It’s pretty common for passengers to view it as a ‘hack’ to wear a jacket with lots of pockets (think Scott-e-Vest) and stuff their bodies full of their carry on items instead of using luggage.
One woman flying Frontier Airlines tried a tact I hadn’t seen before. She… stuffed everything in the seat of her pants (“extra junk in her trunk”).
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Next week a British Airways lease for new lounge space at the Miami airport is expected to receive signoff. The lounge will be 12,973 square feet on the Concourse E-Satellite fourth floor.
Access to an airport lounge is supposed to be a refuge from the crowds, a place to get help with your travel itinerary when flights delay and cancel, and a place to work and get something to eat in peace when you have time to kill. But is it a status symbol?
I’ve shown up at the airport where both TSA and CLEAR lines were long, and the only way to make my flight was to cut the line. In the confusion of all of the passengers that was doable, if a bit aggressive. As long as you don’t get into a fight in the line you’re probably going to be fine. But breaking rules inside of the screening area will never go well.
One man decided just to press through the screening checkpoint… without stopping for screening.
A hotel clerk wrote about taking sweet revenge on an abusive guest. They were an elite member of the chain, staying at a hotel that had recently been reflagged to become a part of it. And they’d made front desk staff cry, with two women working in the morning leaving with smeared makeup.
One of the reasons you can’t get your hands on concert tickets to the best shows when Ticketmaster releases them is because of… their value in earning frequent flyer miles. But many rewards points collectors are now getting burned.
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A California dentist put his home’s ‘in-law suite’ on Airbnb and lived to regret it. Their guest booked a six month stay at $105 per night for $20,793. They’ve been there for about two years, rent free for 18 months. And they’re demanding $100,000 to leave – with California law on their side. She even wants a refund of her twenty grand for the first six months of her stay, too!
A status match campaign that only offers a match, and processes the match is… ok. But it’s also a wasted opportunity. The match needs to be as fast and seamless as possible, and then needs to follow up with the customer to help them understand and use their benefits and see why their choice to shift their business is a good one for them.
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 »
