Mar
24
2021
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort has been charging guests a 2% fee for paying their bills by credit card.
Marriott Hotel Tries To Charge Guests 2% For Paying With A Credit Card. Will It Fly?
Capital One Will Launch New Travel Rewards Booking Portal, Leads Hopper’s $170 Million Funding Round
Mar
24
2021
The Hopper app is a flight and hotel booking tool that helps you find the best prices, including making predictions about when to buy to get the best deal. Capital One is leading a $170 million funding round for Hopper, and partnering with them to launch a new travel portal for cardmembers.
Here’s what’s wrong with most online booking tools, and how Capital One and Hopper could beat them.
Biden Administration Considering Adding More U.S. Citizens To No Fly List
Mar
23
2021
The ‘No Fly List’ is the government’s pre-crime profiling that keeps people off of U.S. airlines and airlines flying to the U.S. without having been convicted or even charged with a crime.
It’s a secret list that people haven’t been entitled to know how they got on or to confront the evidence relied upon to put them on it. Legally there is very little recourse, and when challenged the government claims ‘state secrets.’
Southwest Airlines No Longer Does Socially Distanced Boarding
Mar
23
2021
Southwest Airlines has been boarding 10 passengers at a time, instead of lining up 30 people, throughout the pandemic.
The carrier, which does not pre-assign seats and lets customers pick once they’re on board – so boarding position determines the seat you get – has reverted to its traditional boarding process. Better get that vaccine jab quickly!
Here’s Why You Don’t Want To Book Airline Tickets Through Online Agents Like Expedia
Mar
23
2021
Most people use sites like Expedia or Kayak to compare options because they don’t start off knowing they want to fly American Airlines or United. They find the schedule and price they’re looking for, and then book what looks best.
While it can be useful for the average consumer to search flights with Expedia or the like, it’s not actually a good idea to buy travel from them unless they are able to construct complicated itineraries at a lower price than booking directly. These two tweets show why.
Great Deal: 20% Off All Southwest Airlines Award Flights
Mar
23
2021
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is offering 20% off the points required for all flight redemptions booked by March 25 for travel through April 30, 2021 using promo code SAVENOW.
This American Airlines Passenger Story Made Me Cry, But In A Good Way
Mar
23
2021
This is exactly what the airline means when it talks about their new-ish slogan, caring for people on life’s journey.
I’m not sure this is something that sets American Airlines apart, but on this day and on this one particular flight the airline’s employees really took care of a passenger by treating them as a person with their own story and their own reason for flying that day.
[Roundup] How To Book American Airlines Awards At 2015 Mileage Prices
Mar
23
2021
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New Airline Requires Pilots To Buy Their Job For $75,000
Mar
22
2021
I used to think Avatar Airlines was a run of the mill pump and dump securities scam, but now I believe Avatar Airlines is running a job fraud scam, too.
When There’s Enough Vaccine For Everyone, Air Travel Mask Rules Should End
Mar
22
2021
Masks made sense on planes when, together with HEPA air filtration and downward air flow, they reduced the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane.
Now vaccines are available. We’re going to have challenges keeping people masked up once they’ve been vaccinated. The rule needs to stay in place now, when most Americans haven’t had a chance to become vaccinated yet. It’s tough to know who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t been.
