Jun
15
2021
Hilton has dropped 11 partners including Alaska, Avianca LifeMiles, and Amtrak with zero notice. Shameful.
Hilton Drops 11 Points Transfer Partners With No Notice
Family Traveling Home From Funeral Watches As American Airlines Gives Their Seats Away
Jun
15
2021
On Sunday a family traveling from Philadelphia to Dallas – Fort Worth on American Airlines flight 410 had their seats given away to standby passengers as they stood at the gate.
The Nelson family, including their 8 month old child, had spent the past several days with Liz Nelson’s father as he passed away, and then at his funeral. American Airlines let them know the day before their flight that their 1 p.m. departure was delayed 16 minutes to 1:16 p.m. and that was their undoing.
U.S. Government Goes After Air Canada For Cancelling Flights, Stealing Customers’ Money
Jun
15
2021
After more than a year Air Canada is issuing refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled due to the pandemic. They’re only doing this now that the Canadian government has forked over subsidies. They told the government they’d give money back to consumers, but only if the government gave them far more money first.
The Canadian government had backed Air Canada’s decision to keep customer money for transportation that was never provided. For flights to and from the U.S., though, this is a clear violation of U.S. law.
New Hyatt Triple Points Promotion And Devaluation Delayed
Jun
15
2021
Hyatt is out with its new summer promotion offering triple points on all stays of two nights or more, and they’ve announced they’re delaying the ‘high and low season redemption’ award chart devaluation by about three and a half more months. They’re also extending the pause on points expiration.
Marriott Tells Hotels To Start Honoring Elite Breakfast Again July 1
Jun
15
2021
Marriott hotels were allowed to close down their club lounges and restaurants during the pandemic. Even where they re-opened restaurants they might not honor elite breakfast, claiming that they weren’t fully staffed or hadn’t fully re-opened.
The elite brown bag breakfast of apple or banana and granola was born. In some cases a credit was offered towards breakfast in the restaurant instead of covering the meal entirely. That “flexibility” ends July 1.
WOW: 50% Off All Southwest Travel (Paid And Award Tickets), Even Rebook Past Purchases
Jun
15
2021
Most airline sales are bogus, you don’t really get a better deal than you’d have gotten the day before or after the sale. This sale is incredible. Southwest is legitimately offering 50% off flights for their 50th anniversary. They’ve been teasing something big for days and this actually qualifies as big.
Alaska Visa 67,000 Mile Offer (Plus Companion Ticket)
Jun
14
2021
Bank of American is offering 67,000 miles for a new Alaska Airlines Visa Signature: 42,000 after $2000 spend within 3 months, and 25,000 more miles after $8000 total spend within 6 months.
This is the biggest offer I’ve ever seen for an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan card. And it also comes with a companion ticket.
Passengers Fight Over Elbows On Arm Rests
Jun
14
2021
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The Requirement For A Negative Test To Fly To The U.S. Has Become A Farce
Jun
14
2021
Testing is no longer needed for people entering the U.S., if it was ever helpful at all. The current testing rules do little to assure people entering the U.S. are negative, and it doesn’t prevent spread of variants. Now that vaccines are available there’s little reason to impose the requirement, which has amounted largely to theater – whether it’s people shopping for a negative test after testing positive, or receiving tests that don’t actually collect or analyze a sample.
You Can Lose Global Entry For Complaining About A CBP Officer
Jun
14
2021
A former Customs and Border Protection officer, now working with Immigration and Customers Enforcement, shared her recent experience having Global Entry taken away from her. It wasn’t because she committed a crime, or forgot to declare fruit she brought back into the country. Instead, she says it was because she complained about an officer who processed her at the border.
