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Hilton Took Away Your Free Elite Breakfast 4 Years Ago—And Inflation Just Made Your Replacement Daily Credit Worth Even Less

by Gary Leff on July 19, 2025

Jul 19 2025

Four years ago Hilton eliminated free breakfast as a benefit for Honors Gold and Diamond members at U.S properties. In its place they offer a small food and beverage credit that can be used at any time throughout the day.

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Delta Sky Club Bartender Is Telling Customers The Airline Secretly Keeps Tips Paid With Miles—That’s Flat Wrong

by Gary Leff on July 19, 2025

Jul 19 2025

One rumor about tipping just isn’t true, that when you pay for premium drinks with SkyMiles at a Delta Sky Club that the airline pockets the tip and doesn’t pass it onto the server.

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40 Minute Wait For Beef And Craft Beer: Is Denver’s Amex Centurion Lounge TSA-Level Hassle Worth It?

by Gary Leff on July 19, 2025

Jul 19 2025

The highlight of the lounge – and some people love it, others hate it, my view was a bit more in the middle – is the food. They have actual beef, not something I’ve seen much of in Centurion lounges the past several years as the food budget appears to have been cut back.

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‘I Haven’t Eaten in Ages’: Passenger Exposes ‘Inedible’ United Airlines Coach Meal ‘Made By Toddlers’ [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on July 19, 2025

Jul 19 2025

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.

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LaGuardia’s Chase Sapphire Lounge Is Spectacular—Except For The Rock Hard Salmon Bun And Bland Burger

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2025

Jul 18 2025

Order up a cocktail, sit at the bar, in a quiet spot, or by the fireplace. Head to the gameroom with friends. Book a facial using a QR code that’s ubiquitous throughout the lounge. And see whether you agree with the majority opinion that the food is spectacular, or with me that it’s a bit of a disappointment.

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United CEO’s Bold Prediction: Struggling Rivals Will Cut Flights—And You’ll Pay Higher Fares

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2025

Jul 18 2025

We’ve aleady seen airlines pull back flying for the fall, in anticipation of lower demand. That’s focused largely on early morning, late night and redeye trips and off-peak days.

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United Airlines Plans ‘Basic Business’ Downgrade—You’ll Soon Pay Coach-Style Fees For Business Class Perks

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2025

Jul 18 2025

Chief Commerical Officer Andrew Nocella said they’re going to segment premium like they’ve done coach and that this is what customers want.

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Video Shows Frontier Airlines Raising Medieval ‘Drawbridge’ To Keep Late Passenger Off Flight [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2025

Jul 18 2025

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.

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‘This Is How I Walk Through The Airport’: Woman’s Shorts Too Trashy For Spirit Airlines, Sister Arrested In Miami

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2025

Jul 18 2025

Is it possible to be too trashy to fly Spirit Airlines? Is it possible to wear shorts that are too short as a passenger departing from South Florida on Spirit Airlines? Who knew.

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Aviation Insider Leaks: Delta Air Lines Secretly Finalizing Landmark Boeing 787 Order

by Gary Leff on July 17, 2025

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Jul 17 2025

Delta doesn’t do a good job keeping secrets about their fleet plans. I told you in advance they were planning to buy Boeing 737 MAXs and they did. Now they’re planning to make another order from Boeing.

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