Mar
27
2024
While this month’s Bilt Rent Day offers will be great for some members, I can’t get excited. It isn’t that I don’t care about fitness!
Bilt’s April Rent Day Is All About Pumpin’ You Up
Actual 10 Karat Gold Or Gimmick? Robinhood’s New 3% Cash Back Card Bets On Your Financial Future
Mar
27
2024
Robinhood Markets has acquired and rebranded the X1 credit card as the Robinhood Gold Card, offering enticing cash back rewards, a unique metal card upgrade for referrals, and strategic financial benefits to deepen user engagement with Robinhood’s ecosystem.
Unpacking Alaska Airlines’ Controversial New Rule on Award Travel and Frequent Flyer Benefits
Mar
27
2024
Alaska Airlines’ recent rule change disallows swapping frequent flyer numbers on award tickets for benefits from other programs, but it doesn’t challenge industry norms as much as some think – and parallels practices of airlines like American,.
Engineering A Coup: Inside the Unprecedented Boeing CEO Ouster Demanded By U.S. Airline Bosses
Mar
26
2024
The CEOs of United, Southwest, American and Alaska all sought a meeting with Boeing’s board without its CEO. This plan was hatched at March 7th meeting of their lobby shop Airlines for America. And it was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.
Delta Air Lines Scolded Passenger For Stealing Fruit – But Sky Club Members Are Fighting Back
Mar
26
2024
In the hidden war of tit-for-tat inside the Delta Air Lines Sky Club, Delta raises prices and then customers try to get their money’s worth. Delta responds by enforcing its rules against passengers taking food from the club, but that only encourages the practice further.
Mask Drama at Altitude: A ‘Yellowstone’ Actor’s Flight Fiasco [Roundup]
Mar
26
2024
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.
Visa/Mastercard Agree To Limit Interchange Fees, “Is This The End Of Credit Card Rewards?”
Mar
26
2024
Visa and Mastercard have entered into a $30 billion anti-trust settlement with retailers over card interchange fees. Readers are asking, as one put it, “Is this the end of credit card rewards?”
Is Canada’s Flair Airlines About To Go Bust? Can’t Charge For Checked Bags Or Sell Tickets
Mar
26
2024
Just six weeks ago there were rumors that Canadian ultra low cost carrier Flair would be acquiring local rival Lynx. Lynx ceased operations a month ago. Soon Flair may not be around at all either?
Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Will Get $20,000 Checks
Mar
26
2024
On average, cabin crew at Southwest will receive nearly $20,000 when the contract is ratified, representing pro-rated raises they would have gotten had the deal gone into effect in 2019.
Puff Daddy Goes Poof, Diddy’s Jet Flees U.S. As Homeland Security Storms LA And Miami Homes
Mar
26
2024
Sean John Combs a.k.a Puff Daddy a.k.a P. Diddy, et al may have fled the country on his private jet. The Grammy Award-winning rap artist, who was estimated to have a net worth of $1 billion in 2022, has been sued multiple times for sexual assault. Now the government is after him for sex trafficking. The details of the government investigation haven’t been announced yet. However, Puff’s jet has gone poof out of the U.S.
