I’m very much rooting for the program because competition is a good thing. Since Rove doesn’t have a unique niche (like rent) they have to offer outsized value to convince you to use their platform. And that can only be good for travelers across the board.
An American Airlines passenger went online to blast the carrier, “They made me cover my butt because my shorts were too short!”
She says she was told by the gate agent that the flight crew saw her outfit and “said that [she] needed to change” in order to “cover my butt.”
We now know when two amazing opportunities created by the Alaska Airlines – Hawaiian Airlines merger are slated to end: by August.
United Airlines had some real theatrics today at Brooklyn Navy Yard where they were touting their vision for a new premium product – with flight attendant protestors rushing the stage
A guest was at Marriott’s AC Veracruz hotel in Mexico when the bathroom sink in his room collapsed – causing, he says, a muscle tear and hernia. This happened in February and he still can’t get a response from the hotel or from Marriott over the incident.
In January, American Airlines stopped doing second drink service on long domestic coach flights. By making passengers request a second drink, either making you press the flight attendant call button and risk angering crew or heading to the galley for a drink and risk angering crew, the airline would save money on soda. They’ve reversed course quickly.
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Bilt Rewards has added Japan Airlines as a 1:1 points transfer partner. Bilt says that most transfers will be completed within 10 minutes.
Last week a naked man was found completely covered in mud clinging to the landing gear of a plane at at Manila airport’s terminal 1 by gate 6. He was spotted in the early morning hours by a security guard who noticed the tight grip – and lack of clothes. Airport Police responded and arrested the man.
United has announced its new business class suites, which will appear on new delivery Boeing 787s starting later this year – with passenger service beginning in 2026. The first destinations will be San Francisco to London and Singapore.
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 »
