Feb
04
2021
IHG has rebranded as IHG Hotels & Resorts. And they’ve changed the name of their loyalty program from IHG Rewards Club to IHG Rewards.
IHG Rebrands Itself With A New Program Name. Here’s Why You Don’t Care.
Chinese Passengers Ate 66 Pounds Of Fruit To Avoid Paying Checked Bag Fees
Feb
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.
Homeless Advocates Execute Coordinated Assault On Hotel, Attacks An Employee, Takes Over Two Floors
Feb
03
2021
Sunday morning an employee was assaulted at the Red Lion Suites Governor Hotel as at least a dozen armed people entered the property carrying axes, knives and batons. The rest of the hotel’s staff fled for the basement.
The coordinated assault was done by hotel guests with reservations. The group, Oly Housing Now, booked 17 rooms at the property and put homeless individuals into them – and physically occupied the 4th and 5th floors.
Breaking: American Airlines Will Send WARN Act Notices To 13,000 Employees On Friday
Feb
03
2021
American Airlines told employees this afternoon that they plan to send WARN Act notices to 13,000 team members on Friday. This starts a 60 day clock to furloughs. It doesn’t mean 13,000 people will lose their jobs in early April – it means that American plans to reduce its workforce again, and that up to 13,000 people could be laid off.
‘I Kept Getting Tested For Covid Until One Came Back Negative, And It Only Took Four Tries!’
Feb
03
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.
Airlines Need To Put Rapid Antigen Tests Inside Airports Now
Feb
03
2021
The CDC accepts antigen tests, and results can be provided in less than 30 minutes. If we want everyone tested for travel (or for any other activity) we need to make testing convenient and inexpensive. If you’re going to fly, show up at the airport, get tested, and go.
American Airlines Wine Sales Exceeded 400,000 Bottles In 3 Days Amidst Record Web Traffic
Feb
03
2021
I shared a week and a half ago that American Airlines was selling off wine that it had in storage with fewer flights and customers in premium cabins. American partnered with Vinesse, a company known for offering lots of frequent flyer miles to reward customers’ buying bad wine, to handled the sales.
At American’s “State of the Airline” event following Thursday’s earnings call, Chief Customer Officer Alison Taylor was asked about the program, and joked that there must be a correlation between her being Australian, and being asked to talk about alcohol.
OnlyFans Model Forced To Cover Up In Order To Fly
Feb
03
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.
American Airlines Bringing 1000 Flight Attendants Back April 1, As They Threaten April Furloughs
Feb
03
2021
American Airlines says they have too many employees to service passenger demand. The latest round of subsidies allows them to furlough again April 1. They haven’t sent out WARN Act notices yet. So they continue to being flight attendants back in for duty, with 1000 more told to begin April 1. They could find themselves working for just a matter of days.
Hotels.com Will Send You Fictional Booking Confirmations For Valentine’s Day
Feb
02
2021
Hotels.com is offering fictional booking confirmations. If you’re not traveling anywhere, that doesn’t mean you can’t book a stay – without cost and without risk. And it doesn’t mean you can’t book a stay for someone else that they don’t have to travel for.
What Hotels.com wants you to do is send a fictional hotel booking to an ex- for a stay in a dumpster. Wait, what?
