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Uber Keeps 42% Riders Pay More Drivers Get Less [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 9, 2025

Aug 09 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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Leaked: Alaska Airlines ‘Atmos Rewards’ Loyalty Program Name—And The $50 Million Gamble That Could Backfire

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 2025

Alaska Airlines is about to launch its new loyalty program, Atmos Rewards, combining Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. The name was leaked but we know nothing else about the branding. Here’s how the name could play out.

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“Wasn’t Me” TSA Finds Stolen Gun In Love & Hip Hop’s Erica Banks’ Louis Vuitton Bag At Atlanta Airport

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 2025

Atlanta rapper Erica Banks of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta fame was caught with a handgun going through a TSA security checkpoint at the Atlanta airport on Wednesday night.

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“They Forgot About You” Two Blind Women Get Their Own Private Southwest Plane After Being Left Behind For Five Hours

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 2025

When the flight finally boarded, a gate agent reportedly told them “you’re the only two people on this flight because they forgot about you.”

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The Window + Aisle Strategy Failed Again—What Smart Couples Book Instead For Guaranteed Extra Space

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 2025

The elegant solution isn’t to book a window and aisle seat instead what you want is two aisle seats across from each other. Why don’t more people do this?

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“Say Sorry Right Now!” Celebrity Pickleball Coach Confronts American Airlines Flight Attendant Who Caught Him Vaping In Lavatory

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 2025

Self-proclaimed ‘celebrity pickleball coach’ Peter “Kobe” Nguyen turned getting caught vaping inflight into a viral spectacle when he filmed a heated exchange with the American Airlines flight attendant who caught him on a flight from Phoenix to San Francisco.

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She Took Her Little Cousins Swimming At A Marriott—One Ended Up Vomiting, She Needed A Walker [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2025

Aug 08 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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‘It’s Not Bacon!’ Singapore Airlines Crew Insists—Then Serves Pork to Muslim Passenger [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2025

flight attendants posing
Aug 07 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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“New” Europe Flights From American Airlines? Most Are Old—And Nothing For Chicago, New York, Or Charlotte

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2025

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Aug 07 2025

American Airlines announced several new long haul routes today, even though most of them aren’t actually new.

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Elite Without Loyalty: Use Hyatt To Get 4 Months of American Airlines Status Free

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2025

Aug 07 2025

One part of the partnership that continues is that annual offer to Hyatt elites to try American status and vice versa.

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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.

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 »

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