is what happens to the points.
You have about 45 days to make Amex transfers to Hawaiian (and therefore to Alaska), but I wouldn’t wait until the last day to do it.
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The Los Angeles City Council passed legislation requiring “hotels with more than 60 rooms, as well as companies doing business at Los Angeles International Airport, to pay their workers $30 per hour by 2028” plus “hotels and airport businesses would be required to provide $8.35 per hour for their workers’ healthcare by July 2026. The rest of Los Angeles will have a $17.28 minimum wage
This hotel charges an amenity fee that covers an on-site minimart to sell you bags of chips? And they appear to add a credit card surcharge that is expressly illegal under state law.
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