May
29
2021
The Last Hotel in St Louis abruptly left Hyatt on Monday. Customers with reservations were notified that future award reservations would not be honored. This is not unusual.
Your Hotel Award Nights Are Never Guaranteed
Senator Banned For 6 Months After Allegedly Calling Airline CEO A “Poof”
May
28
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.
Flight To New York Turns Around After A Dead Bat Is Found In Business Class
May
28
2021
Air India flight 105 from Delhi to Newark returned to India early Thursday morning after a bat carcass was spotted in row 8 of business class.
Southwest Ditches Plan To Bring Back Alcohol, Says Passengers Are Too Ill-Behaved
May
28
2021
It’s all fun and games until someone pokes their eye out. Southwest has decided to indefinitely delay the return of alcohol service to its flights in light of a recent spate of Spirit Airlines passengers fanning out across other airlines.
American Airlines Flight Stops To Pick Up 74 Stranded Passengers, Take Them To Paradise
May
28
2021
On Thursday American Airlines went above and beyond for a group of passengers, requesting a change in runway, swapping gates, and sending a golf cart to make sure that they made their connection in Dallas in order to arrive at a family funeral in time.
It’s hardly the only time this week that American Airlines went to lengths outside of usual procedure for a group of passengers.
Double Dipping Status and Mileage-Earning Benefits With the JetBlue-American Partnership
May
28
2021
With the introduction of the ability for American frequent flyers to earn miles and elite status flying JetBlue, and vice versa I’ve gotten several questions about the relationship centering around taking advantage of both programs at once.
Bernie Sanders Demands Hotel Suites With Bath Tubs, Green Tea And 60 Degree Room Temperature
May
28
2021
Business travelers are creatures of habit and develop certain preferences. I certainly do. When you’re a Senator running for President you have staff who enforce those preferences, and donors who will pay for them.
The ‘comfort memo’ Bernie Sanders’ staff put together outlining the Senator’s travel requirements when he was running for President has just come out.
[Roundup] What’s In The Sky Above You, And How Long Your Trip Would Have Taken In The Past
May
28
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.
British Airways Doubles Its Commitment For Available Award Seats
May
28
2021
BA announced that they are doubling their committed minimum award seat availability for coach and business class, and introducing minimum availability for premium economy. This is effective immediately for travel July 28, 2021 onward.
The Lengths American Airlines Went Today To Get A Family To A Funeral
May
27
2021
American Airlines flight 2558 from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas took an hour-long mechanical delay on Thursday morning. On Facebook, a flight attendant shared that “naturally everyone has a connection in Dallas.” However one lady in particular approached for help, looking “very distraught.”
Apparently her whole family was traveling on to Guadalajara, Mexico for a funeral and it wasn’t looking like they were going to make it.
