Aug
21
2022
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.
How To Make Your Carry On Fit In The Bag Sizer (And Save $89)
The Pilot Shortage Is Preventing People From Flying Between U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug
21
2022
A pilot shortage, drawing pilots away from small operators, has left St. Thomas and St. Croix with virtually no air service between the two islands. These islands within the U.S. territory are virtually unconnected by passenger air, and this is the result of U.S. laws which limit the number of pilots, and which prevent world airlines from providing service. That needs to change.
Hurry: One Night Only, Most IHG Hotels In Most Cities Up To 85% Off Points
Aug
21
2022
For the night of Saturday, August 5, 2023 – generally the last night bookable at the end of IHG’s calendar right now – most hotels in most cities that have loaded reward night inventory are pricing at just 16,000 points per night.
Quick Review: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort And Spa
Aug
20
2022
I just spent a couple of nights at Hyatt Regency Hill Country. I live in Austin, so you might expect me to head out to the Lost Pines property for a sort-of staycation. But it wasn’t the resort we were after as much as a great jumping off point for SeaWorld San Antonio, which is basically across the street.
Here Are Internal Photos Of Proposed Business Class Seat For New American Airlines A321XLR
Aug
20
2022
They’re considering putting doors on their narrowbody lie flat business class seats. And this seat would balance their desire for a top shelf product without taking up a lot of real estate on the plane – they could literally manage to offer less than 35 inches of pitch (distance from the same point on two seats) because of the angling of the seats even as they do just one seat on each side of the aisle since each seat turns into a bed facing outward at an angle from window to the aisle.
The seat would basically back up against the window. That means passengers would all ‘have’ windows but it wouldn’t be easy to look out the window. Instead their back would largely face the window with their feet facing the aisle. Seats would be positioned at an angle in a herringbone pattern. The Collins Aurora seat resembles the Thompson VantageSolo seat which JetBlue uses for their new Mint product.
Leaked Images Of Likely New American Airlines Business Class Seat
Aug
20
2022
Boeing is delivering 787s again and American Airlines has 25 of the 787-9 variant originally slated to start entering the fleet in 2023, but delayed. These 787-9s are exciting because American Airlines will debut a new business class seat with doors on this aircraft, and the plane will have more premium seats, and fewer seats overall.
Some Hyatts Have Learned A Trick To Avoid Awarding Points – And Get Away With It
Aug
20
2022
Several Hyatt hotels have figured out a trick to save themselves money and cheat members out of points. And there’s nothing that Hyatt will do about it, so they can get away with it with impunity.
Passenger Wakes Up, Finds A Needle In His Side – And Becomes Irate [Roundup]
Aug
20
2022
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.
Why Airline Wages Rise, And Why Stock Buybacks Don’t Matter
Aug
19
2022
U.S. airlines agreed not to buy back stock until September 30, 2022 as part of their government bailouts during the pandemic. It would have been unseemly to pick taxpayer pockets and immediately turn around and distribute those same funds to shareholders.
Now that the buyback restriction is about to end, unions don’t want airlines to spend money that way, arguing that the funds should go into the operation instead (paying workers more, natch).
They Went To The Airport To Get Married In Rome. She Fled With $6000 And His Luggage.
Aug
19
2022
Man and woman meet. Man falls madly in love. Proposes. And they decide to elope. They headed to London Heathrow to catch a flight to Rome to get married. And she ran off from the airport with his money – and his luggage.
