A first class passenger on Alaska flight 142 from Juneau to Seattle on Thursday shared their experience at the start of the flight. They asked for coffee once they had boarded and were safely ensconced in their seat. What the flight attendant told them was shocking.
Marriott has the toughest criteria for a published, top tier status. Bonvoy Ambassador requires 100 nights in their hotels and minimum spend of $23,000. Or does it?
Video footage captured by a passenger shows unbelted travelers that were hurled upward by the turbulence. The video also shows passengers gripping the backs of seats for support, with debris—including plastic cups, paper bags, and backpacks—scattered across the cabin.
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A Frontier Airlines passenger reports that two employees tried to extort him for $50, pocketing the money for themselves. The active duty military member has gone public with the incident, which occurred on Veterans Day, where the airline gate agents were closing the door early and offered to re-open the door if he paid them.
For several weeks, the airline has been unable to offer award space on oneworld partner Qantas and, more recently, also on British Airways.
If I were eligible, I’d definitely consider the premium card – a year of oneworld Sapphire and 80,000 points is a no-brainer to me and I’d spend hard through end of year to earn the redemption fee rebate.
A Delta Air Lines passenger shares that after misconnecting in Atlanta while enroute to San Francisco on Sunday, they got moved from their extra legroom seat to a middle seat in the back of a flight Monday morning. And they had words with the woman in the window seat beside them.
There are plenty of ways to earn hotel status besides spending 30, 50, 60 or more nights in a hotel. And there are plenty of ways to do it without getting a new premium credit card, either.
I’m not saying this is the most rewarding card for spending, although it can be an important part of American AAdvantage status-earning. But it makes clear sense to get, given the value proposition of the upfront bonus offer, and for me it makes a lot of sense to keep because I get value out of the wifi rebate alone and then can continue to have the benefits of the card.
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 »
