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.
American Express is offering an initial bobus of 125,000 points after spending $8,000 within 6 months of cardmembership for the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card. This is a nice improvement of a 100,000 point offer, and you have a full six months to meet the required spend.
Right now is your best opportunity to get a Southwest Companion Pass good for nearly two full years, based on how this benefit works today. It’s arguably the best value in travel.
Probably the best observation here is “For the first time in my life, I see a purpose for the word ‘lavatory.’”
“Southwest is hoeing me.” A Southwest Airlines passenger says that’s what an employee told her, after the airline lost her bag, then when it was found it was delivered to the wrong address, and the airline and courier service simply pointed fingers at each other – forcing the woman to get the police involved.
If Alaska is going to be held to payments and Virgin cannot partner with any other airline to sell flights in the United States, then Alaska wants to know… how on earth Virgin partners with Delta and sells their flights domestically?
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.
Overall value across the Atlantic was fantastic. The seats are mostly fine, though the new suites are better. Food was below average for American, and service was pretty ordinary, but a good way to cross the Pond. Getting any of American’s other seats would have been better, food is usually better, and many crews are too. So I don’t hesitate to fly them, I just feel like they can do better than they did here – but I did get my points worth as it were.
All passengers on the Airbus A321neo nearly had to be removed from the aircraft when a “clearly..intoxicated” man refused to leave. All the airline wanted was assurance that he would “behave and not cause any issues on the flight” but he was unable to offer that assurance. That’s when another passenger stepped in.
American Airlines flight 2350 from Dallas – Fort Worth to Mexico City was delayed more than 5 hours on Friday. First, passengers had to wait on a replacement aircraft reportedly due to a “leak” and then passengers boarded another Boeing 737-800 only to have water flow out into the aisles from a lavatory. They needed another plane – or a boat.
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 »
