The Transportation Security Administration succeeds.. on the golf course While screeners aren’t getting paid in Philadelphia, they can take comfort knowing that the former TSA head lavished $400K on his office, including mahogany-stained doors, a necessary perk for warriors against terrorism… In Dallas, it was reported that the TSA set up shop at the ritzy Anatole Hotel to handle job applicants. A couple of floors were rented, we’re told. When interviewing screeners, the ambiance of the venue is important. The Wall Street Journal reports that 20 TSA staff charged with hiring just 50 screeners for southwest Colorado (probably double the number needed) spent seven weeks at a posh mountain golf resort an hour or more away from any population center, holding court while candidates drove up to apply for jobs – and sometimes just one…
More Room Throughout Coach loves
More Room Throughout Coach loves all of the fare glitches which make for cheap travel and cheap hotel stays. Sometimes it works out against us, though. A Holiday Inn computer error caused guests to be charged 100 times their actual bills. I bet nobody ever purchased this $14,000,000 Seattle-London fare in coach…
I just booked two nights
I just booked two nights in a Deluxe Ocean View Room at the Westin Regina in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. No cash — just 6,000 points (3,000 points per night). How good a deal is that? Signing up for the no-fee in the first year Starwood American Express gets you 4,000 of those points immediately. Just put your next $2,000 of spending on that card and you’ve paid for the stay. No bad, eh?
Receive up to 3,000 bonus
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Use any Delta
Use any Delta partner by December 15th and earn 500 bonus miles.
10,000 bonus miles and no
10,000 bonus miles and no fee the first year for the Delta American Express. Get the card, pocket the miles, and cancel the card if you wish…
I’ve been getting a whole
I’ve been getting a whole bunch of hits from people searching for Paul Wellstone and Assassination. So I looked it up. Apparently someone does posit this irresponsible claim.
This article on
This article on how to fly first class gets it all wrong. The author clearly didn’t read this post.
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