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550-Pound Rapper Sued And Got Paid After Lyft Driver Locked The Doors—“Believe Me, You Can’t Fit.”

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2025

Sep 30 2025

A 550-pound rapper got a pay day after a Lyft driver refused to pick her up, saying she wouldn’t fit in his car.

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Plane Diverts to Paris After Passengers Eat and Flush Their Passports

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2025

Sep 30 2025

A flight from Milan to London was unexpectedly diverted to Paris after two passengers damaged their passports in bizarre ways during the journey.

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Leaked: Boeing Designing 737 MAX Replacement—Failure Isn’t an Option This Time

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2025

Sep 30 2025

Boeing is quietly working on a successor to the troubled 737 MAX, holding early talks with Rolls-Royce and sketching a fresh cockpit design. But with regulators watching closely and a decade-long timeline, this time failure simply isn’t an option.

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Hilton Calls It Loyalty. Guests Call It $6 Worth Of Points.

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2025

Sep 30 2025

Hilton is out with their fall promotion, “Stay More, Earn More” and you can register to earn 1,500 bonus points per stay October 1 – December 31, 2025. That’s generously worth about $6.

This makes me sad, especially because it comes on the heels of another weak offering from Hilton Honors.

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It’s Official: U.S. Has Finalized Exit Controls—Mug Shots Roll Out As Default For Permission To Leave The Country

by Gary Leff on September 29, 2025

Sep 29 2025

Leaving the U.S. no longer feels automatic. At more than 50 airports, passengers now face biometric exit controls—cameras scanning their faces before they’re cleared to board. And that’s about to grow.

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American Airlines Has One Last Shot At Greatness—The Blueprint To Beat Delta And United In New York, L.A., And Beyond

by Gary Leff on September 29, 2025

Sep 29 2025

American Airlines has quietly improved but lacks the narrative and strategic coherence needed to overtake Delta and United. Here’s the actionable blueprint that could turn hidden strengths into visible dominance—and finally make American the premium airline it aspires to be.

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American’s ‘Premium’ Push Looks Like This: Broken Seats, Duct Tape, And Not Yet Any Coherent Plan [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 29, 2025

Sep 29 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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Delta Just Claimed It’s 100 Years Old—But United Airlines Actually Takes That Crown First Next Year

by Gary Leff on September 28, 2025

Sep 28 2025

Delta is celebrating a 100th birthday it doesn’t actually have—because when the history is sorted out, United Airlines will officially take that title as America’s oldest carrier next year.

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U.S. Border Officer Speeds Toward Canadian Tourist’s Car, Yells: ‘Never Come Back!’ [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 28, 2025

Sep 28 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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Member Since 2000: 25 Years Of Loyalty To Amex—All I Got Was Silence

by Gary Leff on September 28, 2025

Sep 28 2025

Amex prints “Member Since” on every card to celebrate loyalty—but when I hit 25 years, they had nothing to say. Here’s why that silence matters.

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Gary LeffGary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.

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