May
17
2022
Capital One is launching a partnership with carsharing platform Turo, and opening up use of its travel portal to more cardmembers.
Capital One Launches New Partnership With Turo, Opens Travel Portal To More Cardmembers
Passenger Loses iPad In Business Class Seat, Gets Reunited With It Two Years Later
May
17
2022
In January 2020 a passenger lost their iPad on an American Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Dallas – Fort Worth. As they explained it “somehow got ‘swallowed’ by [the] seat” in business class.
The passenger reports that the pilot (!) helped him to “partially strip away some of the seat upholstery including the life vest” but they weren’t able to find it. And they abandoned the search.
U.S. Citizens Will Once Again Be Allowed To Visit Cuba
May
16
2022
The Obama administration opened up travel to Cuba. President Trump tried to roll that back. Now President Biden will reinstate much of what the Obama administration tried to do eight years ago.
American Airlines Airport Agents Will Soon Be Pitching Credit Cards
May
16
2022
Gradually you should now begin to see not just flight attendants pitch credit card offers, but airports agents, too. They’re being onboarded into the program where they’re paid fees for card approvals. And they’re even being paid a bonus for joining the program.
Marriott Enters Deal With Yahoo To Spam Bonvoy Members From Emails To Your In-Room TV
May
16
2022
You’re not a hotel chain’s customer, you’re the product. They sell your eyeballs to the hotel owners that pay them fees to use the brand. That’s why the head of Diamondrock Hospitality, a large hotel owner, calls Marriott Bonvoy members “leads”.
American Airlines Becomes More Flexible Rebooking Passengers On Other Airlines During Delays
May
16
2022
When things go wrong with an airline’s operation most carriers have “interline agreements” that let them put their passengers on another airline’s flights. However in 2018 American Airlines decided it was too expensive to put passengers on other airlines when they cancelled their own flights.
There’s an ability for American Airlines agents to make exceptions to this policy, and these are important for passengers without status flying coach to know about and ask for.
American Airlines Pilot Declares Himself More Trustworthy Than The CDC
May
16
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.
30,000 Bonus Points And $100 Rebate On Marriott Homes & Villas Booking
May
16
2022
Marriott is offering a third anniversary bonus of 30,000 points for bookings made through its Homes & Villas network from today through Wednesday, May 18. The bonus requires a stay of 5 nights or more between June 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. It stacks with a $100 rebate Chase Offer that many readers should be eligible for.
JetBlue Makes Hostile Bid For Spirit Airlines, Attacks Spirit Board
May
16
2022
JetBlue wants Spirit Airlines shareholders to vote against merging with Frontier Airlines. They’ve reiterated their offer of more money to buy Spirit. They’ve reduced their offer from $33 to $30 per share but are dangling an additional 10% – back up to $33 per share in cash – subject to negotiation and due diligence.
JetBlue’s offer is for substantially more money. It does not provide greater certainty, as they claim, though. There is more regulatory risk though it’s difficult to evaluate exactly how much. There should be a path to solve this though through negotiation if JetBlue is as confident in closing the transaction as they claim: a higher breakup fee.
Head Of Delta SkyMiles Explains Why They Charge So Much More For Awards Than Other Airlines
The inimitable Brian Sumers interviewed the Vice President of the Delta SkyMiles program for Skift and put the question to Prashant Sharma why does Delta charge so many more miles for the best awards than other airlines?
And Sharma’s answer is pretty simple: it’s because they can get away with it, and customers keep earning SkyMiles and signing up for the Delta credit card.
