Jan
05
2021
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Getting Used To Flying Without Air Force One
Delta Aircraft Being Sold For Parts On eBay, Cracks Found In Airbus A350 [Roundup]
Jan
04
2021
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 Marriott Suite Night Awards Don’t Clear
Jan
04
2021
Just because a room is available for sale doesn’t mean a member requesting a Suite Night Award will be upgraded to it if Marriott forecasts that the room will be sold.
A room can be available 24 hours prior to check-in, but Marriott’s systems will still hold back the inventory to possibly sell to someone rather than upgrade the member into that room.
Qantas Says Australia Will Re-Open To Visitors, Business Class Awards Available
Jan
04
2021
Australia may re-open to international travel July 1. At least that’s what the CEO of Qantas is saying, and Qantas has loaded international flights for sale as of that date. Qantas had previously killed its full international schedule through the end of September.
Seeing this news I immediately went to look for award seats
Get An Easy $600 Opening An HSBC Bank Account By Phone (Or $1300 With A Partner)
Jan
04
2021
HSBC has a refer-a-friend offer where they’ll give $600 to new Premier Checking customers. Then once you’re a customer you an refer others and earn more money, in addition to the $600 they’ll earn.
5 Best Uses Of Virgin Atlantic Miles Now That Delta Awards Have Been Devalued
Jan
03
2021
They have a diversity of partners that can be strategically useful in niche cases. And where they’re useful the value is extraordinary.
4.3 Million Marriott Points Per Night At The Ritz-Carlton Maldives (Not A Mistake)
Jan
03
2021
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives presidential suite runs 4.3 million Marriott points per night, though standard villas are better value. Some hotels offer premium room redemptions for more points, but those are generally going to give you about half a cent per point.
13 Ways to Make Flying Economy More Enjoyable
Jan
03
2021
You can make flying economy more enjoyable. It doesn’t have to be the miserable experience most of us have come to expect if you know these 13 tricks. So let’s look forward to when everyone is traveling again and talk about staying comfortable on a long flight, when your class of service isn’t going to do it for you?
If you know these 13 things ahead of time you can make flying economy more enjoyable.
Hotel Guests Jump From Rooftop Bar At The Grand Hyatt Nashville, Speed Off In A Car Across The Street
Jan
03
2021
Two hotel guests BASE jumped off the 25th floor rooftop bar at the Grand Hyatt Nashville on Friday evening as other patrons caught the scene on video.
The jumpers parachuted “across the road and landed in an adjacent parking lot.” They then got into a car that was parked in the lot and headed off. They’re now banned from the hotel, and remain at -large according to a police report.
Virgin Atlantic Planning Another No-Notice Award Chart Change In A Matter Of Days
Jan
03
2021
Virgin Atlantic says they are planning to make another no-notice change to their award pricing for travel on Delta, it’s expected to come in a matter of days, and they don’t even know what it is yet. That’s perhaps the worst possible practice in loyalty.
